Today, we went to get food from a giveaway.
Huge pork loin roast, at least 5 lbs.
18 juice oranges
dozen grapefruit
10 lbs potatoes
3 lbs red onions
3 tomatoes
4 sweet potatoes
4 huge premade hamburgers, 6 ozs each
3 lb. bag of grated cheddar cheese
2 half-gallons organic milk
dried organic apples
Kind peanut butter clusters
dried figs
two boxes Great Grains cereal
dozen cans of carrots, corn, black-eyed peas (will give to friend)
4 cans of chicken breast
Cookies, candy bars, granola bites
Russell Stover sugar-free candy
Cetaphil facial cleanser
We asked to take a portion to a neighbor, but they forget to give her a box of vegetables. We gave her some of our vegetables and all the cans of food. She did get the cans of food, though. Well, we kept the chicken and green peas from our box.
We also got chicken tenders, more, smaller pork loins, hamburgers, chicken breasts, lemonade tea (gave away), and many packages of cheetos. We gave away most of the Cheetos!
Lynda has been sickly. Monday, I shared some Hall's Mentholyptus cough drops, today I gave her guaifenesin. She says the kids in the daycare where she works sneeze in her face. I suggested she wear a mask. When the kids ask why, she can tell them they sneeze all over her face and do not cover their mouths.
Tuesday dinner was hamburger but no bun, salad with tomato. All was free.
Monday night, I slept two hours and managed to get a two-hour nap today. Tuesday bedtime should be early.
Since I did not take my Tuesday medicine until midnight, I stayed up until 1:30. ugh! Then, I only slept 7 hours.
So, Wednesday morning here and Tommy is mansplaining to me again. I asked what Obama said, and he explained it was a sound-bite to get people to listen to the story later. He did not know the answer. If he does not know the answer to my question, he goes off on a tangent of mansplaining! Just shoot me now! I could easily ignore this, but he just mumbles on and on while I miss the next three minutes of whatever. Otherwise, I would just ignore the mansplaining! Do you get mansplaining from anyone?
We are now going to Aldi for butter and eggs. Okay, just returned. It was a nightmare in Aldi!
It was not crowded. Usually, there is produce all over the floors and boxes everywhere. That was not true this time.
The butter was full-price on the shelf, but I found an ad and the butter in the ad was same butter on the shelf. But, that was extra steps I did not need. The egg cartons were soft feeling, like they were damp. That was skeezy feeling. And, many eggs were broken. So, I had to sort that which meant turning loose of the buggy causing me pain, making me feel I might fall.
Finally, I think I got unbroken eggs. I left with four cartons of eggs @ $1.97/dozen and three pounds of butter@$1.97/lb. I eat lots of eggs but not much butter. There will be other sales for butter before I need more butter.
So, no more Aldi for a long time. I think this is only my fourth trip ever to Aldi!
Isn't it great to get so much free food!
ReplyDeleteKim,
DeleteIt was and we will use every bit.
You are blessed to get such a nice variety of free food. This particular box had everything I would use myself. Much better than getting a bunch of packages of processed type foods. I'm glad you were able to find eggs and butter at a decent price. I'm afraid it will get more and more difficult to find many deals at the grocery store. Even Aldi is going up despite their efforts to keep prices lower. Ranee (MN)
ReplyDeleteRae,
DeleteIt was a good box, actually two boxes, of food. We eat all that food. Now, I have potatoes for potato salad for Easter. The food boxes from this particular place are usually really good. I got eggs for half what it would have cost elsewhere, thankfully.
Aldi is a lot of work, especially if you're unfamiliar with how they work. I've shopped there for almost 30 yrs & it's my favorite store.
ReplyDeleteI came to check out your blog after reading your question on 'If you do stuff, stuff gets done'.
Jenny,
DeleteI rely heavily on the electric carts in store! So, it is too much pain and work for me. Thanks for coming by. Come again.
What a blessing on all that free food. Very happy you and Tommy got that.
ReplyDeleteEllen,
DeleteThank you. We will put it to good use.
Man, what a sa-weet haul! No losers in that group except the dried figs. I never know what make with them. The last pkge DH bought went to the birds, who liked them fine. How will you use them?
ReplyDeleteYour Tuesday dinner sounds great! I love a bunless burger on a salad. I add Russian dressing, chopped pickles, onions, & tomatoes, plus shredded cheese to make it a cheeseburger-in-a-bowl. Yum!
Have I ever been mansplained to? Oh good Lord yes, all the damn time. Even DH and DS are guilty of it (infrequently, because I shut it down quick).
I have been trying to get a shower grab bar installed. The 24" one I bought (Kohler) was no good because it relies on studs for installation. So I went with the plumber's rec of a Moen bar. Dude brings a 30" bar and tries to tell me it's better than what I wanted. Uh, no--it looks stupidly long in the space. He says, "But you'll need it that long so you can shave your legs and hang on to the bar at the same time!" Uh, dude--DO NOT try to tell me how I shower!
I just said, "I asked for a 24" bar, not a 30". It's wrong and looks ridiculous. We can reschedule when you've got the size I asked for."
Ugh. Do not try to convince me your mistake is a better idea!
Sue,
ReplyDeleteTommy had mustard on his salad, like his hamburger would have had. I had Miracle Whip.
I might just eat them as a snack. I might use scissors and cut them up tiny and mix with pecans I have here for a snack. I will not feed them to the birds.
Tommy gets furious when I tell him to stop mansplaining. He says he is trying to make sure I have very full knowledge of whatever it is.
I would have been tempted to beat him around his head and shoulders with that bar. I really would be annoyed if a guy tried to describe my perceived bathing habits. Besides, do women stand in the shower to shave legs?
Yeah, a good smack upside the head with a bar of stainless steel would have done him a world of good.
ReplyDeleteI do stand up in the shower to shave. I have a small teak corner stool that I put my foot on. In our old house we had a tub/shower combo, so I sat on the edge of the tub.
What really chapped my ass was a MAN trying to tell me how I shave my legs! And that's mansplaining in a nutshell: someone with no damn clue trying to sound like an expert. What a fool! I don't suffer fools gladly, but he really is an awesome plumber...so there you go.
Next time Tommy tries to mansplain, you can tell him to keep it to himself because the room will only hold one big head. ;^) ;^)