January 9, 2003

• A Conversation With BT;

  
  

  Synopsis- While trying to save money, I decided to shop only at Wal-Mart for my groceries (yeah we have a super one, cool huh?).  Wal-Mart does automatic debits when you write a check.  My grocery bill is HUGE, thus meaning that in order to save money, by not shopping at Publix, (which is unGAWDly expensive), and floating a check for a couple of days.  I needed to wait until payday and go to Wal-Mart.  This in turn, meant that the only true food we had in the house was of the dinner variety.  The children had things for Breakfast and lunch, but I had some slim pickin's(I'm picky).  So my daily ritual for that week involved me going into the kitchen, opening the pantry, then moving to the fridge then finally, the freezer, only to turn and walk out empty-handed (after finding the kids something, gawd knows they are ALWAYS hungry).  So Thursday of that week I walk into the kitchen and start my ritual of opening the pantry.  BT and LT ALWAYS follow me into the kitchen, they have radar, no matter where those children are in the house (and no matter if they are sleeping or awake) they hear me walk into the kitchen.

  
  

  Me (opening the pantry door); <heavy sigh, silent cursing>, "Hmmmm..."

  
  

  BT (walking into the kitchen and coming up behind me as I close the door); "Any food in there yet, Mom?"

  
  

  Me (stifiling heaves of laughter); "No." ;Opening the fridge door;

  
  

  BT (again standing behind me, with his brother behind him); "None in there either, huh?"

  
  

  Me (laughing outloud at this point); "Nope, but I'm going shopping tomorrow, YAY!"

  
  

  BT; YAY!

  
  

  The truly sad thing about the whole encounter was that BT was absolutely SERIOUS when he asked if there was food in there yet. 
  And just so everyone knows, we haven't had one of those weeks since...we re-financed the house that week and have saved $300 on our mortgage payment each month.

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