Category Archives: Feeding the Troops

I went shopping yesterday afternoon…and I cheated. I went to the commissary. I needed to shop without thinking, as we’d only just gotten home from our trip. What did I buy? Mostly produce. Some meat, cheese and eggs. I skipped … Continue reading →

I went to Food Lion first this morning, thinking I could pick up any sale items I needed and check their prices against the Walmart prices I already had written down. Food Lion was a disappointment, though. Their regular prices … Continue reading →

I usually make a list, the day before I go shopping, of my proposed dinner menus for the coming week. (I say proposed, because sometimes I forget to take something out of the freezer, like last week’s roasting chicken, and … Continue reading →

Didn’t I tell you we were out of toilet paper? The kids forgot to tell me and so, come Saturday night, we were down to our last roll. Eight people and one roll of toilet paper is not a pretty … Continue reading →