So, anyway...last week was, being the first week of the month, grocery shopping time. (has anyone else noticed that I mostly start posts with words like, 'so' and 'anyway'? It's like my blog--and my life--are just one big run on sentence.)This is trip to the store #1. This is where I go to one of those "members only" warehousey thingys (it's a technical term) and get all the big bulk stuff. Just fyi--that pudding didn't even make it into the house before the whining for it started. I spent $147.63.
This is trip to the store #2, which was done right after trip #1. This second trip is to the local military base to shop at the commissary. There are much better prices than one can get "shopping on the economy" as it is called among us military family types. This is honestly a great benefit for us, and I am grateful for it. Most of the time, we save about 10-20% by taking the extra drive to go there. This time, unlike most times I go, I brought along The Hubby and our two youngest. It was no small miracle that we exited the store with no bloodshed and still speaking to ea
ch other. I spent $274.57.And here we are with all the stuff at home, ready to be put away. Well, actually this isn't everything...all the frozen and much of the refrigerated groceries were put away before I took this picture.
This was an abbreviated shopping trip, because we had things left over from last month, and because I only went with my 2 week menu shopping list as opposed to my full month's menu shopping list. This will last us about 2 1/2 weeks, if I keep constant watch that the children don't eat all the snacks in the first 72 hours...
6 comments:
heavens to betsy girl... you deserve a vacation every time you grocery shop... as a side note... my mother in law use to tell me that when hubby and his brother were teens she didn't even unload the car... she just opened the trunk in the garage and they inhaled it within 2 hours... LOL... I understood better when I had two teenaged boys... (and their friends)...
THAT is a LOT of food! Thanks for reminding me how fortunate we are to be nearly empty nesters... he he...
Man, that is an impressive stash. Had I been with you, I may have whined for the pudding too. Just for good measure. And because I love pudding.
Wow! I can't imagine having to put away that much food! I like your quote of the week.
I am impressed that Ed would go with you. Mike, not so much. It pains him which in turn pains me. I hate grocery shopping, I always seem to forget something and then spend another $40 going to pick that one thing up. I need to get better organized, but who are we kidding it's not going to happen.
I wish we had a commissary closer to us. I really miss shopping there. The fresh stuff was awful but the prices on food storage type items was amazing.
yeah... I sure feel your pain! Somebody recently asked on my blog if I would share a shopping trip... I just think I would hate to actually 'see' what it looked like so I am avoiding! Can I come to your house and eat your food instead???
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