Halloween M&Ms

Here it is, November 1st of 2016.
Since my last writing, lots of water has gone under that bridge....most of the items have not been earth shaking - so, I suppose, you might say it has been a trickle under the bridge.  All of that taken in perspective might be one thing or another.  For instance a tiny bit of water going under the Golden Gate Bridge would be pitiful.  But if you bridge is a 1"x 2" piece of plywood and you want to keep your tootsies dry - it might be a problem.
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But, I ramble.
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Last night was Halloween.  31st of October.  Little monsters roaming the streets knocking on doors in anticipation of piles of sweets.  The vast majority of home owners prepare in advance. Nobody wants to disappoint a precious little kid, now, do they?
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We built and moved into this house in the spring of 2008.  It's a nice house - not a mansion. The houses in this subdivision are not mansions.  They are nice sized but nothing like the 2 story things you might see around the lake.   2008.   This is 2016.  That would be 8 years - or - 8 years of Halloween.  During the 8 years, we have had ZERO, OUGHT, NONE, ZIP, 0 "trick or treaters" at our door.  Sure, I leave the porch light on - I have a skeleton hanging outside - a Halloween  sign - Hey, I try.   I suppose that I could rent a bus and transport the critters to our front door.  
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Not going to happen.
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Every year, the wife and I have an argument about candy.  It's not really an argument, but it is a disagreement.  And for 7 years, her opinion proves to be correct.  Y'see, in that first year, we both thought somebody might darken our dark door. 
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Follow this now:  I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2008. I cannot eat candy - or I shouldn't eat candy.  My wife can and does eat candy.  She protests having any candy around the house because she knows she will eat it.  I am that way about Chili or Mexican Food.  But how many of you have given out bowls of chili on Halloween?   "Here Kid. Take a tamale."  I'd say none of you have approached this season of giving by preparing greasy food.
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Monday morning.  We have no candy in the house, but I have to go to town to mail a package.   .
The following is totally unrelated to Halloween]  Brother Jim and his lovely spouse Earline, are cleaning out their garage - looking forward to downsizing.  He ran across a couple of 16 mm marching band movies of Levelland H.S. from 1967 & 1968.  We had long graduated before those dates.  I don't know how he got them, but I figure we can blame my father.   That band was directed by Bill Woods, a fine marching band director.   Bill is on my email list, so I asked if he would like to have the movies....thus, a trip to town on Monday to mail same movies.
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While I motored by the post office, the wife made a quick trip inside HEB in her weekly grocery run.  By the time I chose to return, she was checking out and had purchase on bag of candy for the evening run.  At home, she proudly displayed M&Ms - a delightful chocolate treat.  When it comes to chocolate, my wife loves it.  She protests eating the candy - still, she eats it when forced.   
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Alas, we have a problem.  Nobody came by the house; the wife has to eat the chocolate because it will go bad if left on the counter - right?  So here is the situation.  I whine to get her to buy chocolate - nobody comes by - it is her task to take care of the chocolate under protest.  She open the first small bag and chomped down.
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They were not regular M&Ms.  Instead they are like little rice krispie treats thinly covered in unmeasurable chocolate - They don't even taste like candy - cereal !!!  She doesn't like them. She won't eat them.   We have a bag of Rice Krispies covered in minute chocolate.     Can you see the problem?  If it weren't so sad, it might be funny.
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Maybe next Halloween.