I am a stickler for good spelling.  I know I slip up at times, but I try to always use spellcheck on everything.   It bothers me no end that well educated folks do not know the difference between   ‘there, their, and they’re.’  Nor do they know that ‘your’ and ‘you’re’ are not the same word!  I think most times when I get to feeling like I know so much, the good Lord will bring me down a peg or two.  Which is exactly what He did when I read this information the other day: 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Do you recognize this little ‘bumbly bee’ ?  That’s right…it’s Lucy Jane!

 

And, now a few facts you may enjoy knowing about Halloween candy.

 

Average spent in each household on candy for trick or treating……$40.00

Amount spent nationwide on Halloween candy……………..$2.5 billion

Candy most given out…..Mini Snickers.

Candy trick or treaters most wish to receive……Mini Snickers, Single Reeses cup, Mini M&M’s;

Each year, 20 million pounds of candy corn are produced.

In the business of candy sales, Christmas sales are #1, Halloween sales are #2.

 

The healthiest candies (just in case some of the candy happens to fall out of their bag and they won’t eat it and you don’t like to let perfectly good candy go to waste) are:

1.  P-Nut M&M’s……………2.  3 Musketeers Bar………………3.  Junior Mints or Peppermint Patty

 

 

 

 

 

	CALORIES IN CANDY Snickers • Serving: Fun-size bar • Calories: 80 • Fat: 4 gramsHershey’s Milk Chocolate snack-size bar • Serving: 1 .49-ounce bar • Calories: 67 • Fat: 4 gramsTootsie Rolls • Serving: 6 midgee pieces • Calories: 140 • Fat: 3 gramsSkittles Original Bite Size Candies • Serving: Fun-size bag • Calories: 60 • Fat: 0.7 grams M&Ms • Serving: Fun-size bag • Calories: 73 • Fat: 3 grams Butterfinger • Serving: Fun-size bar • Calories: 85 • Fat: 3.5 grams Tootsie Roll Pop • Calories: 60 • Fat: 0 grams Starburst Original Fruit Chews • Serving: 2 pieces • Calories: 40 • Fat: 0.8 grams Brach’s Candy Corn • Serving: 20 pieces • Calories: 150 • Fat: 0 grams