So today I've got to go to Costco.
I'm looking forward to it today, since it's the first time in months that I've been able to go without my three kids. For some reason they feel the need to "ice skate" whenever we are there, running and sliding on the cool, smooth floors until I'm ready to strangle them all and stack them up in that little space at the bottom of the cart. What ever happened to the days when I could strap them into the cart with those little safety belts and keep them right in front of me? They also love to climb on the little ledge by the refrigerated cases, hanging onto the door handles and sidling along, seeing how far they can go without falling off. They turn into little monkeys at Costco. (Have I mentioned how happy I am to have them all back in school?)
This is a good Costco month, since I don't need to buy any meat. Whenever I need meat, I end up spending all my money on necessities - last payday it was over $200 on chicken and hamburger and dishwashing detergent and peanutbutter and other 'stock the pantry' items... ugh. Now, I am well stocked though and I can peruse the aisles with a little more levity. I can splurge a little on things I can't afford when the cupboards are bare. I can buy the real parmesan cheese - the Babybel cheese for the kids' lunches - a loaf of Innkeepers apple bread. I'll even go into the clothing section, and see if there is anything I can't live without.
See, Asia gives me a set amount of grocery money each payday. Sometimes I use every penny of it on food. But sometimes, I can buy the stuff we need and have quite a bit of money left over for other "necessities". Before I started teaching and earning my own money - this was solely how I financed my scrapbooking and art supplies - cheap groceries = leftover money to support my habit. I think Asia knows about this. I have girlfriends who may have mentioned to their husbands that my generous grocery budget is being pilfered away on non-food items... and of course word gets around, so it's not like I'm sneaking - he knows.
So here's my Costco list today: Disinfecting wipes, Romain lettuce, shredded cheese, orange juice and grapefruit juice. That's only going to cost me about $40... wonder what else I'll find to buy!
I'm looking forward to it today, since it's the first time in months that I've been able to go without my three kids. For some reason they feel the need to "ice skate" whenever we are there, running and sliding on the cool, smooth floors until I'm ready to strangle them all and stack them up in that little space at the bottom of the cart. What ever happened to the days when I could strap them into the cart with those little safety belts and keep them right in front of me? They also love to climb on the little ledge by the refrigerated cases, hanging onto the door handles and sidling along, seeing how far they can go without falling off. They turn into little monkeys at Costco. (Have I mentioned how happy I am to have them all back in school?)
This is a good Costco month, since I don't need to buy any meat. Whenever I need meat, I end up spending all my money on necessities - last payday it was over $200 on chicken and hamburger and dishwashing detergent and peanutbutter and other 'stock the pantry' items... ugh. Now, I am well stocked though and I can peruse the aisles with a little more levity. I can splurge a little on things I can't afford when the cupboards are bare. I can buy the real parmesan cheese - the Babybel cheese for the kids' lunches - a loaf of Innkeepers apple bread. I'll even go into the clothing section, and see if there is anything I can't live without.
See, Asia gives me a set amount of grocery money each payday. Sometimes I use every penny of it on food. But sometimes, I can buy the stuff we need and have quite a bit of money left over for other "necessities". Before I started teaching and earning my own money - this was solely how I financed my scrapbooking and art supplies - cheap groceries = leftover money to support my habit. I think Asia knows about this. I have girlfriends who may have mentioned to their husbands that my generous grocery budget is being pilfered away on non-food items... and of course word gets around, so it's not like I'm sneaking - he knows.
So here's my Costco list today: Disinfecting wipes, Romain lettuce, shredded cheese, orange juice and grapefruit juice. That's only going to cost me about $40... wonder what else I'll find to buy!
Oh my gosh!!!!My children do that skating thing at Costco (and sometimes they breakdance when I let it go to far) AND they climb on the refrigeration ledgy thing until I am ramming them with the cart and I am purple.....are they related???? Is it in the genes of all 4-10 yr olds? My two eldest have finally stopped but I am totally befuddled at the phenomenom of that kind of chaos only happening at Costco....I might just go watch one day all the moms with their kids at Costco and do a survey or something.....
ReplyDeletePaul is home from surgery and recovering well....there were no complications....he is planning to head to the UK and Germany at the end of next week- thanks for your prayers. Corey