Today was the day that the Beast went and did some much needed grocery shopping since we got *paid* today. That means we both got our SS checks. He sat here and made out a list, asking me what he hadn't thought of and I added a few things. I want to make some chicken soup and we needed a couple ingredients he didn't have on the list. We also needed more paper towels and toilet paper since we had used up what we had left out in the garage.
He hates when he has to buy toilet paper since we buy the big packs that usually last us a month or more, sometimes two. He says they take up almost all the room in the cart. LOL. It made me think about the days when the Sears catalog was a much needed addition to many households and supplied both reading material AND wiping sheets. *Shudder* I am so glad those days are over. It makes me wonder what colors ended up on some rear ends since the inks were not as good back then.
I mentioned that I had a craving for both fruits and veggies in case something looked good to him. Since he went to Publix first, their fruit and vegetable department is incredible. He found some fantastic peaches that were ripe and juicy and also some red pears. The peaches were large ones and I think eating a whole one was not the smartest thing I did. I ended up with a slight stomach ache afterward.
He also found some nice crusty rolls that we will use tomorrow for lunch. He is going to make up some of that shaved steak and I will make some au jus for dipping. The rolls are a better size for us than large sections of Italian bread. The tendency is to overfill them and then you end up wasting some of it. That drives me nuts because food is so damned expensive.
I found out today that my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat will be moving up here much sooner than I had thought originally. I gather Tara is flying down on March 2nd to drive the U-Haul up here while Cee drives the car. It's going to be a two day drive at least but the idea makes me both happy and sad. I have a post-it on my computer now so I can call Cee tomorrow and find out what is happening with Frankenstein and why she changed the date she originally said they would be moving. Not that it really matters. It's more just a matter of curiosity than anything.
I will be glad to have more family here, especially some closer in age to me. The kids all have their own lives to live and don't have much time for us old folks. The Princess came by today (she couldn't find her phone or she would just have called the Beast) and I got to ask her about having Chewlee on Friday. But it seems that her paternal grandfather is home from Afghanistan but will be returning the beginning of March and he is coming up. Chewlee missed out on another trip to Disneyland since she has been on restriction for the last two and a half weeks. I won't go into why since that's between her and her mother but ONE of the reasons was she did NOT take her pills for two days and ended up with a letter from the teacher about her behavior AND a test that she only got a 10 on. THAT was a shock!
Since she has only a half day of school on Friday and all day Monday off, she and her grandfather are going to be staying at a hotel in Huntsville that has a heated indoor pool. Coming off a 3 week period where she missed 3 sleepovers, 2 parties AND a trip to Disney World, she will LOVE that. I will just have to wait and hope she behaves herself.
It's almost midnight here now and I am yawning. I managed to stay up all day long so I am tired. My doctor is off for the next few days (he has kids and I think they wanted to do a bit of traveling) so getting in to see his *substitute* was not possible. All the doctors there have lots of patients so his were being seen *as necessary* basis. I DID set up an appointment for next week, however. Just in case and I need my A1C done anyway.
Love you all. Have a great day tomorrow. The Beast must have plans because he went to bed early tonight. It's going to be cold (35 the predicted high) and cloudy. Brrr! Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
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