I love Halloween – I love fall in general! As I write this blog at my office, we have cider on our stove and pumpkin shortbread as our morning treat (I make a mean shortbread!). And, it wouldn’t be Halloween at The Protocol School of Texas without lots and lots of candy jars, brimming over with multiple sugary treats. My heart is filled with trick or treat goodness each time I fill the candy jars, almost daily, but I have noticed that the jars, dishes and pumpkin themed plastic tubs are never quite empty. The same lonely stragglers sit at the bottom of each vessel – Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.
I admit that I buy the good stuff, like Snickers, Mounds, Almond Joy, Kit Kat, and assorted other chocolates and then “fill in” with big bags of “the others” like…Tootsies. I’m not fooling anyone; my office can spot a “filler” a mile away. (I have my personal stash of chocolate and Peanut Butter Pumpkins by Reeses – my all-time favorite!)
Here’s a peek at a couple of my candy jars. 
What’s left behind at your office or home? What is your favorite and least favorite candy?
I hope this Halloween your candy jar is filled with lots of sugary sweet confections, along with many daily scoops of genuine goodwill and a huge dose of civility. Happy Halloween!
