My favorite (?) thing to do...

Grocery shopping... This week, the dreaded chore fell on Sunday afternoon. It is just wrong to spoil a perfectly good weekend that way. It needs to happen on a Thursday night. The work week is nearly over by then, so we require extra rations to get us through the weekend - two whole days at home.

Does anyone else feel like grocery shopping has turned into a major event? Now we have to read labels. Remember that old game show where people had 10 minutes to run through the local A&P and cram as much food as possible into their cart? That used to be me. The object of the outing was to purchase edible food as quickly as possible. Now I walk through the store, analyzing everything I put in the cart - positive that Bob Greene and Dr Oz - complete with camera crew - are going to stop me in the parking lot and go through my bags for the next episode of the Oprah Show - "Unhealthy America, And The Moms That Make Them That Way".

Yesterday I watched the family in front of me checking out - piling the conveyer belt with Poptarts, Jello Pudding Packs, and Hostess Cupcakes. (I was so jealous) The last item the mom pulled out of the cart was a green pepper. I really think she only purchased it out of guilt. Bob Greene is getting to her, too. It's just a matter of time before her cart is full of high-fiber whole wheat wraps, skim milk, and oatmeal. *sigh*