A Handful of What?

So I am sitting in my classroom waiting for parents to come in to talk to me, and my student that is often goofy and says silly things walks in.  She asks me when parent-teacher conferences start, and I tell her that they are going on right now.  So she walks over and sits down in the chair across from me and says, "I'm here to talk about my student.  How is she doing?"  And I say to her, "You are so funny, but sometimes you can be a real handful."  Then she says, "A handful of what?  Candies?!"  I didn't even try to hide my laughter this time.  I didn't have any parents in my room or waiting outside my door, so I had to do a blog post quick before I forgot exactly what she said.  She seriously cracks me up....when she's not being a grump, that is :)