Its Thursday which means I work tonight. Since I was sick last week it seems like forever since I was there. I slept well last night and it should be a great night.
Last night we went out to eat. Carlos O'Kelly's. I try to check on-line at Calorie King to see if the restaurent is listed so I can choose what to eat before we go. They have a great light menu and it tastes really good. Otherwise didn't do much. Brought my MIL some supper and boost, went to the library and got 2 books I had reserved by my favorite authors, Christopher Moore and Tim Dorsey, and watched a movie, Saint Ralph. Anyone seen that? It was pretty good. I wasn't sure if I would like it but it was funny and good.
Got my groceries for the week and spent a fortune. $117.00. It is so expensive to eat healthy. Why is it when they reduce the sodium or fat in foods they increase the cost? What's with that. Plus the low salt broth we got was in a smaller can and still cost more. Ticks me off.
Now since the horrible freeze in California I suppose I won't be able to afford any fresh fruit or veggies for the rest of the year. Meat has become ridiculous. I used to buy my chickens from the farm, organic big fat cooking hens but then the price went up to $8.00 a chicken! Yikes. What's up with that. I like the organic... chickens get fed lots of nasty drugs otherwise on the market and I don't want to eat them. Can't afford fish often. Seems like we spend more time eating multi bean meals to get our protein then meals with meat. I know it supposedly healthier, but I sure love a nice steak once in awhile.
Well outside it is snowing and really cold again. Just what we needed, more snow. When I was a child we would get snow by Oct. and it would be here until March give or take. We have been lucky the last few years. I got spoiled. As a child I loved the snow...sledding.....ice skating.....snow forts.....snow ball fights. Now I think of increased heating bills, maybe slipping and falling, driving hazards. I liked being a child better.
Well, everyone have a great day and I know some people are looking forward to the weekend so they are off work. Be careful and drive careful so you don't come to hospital and see us nurses.
6 comments:
Take care on the roads. Its nice to hear that you are feeling better. I too like you, get cross about food prices. And then.......to cap it all...we have to take it home and cook it ourselves! Lol! Thanks for making time to visit my wblog. Glad you liked the joke at the end too. I hope your husband sees the funny side of it.
You are so right...children see snow for the fun that it can bring. Adults see all the negatives around it. I still like to see it, and don't have a problem driving in it, however, its all those non-driving folks around me that I end up worrying about. I had wanted to drive to a few local places today, but with the lack of a "real" snowfall and the 20 some wrecks I saw this morning I decided to stay home and take pictures around the house.
Greg
Stay warm and safe.
Pam
yeah...sometimes it would be so nice to be like peter pan....and never have to grow up. :) still have the heart, mind and eyes of a child...i wish i could hold on to that, too!
gina
Hope all goes well at your end and the snow eases up and the nice warm sun come's out to warm things up.
I am looking forwards to the weekend, hope to see my son and have the grandkids down to see their 90 year old great grandma and nana and poppy!
Amazing how us old folks run on grandkid power!
Hugs :))))))Doreen
I buy low fat/low sodium so I know what you mean. My youngest has celiac disease which means everything has to be gluten-free...$4.49 for half a loaf of rice bread and even more for the frozen gluten-free pastas. A small bag of gluten-free pretzels is 7 bucks. Boy, do I spend the money when I shop for her. I noticed that oranges are way out there price wise now. Definitely must cheaper to eat garbage food. Chris
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