Post Halloween ritual

So if you have kids (or if you remember being a kid yourself) the post halloween ritual is always the same. Sit on the couch "looking" at your candy, sorting it, counting it, thinking about it, playing with it, and ultimately bugging your parents to eat it. No matter who you are or where you live, we are all doing the same ritual this morning. Well, this household is no different. The kids have spent the better part of the last couple of hours asking, no begging, us for candy. We've heard it all this morning. From the simple "plllleeeeassse" to the old "I just want to smell it" to "I don't feel good, I need candy" to the straight out hiding in the closet and just eating it without permission. Oh yes, we caught Little J in the closet eating the blue lollipop that he has been eying since he got it last night. About an hour after we caught him, he was digging in his candy and picked out another lollipop. He proceeded to walk around with it. J asked where he was going and he quickly replied, "in the closet." Yeah. Nice try buddy!

So after all the negotiations, we've given up and decided that if they eat all their breakfast they can have a piece of candy. Today is going to be a fun day.

A friend of mine has instituted the halloween fairy at her house. The halloween fairy comes at night and takes all of your candy and then leaves a toy in it's place. I think we should have started that this year because it's been pretty ugly this morning. Maybe next year we'll build it up before halloween and give it a try.