Well we just completed our fourth year of pillaging the neighborhood for treats last night. The candy hi-jackers consisted my 6 year old, my 5 year old, my 2 year old, my wife, my mother, and my sister. Costumes this year were Superman, Darth Vader, and Tigger too. We covered approx. 14 blocks in the neighborhood and at that point it seemed someone slipped Superman some Kryptonite, the "Force" was drained from the Sith Lord, and the most wonderful thing about Tigger was he only had to be carried half of the time. It was in the mid to low thirties and that may have helped us increase our route by 50% over last year when one of the three amigo's had to call it quits early due to illness and the sleet and freezing rain stopped us after just a few blocks.
The candy selection was fantastic this year. The neighborhood really diversified. We hauled in snickers to bottle caps and tootsie rolls to skittles. Being a candy freak of the largest proportions myself I tried to keep the boys' mind on what a great job they did so they couldn't focus on getting an inventory started. This is important because now in the following week(s) to come, the real trick is to choke down some of the not so great stuff with a few of my favorites so the kids won't notice the embezzelment taking place. This is harder than you might think as candy is the greatest commodity known in the elementary school.
Don't worry though, they have no idea what they are up against. I am a professional at this game, and plan on eating snickers all the way to Thanksgiving. I'll keep you posted.
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