Halloween - what an unoriginal title!

First, I have to say: YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!
I now have a copy of Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars! Mackey you are ace! You were the first and so I am announcing my love to you! This doesn't mean I don't love all of you who also came through, it just means I love Mackey a little more cuz she was first!

Second, it's my older brother's birthday today.
It explains a whooooooole lot. Trust me.
Ahhh love him just the same. So Happy Birthday to him!

Lastly, I just finished handing out candy to all the neighbourhood kids. It's our first Halloween in this neighbourhood and we weren't sure what to expect. I didn't hand out candy in our old neighbourhood because I also taught there. Enough said. I usually went to my mom's house to see the brother and hand candy out for her. This year, it was different.
We figured that based on the amount of kids we see out and about (or "a-boot" for Exile) we would have quite a few visitors. We made sure we were stocked up! I even thought that we might have some left-overs that I could use as bribery at work...no such luck! I swear there were sooooo many kids.

I had the perfect plan. Any older kid, who I thought should be doing something else then trick-or-treating had to dance for me, especially since some of these older kids tend to be ignorant cusses! I figured if all else fails I'd just throw candy at them as they came up the walk way, and work on my aim. The little kids and those with cute/creative costumes would get the best stuff (ie: not left overs from our party at school today or the crap that kept appearing on my desk). However, I think I was blown away and my plan went to the shitter.
I am still in shock.
EVERY kid that came to my door, no matter the size or age, said thank you. They wished me a Happy Halloween and some even said 'have a great night'.
What the heck?? Every single one.
All of them!
I swear.
I don't know what it is! I've heard that the kids in this area are bratz! Apparently they remembered their manners, or perhaps they knew I'd throw stuff at them.
I'm impressed.
I'm also laughing at the guy with facial hair who was still trick-or-treating. He got candy for having guts. He tried to pass it off as 'pirate scruff', but when I tugged on it..it was real.
The award goes to the young girl on her cell phone though. She had it to her ear walking up the driveway. Asks the person to hold on, says trick-or-treat, says thank you and then resumes conversation. Hilarious. Ridiculous perhaps. I got a kick out of it.

Well now that Halloween is over, and I'm not quite sure if I'll ever get that smell of sweets and sugar out of my nostrils out, I hope that everyone had a good night, or atleast pretended to.

Happy Halloween