Okay, so everyone who knows me knows that I have my little comfort zone of familiar things and don't too often stray, although I have, especially in regards to food or other edible items ... candy in this case.
I like taffy. I like fudge, especially fair fudge. Those little vendors who sell fudge with a tiny little knife tucked into the box. Yum. I like peanut butter cups (PBCs) and peppermint patties. They're mainstays in the candy department.
For Halloween I intentionally bought a candy that I don't like. I never tried it so I knew it was a given, I don't like it. Otherwise I would have tried it before now. (Don't question the logic.) Tiny little boxes of Nerds would be good. They’re flavored Nerds; grape and strawberry and lemon and sour apple. Nerds are nothing at all like the smooth, creamy texture of taffy or fudge or PBCs. It was a given, I don't like them. A full two months ahead of time I could buy Nerds for the little kids who would come on Halloween and there was not a risk in the least that those little boxes of candy wouldn't be waiting for them to make their appearance at our door.
Done deal ... until someone [no names mentioned Jodie] decided to have a baby the day before Halloween necessitating for me to be in the valley instead of here waiting for the doorbell to ring. Still, the Nerds were fine sitting over there on a table – no temptation at all.
TJei changed all that. TJei spotted the huge bag of Nerds. She had never eaten them before; that I’m sure. I opened the bag and gave TJei a tiny little box of Nerds and she liked them. She liked them so much she wanted to share them. She shared her Nerds and now I have to avoid looking anywhere near that huge bag of Nerds still sitting over there. They are habit forming.
I thought about taking them to the valley and sharing them with the kids but then Kelly said she has quit sugar (be sure to tell her thanks!). I should probably quit sugar but I haven’t. I don’t want to dump a bunch of Nerds on unwitting family members and create new bad habits for any of them. I know several people who teach grade school. I used to give craft projects to them for their students. Maybe I’ll dump some Nerds in those directions unless someone wants to claim them quickly.
