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Personal blog of christian writer Katy McKenna Raymond in Kansas City, Missouri

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Katy McKenna Raymond
in Kansas City, Missouri


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Honest To Mom

I've got a big food-prep week ahead of me. Scott turns 26 tomorrow, and of course next Sunday is Father's Day. Besides that, I'm throwing a bridal shower for my niece Erin next Saturday.

So today I hit the store and spent a gazillion bucks, give or take. When you get up around a gazillion, I've found, quibbling over a few cents here or there loses its meaning. But I sure felt like quibbling when I unpacked my groceries and found that I'm one Lunchable over the line.

I can count the number of Lunchables that have entered this household on one hand. I did the math when they first hit the market and decided No Way. A couple of crackers, three slices each of pepperoni and cheese-like food product, and two cents worth of green jello? For How Much Money? I don't think so!

Unbeknownst (How I love that word!) to me, the lady behind me in line got a little too close too my stuff and her Lunchable fell over onto my 5-pound roll of ground beef. Hey, it happens, but darned if I didn't get charged for it.

Carrie's packing up her clean laundry to head back to Columbia. She usually avails herself of whatever groceries she finds interesting in my fridge and pantry. I couldn't wait to give her the good news that she'd fallen into more serendipitous fortune that she'd anticipated.

"Guess what, Care? I ended up with a Lunchable that I don't want. You can take it with you when you go."

"Um..." she hesitates to answer while she scopes the thing out. "You can save it for when Kev gets home from New York."

"I thought you loved Lunchables? You used to beg for them when you were little."

"It's just that after today, I'm going to start eating healthy."

This line always makes me chuckle, no matter who says it. Even if it's me telling the whopper, I laugh. Today is no exception.

"I would say I'm going to start eating healthy RIGHT NOW," she says, and I'm thinking I must have my deaf ear pointed toward her because her voice sounds so garbled, "but my mouth is CLEARLY full of M&Ms."

I'm so glad we had this little talk.
Posted by Katy on 06/11/05 at 08:25 PM
Fallible Comments...
  1. So, Carrie SHOULD have eaten the scumptious Lunchable for dinner tonight, after the M and Ms were gone, of course! I'll bet I've got you beat in the Lunchable race...Baillie and Dylan still like them, especially since they came out with the healthier (lol!) sub sandwich version. I pack two lunches every day still....
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    Posted by Bridget  on  06/12/05  at  06:19 AM
  2. I swear I can't spell anymore...SCRUMPTIOUS!!!
    Posted by Bridget  on  06/12/05  at  06:20 AM
  3. Are you sure "scum" wasn't a Freudian? Just kidding!! I guess Lunchables came out during our extremely poor phase, because I still can't get used to the idea of them. I didn't even know they had a sub-sandwich variety, so clearly I haven't kept up with the market...
    Posted by Katy  on  06/12/05  at  07:05 AM
  4. My son likes them. It's got to be one of the biggests scams however. Have you ever figured out the cost per pound? Or figure out that the packaging weighs more than the food?

    Take Care
    Michael
    Posted by Blogin Idiot  on  06/12/05  at  08:16 AM
  5. Oh, yes, it is a total scam, I agree. But I have to admit, I love the pizza ones!
    Posted by Bridget  on  06/12/05  at  08:56 AM
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