Then my husband called. He was helping my dad and uncle put the plywood part of the roof on my parents’ home addition, and he wanted me to bring something for them to eat for lunch. No problem! I figured I would just look around while I was at Kroger and find something that sounded good for lunch.
Everyone and their grandma decided that today was the day to go to Kroger! I wasn’t thinking about the forecasted snow when I planned the shopping trip. The place was crowded, people were leisurely strolling the aisles, and I just wanted out! I ended up missing a couple of things on my list and having a hard time coming up with something for the guys to eat for lunch.
Rather than try to find a frugal dish for lunch, I paid full price for pitas and got the ingredients needed for pita pizzas. Not a fancy meal (or an expensive one), but it wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. Emma picked out a cherry pie from the reduced bakery rack. (That’s my girl!) Again, not what I had in mind, but she was thrilled.
I didn’t even really go over our budget… I spent $62.43. I’m aiming for $50 per week over the next month. So, with the last-minute lunch addition, I didn’t think $62.43 was bad. But I only had coupons for 2 items and a $4 catalina from last week. My savings was only 29%.
I was thrilled with Emma’s behavior at the store though. We didn’t have our usual car cart, but she had her cookie and walked right alongside me through the store. She was a doll!
Because we made the stop at my parents’ house to fix lunch for the guys, I didn’t take a picture of our trip. I just came home and put it all away. If you had told me a couple of years ago that I would be disappointed by the fact that I didn’t get to photograph my grocery store trip, I would have thought you were crazy. But now – here I sit lamenting the fact that I didn’t put it all out on the kitchen table for you to see. *sigh* Maybe next week!
Have you ever had a shopping trip like this? Have you ever thought that you’d be in and out of the store in a jiffy and then couldn’t seem to finish your shopping? Please tell me that it’s not just me!
