Big Mistake...Gave My Hubbie A Shopping List.
Hanfordrose
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I made a list of things that we need from the grocery store. I did plan to go along with my hubbie Ed today, but my right knee was especially bad this morning. I would have to wait a bit, before taking my shower; so, I sent him with the list. This is something that I don't usually do.
When we go to the store, I am in an electric cart. Ed picks up a few big items, like bottled water, his soda and such. Then, he parks the cart and drinks coffee at the front of the door, while I buzz around picking up everything else and make trips to his cart to unload. Then, we check out...but NOT TODAY.
The first phone call came from the vegetable department. "The radishes aren't in bags. What do I get?" My mistake was to write '2 packs' in front of the word radishes on the list. Ed had to find the bundled radishes with leaves and actually put them in a bag. That was obviously an executive decision for a man that doesn't eat radishes. There are just some vegetables that he doesn't understand.
Of course, Ed likes only one 'green vegetable'...CORN. Yes, I know that corn is not a green vegetable; but Ed will tell you that it is green. "All you have to do is see it growing in the field. It is GREEN."
On the shopping list were some apples...specifically Granny Smith and Red Delicious. Ed asked, "Can I get some Grandpa Smiths apples too?"
My first thought was, "This is going to be one of those days."...but I responded with, "If you can find them." :huh:
Actually Ed was doing alright with the rest of the list. The celery hearts and baby carrots were packaged up; so, he had no problems there.
Ed managed to find a couple of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners for me, though one had almonds; and I can't eat nuts. When I showed him the picture on the front of the box later, he said, "Those almonds looked like beans." No...he didn't read the front of the box. He just looked at the pictures. My sweet hubbie said that he would eat that frozen dinner. Realizing that was a lie, I looked at him for a moment; and he admitted that he really wouldn't eat it. He wouldn't eat any frozen chicken dinner. I will pass it on to my neighbor who is also trying to lose weight.
My biggest mistake of the morning was to call Ed at the store with a last minute addition to the list...Laughing Cow Cheese. This is a item that I have never bought but wanted to try. That request sent Ed on a scavenger hunt through the store from the dairy department to the deli. With his cell phone in hand, he tried to describe various cheeses along the way. He kept finding pictures of cows..."but none of them are laughing." :noway:
Finally, someone directed him to the deli; and he found an employee to help him. Of course, the woman was hispanic; and Ed was trying to explain 'laughing cow' to her in combination of English and pantomime. Somehow, Ed stumbled upon a package with the 'laughing cow' on the label. Unbelievably, he read the package! "Mama...It says 35 calories. Is that what you want?" More information please. "It comes in onion or soft spread." What? Finally, I realized that he was holding a couple of round packages containing 6 wedges each...one in each hand. I thought that they were sold in individual, little round cheeses.
Speaking slowly, I told Ed to put down the onion flavored package and read the other package label to me.
"Laughing Cow...light...original...swiss...cheese." Hallelujah!!! It only took him 15 minutes to locate that one item. At that point, I just wanted him to get checked out and come home. However, he still had some more items to buy...things he wanted and understood, like bananas, bread and peanut butter.
See you soon, Sweetie. He made it!
Remind me to never give him a shopping list again.
I read this post to Ed. His response was..."I'm a big boy today." Yes, you are.
When we go to the store, I am in an electric cart. Ed picks up a few big items, like bottled water, his soda and such. Then, he parks the cart and drinks coffee at the front of the door, while I buzz around picking up everything else and make trips to his cart to unload. Then, we check out...but NOT TODAY.
The first phone call came from the vegetable department. "The radishes aren't in bags. What do I get?" My mistake was to write '2 packs' in front of the word radishes on the list. Ed had to find the bundled radishes with leaves and actually put them in a bag. That was obviously an executive decision for a man that doesn't eat radishes. There are just some vegetables that he doesn't understand.
Of course, Ed likes only one 'green vegetable'...CORN. Yes, I know that corn is not a green vegetable; but Ed will tell you that it is green. "All you have to do is see it growing in the field. It is GREEN."
On the shopping list were some apples...specifically Granny Smith and Red Delicious. Ed asked, "Can I get some Grandpa Smiths apples too?"
My first thought was, "This is going to be one of those days."...but I responded with, "If you can find them." :huh:
Actually Ed was doing alright with the rest of the list. The celery hearts and baby carrots were packaged up; so, he had no problems there.
Ed managed to find a couple of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners for me, though one had almonds; and I can't eat nuts. When I showed him the picture on the front of the box later, he said, "Those almonds looked like beans." No...he didn't read the front of the box. He just looked at the pictures. My sweet hubbie said that he would eat that frozen dinner. Realizing that was a lie, I looked at him for a moment; and he admitted that he really wouldn't eat it. He wouldn't eat any frozen chicken dinner. I will pass it on to my neighbor who is also trying to lose weight.
My biggest mistake of the morning was to call Ed at the store with a last minute addition to the list...Laughing Cow Cheese. This is a item that I have never bought but wanted to try. That request sent Ed on a scavenger hunt through the store from the dairy department to the deli. With his cell phone in hand, he tried to describe various cheeses along the way. He kept finding pictures of cows..."but none of them are laughing." :noway:
Finally, someone directed him to the deli; and he found an employee to help him. Of course, the woman was hispanic; and Ed was trying to explain 'laughing cow' to her in combination of English and pantomime. Somehow, Ed stumbled upon a package with the 'laughing cow' on the label. Unbelievably, he read the package! "Mama...It says 35 calories. Is that what you want?" More information please. "It comes in onion or soft spread." What? Finally, I realized that he was holding a couple of round packages containing 6 wedges each...one in each hand. I thought that they were sold in individual, little round cheeses.
Speaking slowly, I told Ed to put down the onion flavored package and read the other package label to me.
"Laughing Cow...light...original...swiss...cheese." Hallelujah!!! It only took him 15 minutes to locate that one item. At that point, I just wanted him to get checked out and come home. However, he still had some more items to buy...things he wanted and understood, like bananas, bread and peanut butter.
See you soon, Sweetie. He made it!
Remind me to never give him a shopping list again.
I read this post to Ed. His response was..."I'm a big boy today." Yes, you are.
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Your radish story made me laugh! A couple of weeks ago I sent my poor hubby to the store with radishes on the list. When he came home with no radishes I asked him if he forgot. No, they had radishes, but they all still had their leaves attached and he didn't think that was right.:laugh:0
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No, they had radishes, but they all still had their leaves attached and he didn't think that was right.:laugh:
I had Ed help me to prepare all the veggies for the refrigerator. He didn't like pulling the radishes off of the stems and was disappointed that the big bundles gave up so few radishes. Usually, we shop at Walmart; and they sell the radishes that are already prepacked without the leaves. There were fewer radishes in the 3 bundles than in one bag of the Walmart radishes.
Ed also questioned why I insisted on washing all the celery stalks and carrots. "But they're already cleaned." Not in my book! I wash all fruit and vegetables...then, they go into plastic storage containers. There are just too many chemicals and other nasty things that can remain on fresh fruit and veggies...even the bagged ones.
By the way...I just found out that there are 8 little wedges in the Laughing Cow package. That's nice. Now, I wonder how they taste.0 -
EeeUuuu! Don't eat Laughing Cow Swiss with celery. That is not a good combination.
Hmmm? Maybe it would be better on a hot english muffin for breakfast instead of butter...and with a touch of Marmite. That might be better.
I wonder how other folks eat their Laughing Cow Swiss?0 -
You were not wrong. Laughing Cow does have mini round cheeses. I like them better than the wedges. More real. They are an inch inch in diameter and are packaged 6 to a little mesh bag. They are branded as Mini Babybell. Yummers.0
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My husband is the same way, I get tons of phone calls if I send him on an errand.0
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Bahahahaha I had a similar experience of this when I was dealing with my foot having a infection in it last weekend. I sent my husband to shop and he took pictures and asked me what certain veggies were. It was hilarious but he did a great job and was so sweet to do it for me. Usually I always go with him so he knows the store but he had to fend for himself this one time. He made sure to get everything on the list and stayed under budget!
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Here we go again! Damn women always with the stereotypes! I'm tired of it, I do all the shopping and cooking AND work full time while being the primary caretaker of the children. So BAM!0
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Here we go again! Damn women always with the stereotypes! I'm tired of it, I do all the shopping and cooking AND work full time while being the primary caretaker of the children. So BAM!0
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That's wonderful that you do all that for your family!! I have noticed a trend with most men though If you give them a list they stick to it. Awesome!! But you have to be very specific on what you want!!! You are commended for being the Most Awesome man in the world!!!Here we go again! Damn women always with the stereotypes! I'm tired of it, I do all the shopping and cooking AND work full time while being the primary caretaker of the children. So BAM! 0 -
Loved the whole story, made me giggle.
This is probably how my mother feels when I call her from the store asking about this or that, now that Im no longer eating prepackaged food its a whole new world. 0 -
That's wonderful that you do all that for your family!! I have noticed a trend with most men though If you give them a list they stick to it. Awesome!! But you have to be very specific on what you want!!! You are commended for being the Most Awesome man in the world!!!Here we go again! Damn women always with the stereotypes! I'm tired of it, I do all the shopping and cooking AND work full time while being the primary caretaker of the children. So BAM!
Yeah, pretty much. I'm humble too 0 -
Here we go again! D**n women always with the stereotypes! I'm tired of it, I do all the shopping and cooking AND work full time while being the primary caretaker of the children. So BAM!
Believe me, Sean...this is no stereotyping. Ed is UNIQUE in his own right. They don't call him Pastor Special Ed for nothing. He manages to make everything an adventure. Several of my MFP friends have asked me in the past to share my 'adventures with Ed'. He is loving, caring and the best man that I have ever known...but...put Ed in any situation that involves food, and you are in for another adventure with Ed. He has a way of adding humor to anything he does...except for his cooking. That is entirely a nightmare in the making.
I have the greatest respect for anyone who is a parent and responsible to shopping and preparing food for the family. You are definitely 'special' but not in a 'special ed' way. 0 -
Hey - at least he didn't come home with a puppy!
Love that commercial, lol0 -
I believe you 100% :laugh:
That's wonderful that you do all that for your family!! I have noticed a trend with most men though If you give them a list they stick to it. Awesome!! But you have to be very specific on what you want!!! You are commended for being the Most Awesome man in the world!!!Here we go again! Damn women always with the stereotypes! I'm tired of it, I do all the shopping and cooking AND work full time while being the primary caretaker of the children. So BAM!
Yeah, pretty much. I'm humble too0 -
The next time you send Ed to do the grocery shopping. Turn off your cell phone. Just to see what happens.
[leaves this thread on the edge of her seat. can't wait for another "ed" thread.]0 -
Hey - at least he didn't come home with a puppy!
Love that commercial, lol
Oh that is very real possibility. My hubbie was a puppy or even a full grown dog so much right now. Unfortunately, we leave in a 'no pets' apartment at the moment. Some this summer (after my knee surgery), we hope to move to a place where we can once again have a dog.
I haven't seen a commercial yet about a man coming home from the store with a dog. That should be funny.0 -
Haha! This is hilarious. Both my boyfriend and my sister are pretty much the same as Ed...0
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reminds me of the time I sent my sons shopping for Thanksgiving. I never knew they even made cream of onion soup. the list said onion soup mix.0
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