WFMW: Trader Joe’s

Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our lovely readers to help me out with my dinner issues (small issues like cooking it, for example), and as always, you came to my rescue. You had great ideas… but dinner is something I still struggle with. I don’t get home until 5:45 each night, and so time is of the essence.

Anyway, when I posted the plea for help last year, our in-real-life friend Krista left a comment saying that she finds shopping at Trader Joe’s really helpful. I stuck that in the back of my mind and always meant to go there, but never got around to it… until about three weeks ago. And now I am hooked!

They have a great selection of frozen food, dairy, wine and beer. And really, what more do you need? Oh, fresh produce, you say? Yes, they have that too. Bread, pasta, salsa, vitamins – they have it all. And none of it has any preservatives or high fructose corn syrup.

The only problem I have is that I like to plan my shopping trips ahead by looking online and getting an idea of what to buy, but as far as I can tell, the Trader Joe’s website doesn’t list their products (not very helpful, Trader Joe people!). So if you’re a TJ fan, help the rest of us out by leaving a comment with some of your faves (mine include salsa-flavored tortilla chips, mini tacos and Two Buck Chuck). Thanks!

Easy weeknight dinners – that works for me! For more WFMW tips, head over to Rocks in My Dryer!

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Paige!

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One of Those Mornings

This morning was definitely one of those mornings. You know, the kind where tears are shed before you even get out the door? Oh yeah, that was us today. And the tears weren’t even just from the kids.

Nothing horrible happened, it was just a collection of little things… I got up late, which never helps, Kate hadn’t picked out her outfit last night so it took a while to figure out what she was going to wear. The big meltdown, though, came when I tied Kate’s shoes wrong. The loops were too big, which is apparently a very. big. deal. So I re-tied them and then went back to finish getting myself ready. When I came back out to where she was, she had taken the shoes off. I was not happy about this development and gave her quite the lecture. I tied her shoes once again, and she told me that Daddy does it better. I was about to chuck the shoes out the window.

After the great shoelace debacle, we went around and around again about what jacket she was going to wear. I couldn’t find the one she wanted, and none of the other 1,938 that she owns would do. Finally Andy found the one she wanted, and we were headed out the door when she turned to me and said in a very sad tone, “I’m sorry I drive you crazy.”

I bent down, told her how much she means to me, and started to give her a quick hug. Then I remembered hearing someone (Oprah? Mother Theresa? Carol Brady? Not sure) say that she never let go first during a hug, that she waited for the other person to release. So I waited. A few seconds later, we were on our way, but both a little calmer because of taking that time to reconnect.

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