Mom and I had a big presentation to give yesterday, so I ran out to the A&P at 9:00 in the morning. I may officially have a new shopping time! The store was almost devoid of other customers, so no one looked at me funny while I sang along to the music (which was rocking again). There was no newspaper guy! I was in and out in 30 minutes!! Yes, these are the things that excite me. Yes, I’m aware of how sad that is.
The only odd thing to happen was the lady in front of me on line was trying to buy a poinsettia. A potted poinsettia. 5 weeks before Christmas. She stared with one that had had its leaves spray painted with gold glitter paint. No, lady, no, just walk away from the sparkly houseplant. Then she left the line to get another one, leaving Ol’ Sparkler sitting at another register. She said something like “If I get back, I’ll just go in front of you, ok?” And I didn’t say anything to her face, but as soon as she was out of earshot I said “NO!” and unloaded my cart in under 30 seconds.
The cashier was well into my order when Miss Christmas Spirit came back with a poinsettia that looked like it had been splashed with bleach, proceeded to sigh loudly at the paltry selection of poinsettias AT THE GROCERY STORE, ask the cashier whether or not she’d started my order and then huff out of the store when the cashier responded that she had, leaving a trail of potted poinsettias in her path. Very strange lady, indeed.
And that was it, nothing much else happened. The end. (not a very exciting update, huh?)
In the meantime, I’m not likely to be posting much until after Thanksgiving. So have a wonderful holiday, eat too much, drink a lot (if you’re both old enough and so inclined), and hug your near and dear ones. Thanks you for reading this blog, it’s something I enjoy doing and am grateful that I have a chance to share with you all.
