Have you ever wondered if you might save time by shopping really early in the morning–thereby missing out on the crowded checkout lanes, etc?
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Shopping Tips
Packing
We are (read: Mom is) trying to pack for a two-week camping trip, for eight people. Food for ten-ish. (Two of them are over 65, will only be there 5 days, and may or may not eat much, but one doesn't want to discount them entirely in the menu, correct?)
Boogers, Lost and Found
There was a box of Boogers on my counter this morning.
Got Stress?
I read an article that claimed men can suffer for up to an hour after a rush of cortisol (the stress hormone) while women can suffer for several days. But for some reason, the researcher made no comment on this statistic; applied it to none of her conclusions about male/female relationships.
Errands
On my way home from returning a DVD rental this weekend, I realized that not only had I not stopped at the video store to return the rental, it was still at home by the door. I did, however, pick up those ten gallons of milk and had filled up my gas tank. Since I was out returning the DVD, anyway. . .
Sleep (or The Interruption Thereof)
Two nights running now, I've woken at two a.m. Wide awake, and itchy. Everywhere. Inside and out. The roof of my mouth, my eyeballs, inside my throat. I have to disrobe in order to scratch the most maddening spots on my thighs. Random episodes of violent sneezing.
Semantics
"Mom, can we watch a movie tonight?"
Bathing With a Leper
Visited Soap Lake this weekend. Figured, since we live so close, we should check it out–I'm told that people used to come from all over the world to take advantage of its "healing waters".
Does Anyone Have a Pen?
Cleaned out my purse this weekend. Seemed like a good thing to do, as we were headed out of town; just keeping the baggage to a minimum, right?
- One safety pin
- Two peanut M&M's
- Three Legos
- Twenty-seven crayons
- Nine ballpoint pens
- Three pencils
- Four expired coupons
- Fourteen pieces of gum
- Six sticks of gum. As in unused. OH, you thought #8 referred to this? Oh no. Those fourteen were already chewed. What else do you do with your flavorless gum in the middle of church when Mom won't let you stick it to the bench in front of you? That's right, you wrap it in a bit of paper or foil and you drop it back where it came from.
- Wrappers (gum, fruit snacks, granola bars, etc). No, I didn't count them.
- A straw
- Thirteen phone numbers and/or addresses written on scraps of paper. Without names. I have no idea who they belong to.
- A full size pair of scissors. The funny thing is that my kids are always asking me, on car trips, etc, "Mom, do you have any scissors?" Like I carry around a full spectrum of office supplies with me. Give me a break. Fine–I stand corrected. But now I really don't have any.
Discovery
Mom.