A trip to the grocery store

One egg left, 4 slices of bread, no juice. Happiest of joys when, with a mouthful of peanut butter, I opened the fridge door and discovered I *did* have one glass of milk left. The milk's only friends were the egg, a block of Montasio cheese, 4 little containers of yogurt, my Britta of water (how odd that for so many years, Britta was my Cabbage Patch Doll, and now it's my source of water), one stalk of celery, and about 125 mL of beef broth.

Time to go to the grocery store.

Head to the deli counter. And get the deli woman who hates me. And I don't even know why. But she's always trying to be finished with me before I'm done. I think I confuse her somehow, but I'm not sure how "half a pound of mediterranean chicken breast" does that. Tonight she doesn't even seem to want to serve me. She tries to help other people first - luckily the nice lady points out I was waiting longer.

Mmmm cheese - special treat this week - havarti for sandwiches.

Ooh cookies! Still no chocolate butterscotch chip (which is still a good thing - for my hips, and thighs, and waist). But where are the chocolate chip? Oatmeal, oatmeal raisin, oatmeal chocolate chip (who the heck eats all this oatmeal?!) But no chocolate! Oh, there they are. But only in the 1 kg box!! An evil conspiracy launched by the bakeries of the world to make me fail! EVIL BAKING COMPANIES! Oh wait, what's that? Oh, there's a small box. Okay.

Bread. Flax? Nah. Oat bran! On sale! Oh wait, it was the oat bran I decided I didn't like. (No wait, it occurs to me just this minute it was the Prairie Bran) Oat 'n' Honey! On sale! Yay!

Hey look! A guy from work! Constantly seeing people at work at the grocery store. Note to self: beware of buying personal items here.

Buy mushrooms in loose bulk. That way, can choose how many we want. Saves another "look how furry mold can be!" experiment like last week.

Where is the couscous? Where *is* the couscous? WHERE IS THE COUSCOUS?!?!?!?! Three months and still haven't found the couscous. May have to break down and actually ask.

No peanut butter this week. Peanut butter is becoming like the cream cheese. Not until you learn how to control yourself.

Mmmm Kraft dinner. Remember when KD was 99 cents? And now it's $1.07. When did that happen? And what am I, 75? To even be thinking that?

Ooh!!! Matzo ball soup! Have wanted to try matzo ball soup for weeks, if not months now! We will make matzo ball soup!! But you know nothing about matzo ball soup. Doesn't matter! We will make matzo ball soup!! From a box mix? We will try anyway!!! Should also make for a good coronary when mother comes to visit and finds matzo ball soup mix in the cupboard. Yes mother, I'm converting.

How can there be matzo ball soup mix in a box and no couscous?

Cranberry Almond Crunch cereal. So good. But so expensive. Will stick to Raisin Bran Crunch and leave the gourmet cereals to my sister. I will save my reckless spending for shoes.

Marvel at the Green Giant frozen fruit and veggie empire.

At the checkout - are those cases of wine on sale? Why yes, yes they are. Purchase a case of red (Cabernet Merlot) and white (Sauvignon Blanc), and fall for the impulse buy at the counter - seduced by the promise it is Beaujolais-like even though last time I tried a Gamay I didn't really care for it. Checkout girl mentions she's never had anyone buy an entire case before, so she never thinks to speak up about them. I don't understand. People go to the grocery and don't return home with 25 bottles of wine?

Back home. Unpack. So excited about my orange juice.