Yes, yes it is another post about candy.  I may have a candy problem or rather a candy crush.

When you walk in, it’s right there!  In almost every store they have their seasonal merchandise right at the front as you walk in the store.  This time of year these “seasonal displays” are particularly problematic for me.   The decorations for Halloween are cute and all but it’s the giant bags of candy that get me almost every time.  You know the ones I’m talking about.  The bags of candy you are supposed to give to the trick or treaters but you buy them 5 weeks ahead of time pretending like you won’t eat it all before October 31st even gets here.

It happens every year and I’m pretty sure they are putting the candy out earlier and earlier each year because of people like me.  I actually don’t even need to buy Halloween candy to give to the trick or treaters because no one EVER comes to our house.  We live in a neighborhood with long driveways, few street lamps and lots of woods.  Kids just don’t come in our neighborhood for candy and especially not too our house.   No matter, I still buy those huge bags of candy pretending like I’m getting it so the kids can have some bite size treats to eat.  Then I proceed to hide it so I can ration it for the kids to keep them from eating it all at once.  Turns out I’m the one the I need to hide the candy from.

Before I can even get home from the store I’ve already opened the bag and tasted every shape and flavor of bite sized treat in the bag.  Did I mention I bought 2 bags?  Of course you have to get one of the super sugary bags with SweetTarts, LaffyTaffy, Nerds and all but you also have to get one bag with chocolate goodness in it too.  Did I mention I don’t discriminate when it comes to candy?  I like to give the all sugar candies just as much of a chance as the chocolate candies when it comes to being eaten.

Inconspicuously, I walk in the door, candy bags concealed in the grocery bag.  No one knows what I’ve done.  Three hundred little treats through the door and into the kitchen, just like that!  I find a little bowl so I can pour some of the candy in to “ration” it, like I mentioned above.   Then I hide the rest of the candy.  I can’t tell you where I hide it in case my family reads this post.  It is a TOP SECRET hiding place.  Actually if they knew it existed and/or looked very hard they could find it.  I didn’t want to hide it too hard for fear I couldn’t find it again.

Hiding place secure but there’s one problem, I still know where to find the candy.  Out of sight, out of mind doesn’t work for me when Halloween candy is involved.  It’s like it calls my name and beckons for me to come relieve it from those little plastic wrappers.  Of course, I am happy to oblige.   The other night I ate so many individually wrapped Halloween candies before I went to bed I think it gave me trick or treating nightmares.

I bought it 3 days ago and we are now down to about 200 pieces left.  I don’t know if that will hold me until Halloween!  I may have to go find some more seasonal displays to rummage through before the 31st.  I mean I need to make sure I have some Halloween candy just in case a trick or treater shows up, right?   Right?

Trick or Treat!