Why I Yelled At My Son

The other day I went grocery-shopping again. (Do I get anything else done, we wonder...) First I went to Grocery Outlet where they were out of the 99-cent Life cereal but they had these gallon cans of Ortega cheese sauce for $3.99. I figured rather than using Velveeta, Amy could use this along with hamburger, sausage, and salsa for her famous chip dip that she made for Matt's birthday party. And it would be a cheap(er) way to feed the invading hordes when the kids have friends over.

So I bought six cans of it.

And a sack of cat food. And shortening and mayonnaise and grated cheese and much more. And then they had these boxes of Lipton tea bags, especially for iced tea, that I just love to have in the summertime but they normally cost 3-something for a box of 24, and these were only 99 cents.

So I bought 12 boxes. And got it all in the trunk of the car.

Then I indulged in a raspberry volcano from the nearby espresso stand.

And then I went to WinCo where I filled two grocery carts with sugar (25 lb.) kitty litter (25 lb.) 4 gallons of milk, 10 dozen eggs, lots more stuff for us, and a bunch of food for the hamburger lunch Paul wants to make for the invading hordes (youth guys) on Saturday.

I have this unfortunate malady of getting lightheaded at times, especially when I have too much caffeine in my system and not enough water, food, thyroid hormones, or blood pressure. So this hit me while I was unloading my stuff onto the counter, and as I hoisted out apples and oatmeal I was telling myself, "Focus, focus, don't faint, don't faint." ...Ah, made it.

Then I maneuvered two shopping carts out to the car--(push one, pull one, I am good at this, have done it in pouring rain and with small children)--and stuffed it all in. (Slow and steady, don't faint, please don't faint.)

Finally I got in the car and found my water bottle and drank a bunch of warm water and lay my head on the steering wheel until the world was balanced again.

I drive home and we unloaded all this and put it away.

And Ben said, "Uh, Mom, there's one thing I wish you would have bought and that's ice cream."

And I said, "DO YOU REALIZE HOW MANY GROCERIES I BOUGHT TODAY TO KEEP YOU GUYS FUELED AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO TELL ME I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE MORE THING??!!
AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION WE ALREADY HAVE TWO GALLONS OF ICE CREAM IN THE FREEZER!!"

Paul being a loving gentle patient husband put his arm around me and told me he felt I was overreacting slightly.

In retrospect, I was. Ben forgave me. But maybe the episode will have a bit of redeeming value someday when Ben's wife comes home from a long day of grocery shopping.

Quote of the Day:
(Discussing the youth group dynamics)
Matt: From my perspective we're short on girls.
Amy: Well, from my perspective we're short on guys!