Saturday, April 5, 2008

GROCERY SHOPPING

This morning I went to the grocery store, a task I loathe and put off as long as I can. I put it on almost the same level as a trip to the dentist, but not quite. Anyway, we were out of a lot of stuff, so off I went.

I usually shop at the nearest one, a Harris Teeter about 2 miles from our house. It is small and sometimes so crowded that I have a hard time getting up and down the aisles. This morning, however, there were hardly any shoppers there; I guess they were home sleeping late like I was longing to do and would be if it weren’t for my two furry friends. And the shelves were well stocked, which is also unusual in this small store. I was able to really stock up and, hopefully, won’t have to go back for a while.

Even with my little VIC card, which saved me over $17.00, I still spent $175. That’s really bad for us since we eat out a lot. Looking back at the week, starting last Saturday, this was our eating schedule:

Saturday --- Lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant (we eat lunch there just about every Saturday.)
Saturday --- Dinner out with 3 other couple friends at Sportsman’s Grill
Sunday --- Lunch with Brenda at Davis-Kidd,
Dinner at a sports bar to watch March Madness
Monday --- Dinner at home
Tuesday --- Dinner at the Club in the bar (good prices)
Wednesday --- Dinner at church ($12 for 2 of us)
Thursday --- Dinner at a meat and three (fried chicken night)
Friday --- Dinner at the Club in the bar

OK, OK, so I cooked one night last week, but I will say it was an unusual week. Usually, I cook Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday nights.

My family knows how I don’t like to cook anymore, so the above schedule doesn’t shock them. But to those for whom this is a surprise, let it be known that the genius eats a big lunch at school everyday and doesn’t require a big meal at night. So to those members who are aghast, I don’t feel guilty in the least. (Well, maybe I did a little when I saw the bill at the grocery, and I definitely will if we don’t eat at home a lot this week!)

2 comments:

Ash said...

No, that doesn't surprise me! But then, Mike is out of town this week, so our schedule will be very similar.

Mike said...

OK, so I have to say I am shocked. I am surprised at two things you mention in your commentary today: 1)You cook 4-5 nights in a "normal" week??, and 2)the genius eats a big meal at lunch and then only needs a light dinner? I didn't know you had decided to enter the world of fictional prose for your blogs. All I can say is if the genius is eating less at dinner, then a significant portion of your $175 tab must have been in cartons of ice cream.