This Halloween brought to you by your muchacha...

Well, trick-or-treating wasn't a total bust. I think we got too early a start since we didn't see any other kids until about halfway around the neighborhood. We were a little timid at first because some of these houses are HUGE. We're talking like 4-5 million dollar homes here. Patrick said that one person's driveway was more expensive than most of the houses since it had a Cobra?, a Ferrari boat and a restored classic car. Starting out we weren't sure if they were a trick-or-treating kind of culture, but we figured the houses that had decorations were a safe bet, and they were. Almost every house we went to had their muchacha (maid) handing out the candy. Does that seem weird to anyone else but me? I guess I didn't realize our neighbors really live like that. Everyone here acted like it was totally normal. One maid would hand out the candy while their other maid took the kids trick-or-treating. Where was my maid? Oh yeah, she left without cleaning the bathrooms or mopping the floors today, but that's a whole 'nother story. The kids brought in a decent haul, but now we'll see if they even like the local flavor of the candy. Chile is a very popular flavored candy with the kids here...sound good to you?