Hot Tamales

I finally got the hint (as if the scale wasn't screaming it loud enough) and I HID the Halloween candy. For the most part, it is out of sight out of mind...for ME and for the kids.

I was not the only one haunted by this candy sitting on the counter. Bubba is the junk food prince. It's a wonder how he stays so skinny and has any teeth left.

Every night we get home from school/work and he starts in,

"Can I have a treat?"
"Can I have a treat?"
"Can I have a treat?"

Usually I will allow a yogurt or something mildly healthy, but with the Halloween candy up on the counter doing an eat me dance he almost always meant treat as in candy.

I bagged all of it up, putting the chocolate in the fridge/freezer in the basement and stuffed all the non chocolate candy in the cupboard. A cupboard that NONE of us use, the cupboard that still adorns a child proof lock and holds bowls for the holidays.

Last night, Bubba went missing for a while. My mommy intuition KNEW he was up to something. I had said no about a million times to another treat and he wasn't throwing his massive (typical) fit.

A quiet house is only a peaceful house when it is empty. OH but a quiet house with children in it means they are up to something. That something USUALLY isn't something good.

I casually walked around the house picking up things as I went along and I came to Bubba's room.

His face SCREAMED naughty (he gets a really cute dimple in his cheek when he is trying not to smile).

I said, "what's up buddy?"

Buggy came into the room behind me as Bubba tried to spit out a word but something was obstructing his ability to speak.

"Whatcha got there, dude?" I asked with a smirk on my face.

Buggy, bellowed "oooohh, he has H..."

Before she could say the last word, Bubba was sitting up in his bed, mouth wide open, pieces of half chewed candy decorated his tongue bright red.

"HOOOOTTT" he said.

Flatly I replied, "yes, Hot Tamales are hot candy, next time ASK Mommy. Dishonesty only gets you in trouble."

He promptly spit out the candy and ran for a drink of water.

I walked Buggy to bed and could not contain myself with laughter.

I looked at her and said, "THAT was hilarious!"

She laughed, and with a gleam in her eye she said, "I am glad I can read the box when I steal my candy!"



*note to self, remove child locks they aren't working so why have them.
**note to self, throw away the damn Halloween candy.
***school only provides them more tools to be sneaky ;)