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Beautiful Day and Grocery Shopping

April 15th, 2012 at 06:37 am

It was an amazing day here. Blue sky, lots of sun... so after a delicious breakfast of homemade blueberry pancakes, vegetarian sausage and mochas, The Husband and I gathered the kids and we all went for a hike. Funny how it was raining and stormy a few days ago, and this morning we were packing icy water bottles and sunscreen to take with us.

We drove 15 minutes or so, and then hiked up a ridge (way, way up there!) We had beautiful views of a lake, valley, and creek below. We took the dog, and she loved it, too. Some members of our group were hiking in tank tops... it really warmed up! There were beautiful native California plants in bloom, lots of lizards to see (The Husband caught one with a long piece of grass-- a great trick!), and we all love the exercise part of it, too.



After we got home and took thorough showers (LOTS of poison oak on the trail), I went to the grocery store. Thanks to Monkey Mama, a certain nearby chain is back on my radar. It's actually not that close--- the closest store is about 10 miles away, and there are probably at least 7 stores closer. But they do have some good deals, so I'll need to watch and drive when it's worth it.

I did great there today! I had lots of coupons (only for things we would use anyway), and stocked up on fruit, four boxes healthy granola bars and pretzels for kids' lunches, body wash, five boxes cereal, tortillas, pizza toppings, potatoes, avocados, eggs, sour cream, cilantro, hot peppers, four pints Ben and Jerry's, goldfish crackers, Tide, dish soap and cat food... my total was $108 after coupons, and I got $20 in vouchers to use next time. One was the "spend $75, get $10" deal, and the other was "spend $30 on specific products, get $10." I walked out of that store pretty pleased. It was a lot of food for the money! Again, thanks to Monkey Mama for the heads up on those deals!

Dinner? grilled chicken, tortillas, lettuce, salsa, homemade guacamole, sour cream, mexican rice and grated cheese. Ice cream for dessert. Delicious!

2 Responses to “Beautiful Day and Grocery Shopping”

  1. PatientSaver Says:
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    The hike sounds really great.

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
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    What a beautiful photograph!

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