The home has been bereft of groceries for the past few days. When we are out of cheese and eggs things are bad. We eat a lot of cheese. S wanted to go grocery shopping last night. He was hungry, didn't have any money of his own to get anything, and there wasn't anything here for him to easily fix. I had worked a long day, was tired, and wanted to go out with Superman. Also, Friday evening at the grocery is a sample of Hell. So I said "no." We'll go in the morning before it gets too crowded.
So this morning about 10:00 I went to Wal-Mart (supercenter-groceries!) with S and C. We needed lots of stuff and my energy runs out before completing that big a task if I go alone. Y'all, C and S are a hoot to shop with! With this month's limited budget we had to be careful in our choices. Superman had given us a list as a guideline. I find it easier under these financial circumstances to include him in the shopping decisions. That way he can't blame me entirely if the money runs short elsewhere. We learn these things after 25 years together. So we got some groceries and I hope we'll be set for at least a week if not two. I hope two. Payday comes every two weeks!
S kept track of the list. C and I picked stuff out. Came to the soda and wine aisle. I said I really wanted some more wine, but it wasn't on the list. So S got the pen and wrote "wine" on the list. Bless his heart. We actually decided to go to an el-cheapo grocery for wine, so didn't get it there. But we did get some. I don't drink much, I don't drink often. (Not nearly as often as Kelly, thus my blog isn't as sexy as Kelly's) I have trouble remembering what kind of wine I like and what I really don't care for. I'm a sissy wuss when it comes to booze, and I don't like strong tasting stuff. I tend more toward the sweet cheap stuff. I picked out some Riesling. It is pretty good. It is also all gone now. I'm having a little trouble keeping my focus. In my defense it was a smallish bottle.
I started out trying to make a different point, though. OK, here's that line of thought. Lots of places for money to go, not enough money to go all those places, not enough food to feed a family of 7 (or 8 when Light gets home next Tuesday). So we went shopping. S kept saying "are we over budget?" Well, I didn't have a specific figure in mind, I was just trying to not over-buy. Came to the check-out and S kept asking the cashier what our total so far was. "Are we ok still?" he'd ask. Yup, go on. Well, we came in under $200! I was thrilled. By "under $200," I mean $199.64. I love it when the figures are so close. A thing of beauty.
However, when we stopped by el-cheapo and I got two bottles of wine we went over the $200, but it is on a different receipt so it doesn't look as bad. Actually I got those two bottles for under $12, which I think is reasonable for booze.
And whatever else I was going to post here I forgot. TTFN
