Earlier today, I was thinking about how much it sucked being out of Kleenexes when you’re sick. Between LilZ’s disease and my allergies - we are out of tissues at the house. At some point in the night I had to switch to toilet paper, which is fine since we buy the good stuff. (Single-ply is not a good choice for Kleenex replacement - for the record.)
I decided I’d run by the store on my lunch break to get some tissues for the house. I asked LilZ if he needed anything, “Juice, cough medicine, and some bread.” I decided since this was turning into a real trip to the store, I’d get some of the groceries we were out of as well: Milk, cereal, Diet Coke and beer. (The necessities.) I called MrZ to see if he knew of anything offhand that we needed. “Beer and deodorant.” I love that we bothk new we were out of beer but neither one of us remembered we were out of toothpaste. We have our priorities straight.
I went to the store, ended up getting more things once I got there and walked around: carrots, bananas, oranges and salad dressing. I checked out ($75!) and loaded up the car to take the groceries home. I got home, unloaded the car, and then realized something.
I forgot to buy Kleenexes.
Sadly, if I had a dollar for everytime that happened: I’d be a millionaire. I guess I’ll run by the store on the way home to pick those up. Who wants to place bets on whether or not I’ll actually walk out of the store with Kleenexes in my hand?
I can’t count the number of times I have done this. I won’t give in to a list because it means I am old (of course, I am.)
Yesterday, I went to the store to buy dates for The Baking. And then, a couple hours later, I went to the store to buy butter for The Baking.
And guacamole is on my shopping list in all caps because it’s probably been three weeks since we first started saying “We forgot the guacamole AGAIN” whilst unloading the groceries.
even with a list, I always manage to forget the most important item I went to the store for. Yesterday it was toilet paper. today, it was also toliet paper. But at least I now have enough soda (10 12-can packs!) to fill a small lake. Thank god I keep a pack of paper products hidden under the stairs for when I do dumb stuff like this; otherwise, we’d all be wiping with aluminum cans! (when soda goes onsale for 5/$10, you just buy like there’s no tomorrow.)
I’ve made lists. But still have forgotten stuff because I didn’t bring my reading glasses and well, I can’t read a blurred list in the grocery store.
So don’t feel so bad.
Ummm… shopping… yeah… um, haven’t even begun.
What? It’s Christmas? When did that happen?
if it helps, i also do that ALL THE TIME.
I do that EVERY time. There is something that happens after child #2 comes along that causes major brain damage. Did you get the beer?
I do that crap all the time. Yesterday the angel tree gifts were due. But I had forgotten t get some batteries needed for the toys I had gotten. I ran to Target to get the batteries before running to the mall to drop off the gifts, and completely forgot to include the batteries. And I don’t even have any kids!
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I’m bemused that y’all stay stocked up on beer. It just would never occur to me to make sure I had that in the house.
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Hey, when buying for the entire family, you can’t be expected to remember EVERYTHING! Just maybe, you know, the stuff you WENT to the grocery store to pick up in the first place…