With all the stupid problems we have been having I have been depressed really bad. A few days ago, My sister called me and we went to the grocery store together. With $40.00 to spend for a months worth of food I felt more like going back to bed instead of being in a store full of people.
My sister made the day so special. She stopped and bought a couple of $5.00 pizzas then bought a bunch of the 25 cent cans of soda out of the machine at save a lot. Then she took us to the park by my old house. I missed that park a lot. It did me good to see the old house all painted with it's new roof and being taken care of. The girls played at the park and ate and ate until the pizza was all gone. Then my youngest climbed one of the trees and said take my picture aunt and my sis took her picture, she looks like a model standing there. This started the other girls climbing the tree to have their picture taken also. I couldn't help but laugh and soon I felt the depression lifting some.
Then we headed for the grocery store, I did ok for us and came home with enough food to make it for two weeks.
I loved seeing my neices and my darlings playing together. I was so proud of my girls for being so good. My sister raved and raved about how good my girls were. I still feel sad because of things I can not control, but I am thankful I have good people around me to keep me fighting and to remind me of the good things in my life.
Today my mother in law went with me to a pantry that her cousin told her about. There was an elderly lady that came in and made my day.
The lady had painted on eyebrows. she had used a black liner and bless her heart they were so thick and straight that I wanted to wash them off and redo them for her. She had a cute blond headed toddler in her arms when she walked in and while her grandaughter looked through the clothes she sat beside me and talked non stop while she held the baby. The woman had the best personality and I almost wanted to say will you adopt me and be my grandma? but I thought hubbys mom might get a little mad or hurt if I did.
I was excited that they gave us some fruit and some chips. I have been buying basics only and a little meat. Chips and fruit were heaven for us.
They included one of the small boxes like the ones we used to get fried chicken in . It had a small can of corn beef hash, a package of chips, and a package of cookies and some crackers.
The girls and I shared it all and the cookies tasted so good.
There wasn't a lot of food, but it is good food and my girls faces were all bright and they were so excited about the treats they gave us. When I saw a tiny bag of donuts it made me feel like someone must have whispered in their ears and told them I had wanted just one donut for over a month. Hubby snapped his up so quick when he came home that he looked like a little boy again.
No material world spoilt children here. I am like most moms, I want to give them the world, but instead they just get me. I can tell my girls are happy, well adjusted, smart, independent, little ladies. My uncle once said the best kind of wife is the one that could go to a rich society affair and have the grace of a queen then be just as at home eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich while sitting on a hill side in shorts and a tank top. I think my girls will make someone a wonderful wife one day.
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