Let Mom do Your Shopping!

I have grown weary of thinking of things to get grocery wise.  I am a good cook, but it sucks cooking for one and I can be lazy about cleaning up.  I like a clean kitchen and prepared foods afford this.  Today, I asked mom just to buy me what she thought I would like.  Boy, was I surprised. 

“I’m in trouble,” she told me sitting in her car as I walked out to carry in my groceries. 

“Why?” I asked wondering what trouble a 64 year old lady could get in.  I looked puzzled.

“I spent $120 dollars on your groceries.  I got a little wild,” she replied.

I laughed. “We are just alike mom,” I said. “Don’t worry about it.  We’ve been so, so frugal for months to the point I didn’t have anything to eat at the end of many weeks.”

“Tell dad I would have spent that in one week drinking beer when I had control of my disability.”

Mom felt better with me telling her that.

Well, this is what mom got me.

• 6 tins of fish steaks in mustard sauce (Kinda like sardines, but not as fishy.  Milder)
• 2 boxes of Ritz crackers
• 2 bunches of bananas
• 8 granny smith apples
• 8 gala apples (I love these)
• 15 assorted Lean Cuisine meals (These are so good for frozen food.)
• 2 large bottles of Louisiana hot sauce
• 10 cans of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni (Thus the purchase of the hot sauce.  She knows I love it in my beefaroni.)
• 4 cans of Hormel chili with no beans
• 2 loaves of giant sunbeam bread
• 4 cans of tuna
• 1 bottle of sweet pickle relish
• 1 dozen eggs
• instant grits (I don’t like instant, but oh well, I will eat it when I get hungry enough)
• 1 package of Kroger brand thick cut bacon (This should be interesting.  I buy Black Label brand)
• 2 large boxes of unfrosted strawberry Poptarts.  
• 1 package of Country Pride pork sausage
• 1 large package of sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 bunch of celery for tuna salad
• 1 large jar of Blue Plate mayonnaise
• 6 cans of Kroger light lemonade