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Friday, February 10, 2006Cookies and Goldfish and Bread and BeerThat's what Eric brought home from the grocery store last night in order to "stock up" for the snowstorm that's headed our way. My hero. To be fair, I need to explain that Eric had a "Eureka-I'd-better-head-to-Publix" moment at precisely 9:54 last night. That's six minutes before the store closes. It takes two minutes to drive there, which gave him four minutes to pick up some "stock the pantry" items. So he grabbed some cookies, goldfish, bread, and beer. Starch and alcohol -- just what a family of six needs to survive a Tennessee stowstorm. Fortunately, I was able to do my regular grocery shopping this morning, so I added a few slightly more nutritious things to our kitchen shelves. There was no way I was going to wait until Saturday morning to do my shopping -- the shelves would have been bare. Southerners are terrified of snow, you see. It doesn't come around often enough for them to get used to it. So when they see a couple of snowflakes or hear tell of an impending "storm," they high-tail it to the nearest grocery store and wipe out all the bread and milk. And, in some cases, all the beer. All the elderly folks were out in force this morning. They, southerners of a more prudent generation, knew they'd better get there early and stock their pantries for the weekend. Their faces were calm; they moved slowly down the aisles of Publix. (Well, okay, they're old. I guess they always move that way.) I wouldn't want to be in the store around 6:00 this evening. It will be every man for himself -- a frenzied, panicked free-for-all. "Get outta my way! I need some goldfish and beer before they run out!" Anyway, we're all ready for our "severe snowfall" (two to four terribly frightening inches). Eric's going to bring home some firewood and a couple bottles of wine. If anything, the pre-snow excitement has made my Friday far less ordinary. And my children are -- well, they're southern. They know how to make a snowman out of three cubic centimeters of snow. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! |
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8of my readers are feeling chatty:
WOOHOOO! Snow!
You know I think its a man thing LOL Dave stocks up on starches too LOL just trade the beer for water though LOL OH then he would go fill up the 22 gallons of water jugs we have ( thank goodness they are not in 1 gallon increments! they are in 6 and 5 LOL)
I wish 2-4 inches was enough to stop life in Chicago! I could use a snow day, but unfortunately for us it takes about 10-15 inches to stop us!
Honey,
You can spin a tale with just four grocery items.
I think my choices were sound. If it is cold and snowy, I want bread for toast in the morning, Goldfish for lunch, cookies for desert and a beer to drink while sitting in front of the fire.
I figured we could order pizza out, they drive in anything.
Afterall I am just a man, what were your expectations?
A nice brie, crackers, a veggie plate, shrimp, and a few fillets?
xoxoxoxo
LOL...growing up in Alabama, I know all about those infrequent snows when we would get all dressed up in multi-layers of clothes (we owned no snow suits) and try to build a snowman before all the white stuff melted. Sometimes we had to borrow snow from my grandmother's yard next door.
Now, I usually get all the snow I can handle up here in Chicago. But this year hasn't been too bad at all. A few small snows, but no stay-at-home-because-the-snow-is-too-deep-for-the-snowplows days.
Have fun!
Now Jill, it cant be that bad in your town can it? We have no grocery stores in my "town" . so we have to trek the 15 miles either direction to get the "milk and bread".. lol. we have about 3 inches at the moment in North west tn, and supposed to snow all night and tomorrow and sunday snow flurries... so its coming your way, ready or not! lol have fun and take pics of your snowmen!
LOL @ better get your goldfish and beer!
We're supposed to get 6-10 inches in Maryland. It's supposed start soon.
LOL have fun with the snow and the goldfish.
It doesn't snow here where I live EVER. Only two of my kids have even seen snow and that was from a distance.
It snows a LOT further down NZ though :)
He forgot the Doritos!
We are in Utah visiting my son. His birthday is Sunday.
Long drive, but much needed vacation.
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