Tuesday...errands and such

Tuesday is the day I run errands and since I hadn't shopped last week (being on vacation and all), the troops were complaining that we had "NO FOOD".  Of course, they always think we have no food if there isn't any junk food around and since I avoid buying junk food, that's pretty much all the time.  After I got Tara to school I headed off to my first stop, Blockbuster.

I could go into my long current rant about how I am mad at Blockbuster and their change in the mail-in rental policies (used to be on my plan you could have one from the store and one that had been mailed to you at a time, now it's just one at a time and you alternate between the two), but I won't step on that soapbox.  Just suffice it to say I have switched to Netflix and am enjoying them much more for the same price.   This was our last movie at Blockbuster as I am cancelling our Blockbuster membership.

Next stop...Winco

Next was the grocery store.  Now, I am sure I could run all over town and go to ten different stores to get the lowest prices around and what's on sale, but I have comparison shopped and generally Winco has the lowest prices so this is where I get most of my groceries.  It's not necessarily a fancy store, but they have most of what I need.

Trader Joe's...I love this store

Okay, I do admit to grocery shopping at two other places (besides some in-between shopping at Walmart) and one of them is Trader Joe's.  Our Trader Joe's has TERRIBLE parking and it is almost always crowded, but it is such a fun place and they always have different things that we love to try.

Costco is my last grocery stop

Costco is my last stop of the day.  I mostly go here because milk is $1 or more cheaper per gallon and there are a couple more staples I get there.  I have learned that the key (at least for me) to not overspending there is to go weekly.  That way I don't feel like I HAVE to buy something just because they have it and the lure of new products doesn't appeal to me as much.

After errands, Tara came home from school (Jenna picked her up) and we went to Daisy Scouts at the park.  They were earning a recycling badge so learned all about it and had a recycling relay race.  Of course, after taking all the pictures earlier in the day, I forgot to take pictures there. 

Right after Daisies was swimming lessons (thank goodness Daisies is only once a month) so we headed over to the gym.  Tara has just gotten moved up to the second level in lessons and really likes them.

 

Practicing kicking...keep those legs straight and toes pointed

Waiting her turn...there were only three kids in the class so not much waiting

I didn't get any backstroke pictures, but maybe Thursday when we go.  That's her favorite stroke.

Afterwards we came home and had nachos for dinner and then watched Open Season 2.  I have to take it back tomorrow before I cancel our Blockbuster membership.  Sammy and Jenna had an avocado with their dinner and Tara wanted to plant the seed in water.  Ooooohhhhh.....how I wish we could really grow an avocado tree.  They are my favorite!