Updates: Does Anyone Actually Like Candy Corn?

LIESEL does not like to eat candy corn, but she does like to play with it. Dad recalls having a similar experience as a child - fun to play with, not so sweet to eat. Dad would set them up as orange construction cones and run his Hot Wheels through them.

Dad also recalls favoring the white top over the orange and yellow part. He thinks there is a difference in flavor.

Two questions for the New Family audience:

Do you like candy corn?

Is there a difference in flavor between the white, orange, and yellow part?

Leave your reply in the comments or email Dad.

UPDATE: Dad, listening to the radio just now, hears the show's host discussing most hated candy for Halloween. Some suggested candidates that Dad agrees with:

• Bit-O-Honey
• Tootsie Roll
• Butterscotch
• Zero Bar

Donna can you let Heidi know about the update? Thanks!

UPDATE 2:
Shirley says that she only uses it for decorating. Yeah, Dad could see them adorning cupcakes.


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UPDATE 3: Dad went out to buy reduced priced candy yesterday. The clearance aisle was mostly costumes, but of what candy there was available, it was candy corn.

Window Treatments

THE window treatments left by the former owner were ugly. Mom and Dad wanted something different.

Hideous

They used Blinds.com because they have a SureFit guarantee. They will remake the blind if you mis-measure. Measuring for blinds is pretty easy, but Dad liked the added assurance. Their prices were good too.

Installation is pretty easy with a 3/8" drill, tape measure, pencil, screw driver and other assorted hand tools.

These blinds fit inside the window and lift without a cord. They provide a nice clean look when closed and adequate privacy. Dad liked that he could have them cut to exact measurements (to the 1/8").

Yard Maintenance

DAD is happy to be able to do yard work while parenting the Twins.

They want to do everything they see Mom and Dad do. Here they are "raking."

The lot is pie shaped. Dad had the idea to remove leaves by blowing them into the back corners. That took too much time and fuel. Dad later learned that leaves blow best over smooth surfaces and over short grass as opposed to long grass.

Having researched more about managing the leaves, Dad decided to try and mulch them. He bought this particular mower because it was well rated as a mulcher.

Before mulching

After mulching

The mower mulched well despite the leaf litter present above (the leaves were coming down while he worked). The blade cut them up into fine confetti. However, it took two passes and time Dad does not have.

Tools of the trade.

Breakin' the Rules

GENERALLY, the Twins are not allowed in Mom and Dad's room. It is not child proof, they have no business to conduct in there, and they have their own rooms to play in.

Sometimes they overwhelm Dad and he has to tolerate their bad behavior for a few minutes. For example, he needed to get into the bedroom. They were crowding him at the door. He opened it and they raced in. He could have kicked them out and locked them out, but it was easier to just let them be for the minute he would be in the bathroom.

Now, just because Dad does not always enforce the rule should not be interpreted that Dad is lax. Just because the cop chooses to chase the other speeder instead of you, doesn't mean the law does not apply. What it means is that for the given situation, their is insufficient resources to enforce the rule at that particular time.

Also, they are usually their cutest when they are knowingly breaking the rules, and just because Dad finds it cute the Twin's should not expect leniency if and when Dad decides to enforce the rule.

This Never Gets Old

BUGGY grabbed Dad's hat.

Why Kids are So Expensive

SOME studies have actually quantified the cost of raising children from birth to college graduation. So why is it so expensive?

Well, there are the obvious direct costs. But there are the not-so-obvious costs.

Here, Dad discovered the basement light had been left on, all night long. The basement was unoccupied for nearly 18 hours.

Why so Little Content?

THE New Family Dad is sympathetic to loyal readers thirsting for content from the blog. However, the New Family's new house has kept him busy. Further, parenting two toddlers eats up time. Moreover, often the two are mutually exclusive.

Case in point. Mom asked Dad to hang this cordless shade in the kitchen window. That was at 2:12 p.m. EDT. At 4:30 p.m., he had yet to complete the task. Why? There are two reasons, Liesel and EJ.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Faces

Basement!

THE New Family's new home has a finished basement, a perfect place for the kids to play. Well, it will be when there is something down there for them to play with. During the interim, they have fun sliding down feet first on their bellies.