Only one piece of candy

Halloween at my house is quite busy. I live in a cul-de-sac within a neighborhood that has an elementary school, so you can imagine how many kids parade through the neighborhood begging for candy. The first two years in the neighborhood we ran out of candy so this year I planned big - I went to Sam's to purchase my candy. Purchased over 400 pieces in fact, and yes, I bought the good stuff - the mini candy bars!! When I was young, I would "inventory" my candy - literally count the number of candy bars and how many I had of each. I would then hide it from my brother and sister in extremely good hiding places. Sounds like a good plan, but I did not keep track of where I "hid" my candy - therefore when we had to dust the china cabinet or clean out our closets, I would find old disgusting candy.

I have grown out of the phase of candy inventory, but some people I live with still feel some connection to the candy at our house. As children's paws would be digging for their piece of candy, one would say "Only one piece!!" I also had to hold back a certain amount of "inventory" so we had candy left over at our house after Halloween. Don't worry, I haven't hid it, I know where it is, unfortunately!

Here are some pics of neighborhood animals/kids -

Willie and his pumpkin!