through the day………uh……last TWO weeks.
One of my kids told me I looked kind of like death warmed over. Geez, now if only I felt that good. If this is an indicator of the season to come, I think I’m in big trouble. My ears are plugged, my head is clogged, and every bone in my body has taken it’s turn aching.
And that my friends is why I am been AWOL in the blogging department.
Today though I girded up my loins, wrote out my very in depth shopping lists and made a run to Costco and Albertson’s. I do a ‘big’ grocery shopping trip just once a month and then I ‘cherry pick’ the sales here and there through out the month. Reed gets paid once a month and I’ve had to do this since we’ve been married. Although with the addition of six kids I’ve had to become very organized over the years. I make lists for breakfasts, lunches, dinner AND snacks. My kids know to ask before they get into anything to make sure it isn’t on the reserved list for a meal or Family Night treat. I shop with huge amounts of coupons neatly tucked away in my coupon binder. Yup. I use a huge three ring binder with baseball card holders to organize my coupons. I am a serious coupon user.
When I pushed my cart up to the check out lane at Costco’s I received the usual awe struck remarks about how they have NEVER seen ANYONE stuff so much food into one cart before. And I don’t just throw stuff in. I put each item into it’s exact spot, like things with like things each fitting into it’s place kind of like a jig saw puzzle. My technique also ensures that the cold stuff will get bagged (or boxed) together instead of my ice cream sitting on top of a still hot chicken from the deli. Sigh…….
So I spent a couple of hours breaking up big packages of stuff into smaller packages. Taking big cuts of meat and cutting them up into smaller sizes to use in various dishes. I put this month recipes in the front of my recipe binder, and then sat down with that great feeling that comes with a big job getting accomplished.
Next I need to get Parker’s bath and then I am going to bed. Well, after I fill up my humidifier, take a giant dose of vitamin C, and throw back my favorite night time cold medicine.
Anyone reading Eclipse? That’s what I’ll be drifting off to sleep with.
Sweet dreams!
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I’m still grappling with the whole shop once a month thing. We have moved to a one pay a month thing, too and frankly I need to plan ahead. I never know when I’ll not be up to going out shopping and I hate that John has to do all the errands right now.
We don’t have a Cosco around here, within a hundred miles. So, I have to do the WalMart thing. Ugh and yuck.
Other than the circulars that come in the mail, where do you get your coupons? We don’t have a major paper around here and the circulars are sad to say the least. I’d love to find other reliable sources.
You are ones of my shopping heroes.
First, great big healing vibes have been sent your way. I’ll refrain from a hug due to germs.
Oh gee, thanks for reminding me the cupboard is nearly bare. I don’t mind the shopping. It’s the planning and list making that gets me.
How do you do that?
I never know today what I will want to eat tomorrow and planing ahead while it seems like a GREAT way to save money, well lets just say HOW DO YOU DO THAT!?!
I am sending you a TON of get well vibes mama, you dont need to be sick on top of EVERYTHING! Zachary is just getting over being sick, thank God it was nothing to serious!
I am so sorry you arent feeling well! I hope you are much better soon. I have five little boys, so I know how hard it is for us moms to be sick! We still have to do the work!
you are wonderful to shop the way you do! I thought I had it hard shoppingfor two weeks worth at a time! I make a dinner menu up and post it on the fridge and that really helps with the shopping! I commend you!!
Love and husgs to your family
Amy
oh I hope you enjoy eclipse!!! I love those books
Once a month! You must be MAGNIFICENTLY organized!
Get better.
I’m sorry to hear you’ve been so sick! Hope you’re feeling better now! Your grocery cart sounds like mine – items all placed together too
Hope you are feeling better soon. Nothing ever seems to run properly when mom is sick.
Wow, you sure do sound organized. I cant wait for the day when i am..
Blech! I’m sorry you are sick… never a fun thing! Hopefully you will be better soon!
It sounds like I need to go to Costco with you… here’s a fun tip for you… never let them put any of your food in an empty “Bounce” box. The box will still smell like “Bounce” and any food they put in the box will also smell like “Bounce”…. sigh.
Your organization astounds me. Truly. I bow to your greatness.
Somebody once told me hot Dr. Pepper with lemon works wonders on a cold….
First of all, I hope you feel much better soon! ~hugs~ I just got over the flu myself, and I still have that niggling cough and a bit of cold. Never mind! My mom would give me some chamomile tea infused with water boiled with two japaleno peppers, and then mixed with lots of honey and lemon.
Oh! I just had to admire you for your organizational skills! I wish I could plan meals like that! I would love to! Makes me want to ask you how you do all this and more *starry-eyed*
Take care of you and lots of love and hugs to you and Parker and your family.
Yes, I’m 1/2 way through my Eclipse book (that I got at Costco). I hope you, oh organized one, start feeling better. Even in your sick times you’re doing way more than most of us slackers.
I too shop once a month. But I think I need to take lessons from you! I’m a novice when it comes to coupons, and organization. I bet your house is spotless! Sorry you don’t feel good. Hope you get better soon!
Aaaaahhhhh….Edward…..the perfect man…..Andy hates that I have this huge obsession with him. Good book!!! I just finshed chapter 7.
I knew nothing about these books until about two weeks ago.
Hope you are better…..HUGS!!!
I arrange things in the grocery cart exactly the same way. How funny. But it makes sense to pack cold stuff with cold stuff.
Shopping once a month would be a real challenge. Rob will now only get paid once a month so I suspect it’s a challenge I’m going to face real soon.
I hear you about the coupons. Saves me a ton of money!
sweet dreams with Eclipse huh – only if you don’t believe in Vampires LOL What did you think? It was my least fav of the 3 books
It was nice to chat with you the other day – Parker has been in our prayers!