God had a slow morning...

Y'all I know that God had a slow morning because he was getting lots of giggles at my expense!  I saw a post on one of my websites about a great deal on Hershey's chocolate (Those of you who actually read my FB posts will know what I am talking about) so I got my coupons printed and raced for the door.  I was so excited I almost ran out in my pajama pants, I only realized it when I was slipping on my flip flops and wound up with my pants around my toes in my shoe (Yes, it happens.....I'm short, pajama pants are long...back off!). So I run back to my room and change really quick then head out the door.  I actually did forget to brush my teeth (Good thing I scored Tic Tacs for $0.24 each yesterday!).

I had 3 stores to hit this morning: Sam's Club, Walmart and Target (Chocolate!)

Sam's went fine it was a super quick trip and I always score a $0.94 diet coke so that makes life good.  They are doing some remodeling so the actual cafe is closed off but they have a temporary area set up for it.  The credit card machine was not working so the nice man behind the counter had to actually swipe my card and print out something for me to sign.  So I bend over the counter to sign it and when I look up I catch him staring down my shirt.  I left the house in a crew neck T shirt this morning.....course my dogs have the "Unfortunate Aiello male boob obsession" so they are in the habit of grabbing the tops of my shirts or sticking their big fat heads in the necks of my shirts and causing some serious stretching.  I really don't get bent about having my chest stared at, it's entirely too common when you have a large one and I guess for a $0.94 soda the poor guy can take a look if it makes his day a little brighter.

Walmart is another story.  Now this is the really nice Walmart that I do not get the shakes before going into....however, I have been in this store a couple of different times looking to scores some great deals and they are just not there.....I give up, really.  No more Walmart for me.  Luckily I did need to pick up this month's copy of All You so there really was a reason for me to go into the store (This is not on any other newsstand so either you have to go into Walmart or you have to subscribe).  I am not sure my subscription has gone through yet so, better safe than sorry plus I was in the parking lot.  Now here is where it gets more interesting.  I put my grocery bag in the back of the truck, grabbed my Sam's stuff and tossed it in then shut the back of the truck..........WITH MY KEYS IN IT!  I have owned my truck for more than 5 years, I am not supposed to be ABLE to lock my keys in it because I have automatic door locks.  There I go again, proving that it is possible to do the impossible.  I usually do not toss my keys back there because I do not unlock the rest of the truck for just this reason (I cannot see the front and side doors while I am at the back and I often have my purse or wallet or whatever in the front).  This time I had my purse, binder and an unused shopping bag with me....so as soon as I realize this I pull out my AAA card for a rescue.  A word on AAA, today they sent me a hero...Henry, is my best friend today.  This one incident is enough to justify my annual fee, I do not have a spare set of keys at home.  They are on Joe's keys and he works downtown.  For him to come rescue me would have cost us 2 hours of his pay and a quarter tank of gas.  That is more than my yearly cost for AAA.....so, score for us.  This is one bill I never hesitate to pay as soon as I get it, a total no brainer.  Sorry, there goes that pesky rant again.  So, it is in the late 90's outside and I have about a 45 minute wait for my rescuer to arrive.....AND, my brand new magazine is locked in the back of the truck with my keys *sigh*.  So back into Walmart I go....I grabbed a cheeseburger and tried to entertain myself with a reminder that I hate spending money and I am not going to do it anymore and even though they have big discounts on books I don't need anymore and I can get them for less at the used bookstore and.......well, I think you get the picture.  The good news is that the truck arrived about 20 minutes ahead of schedule, I did manage to not buy anything else and he unlocked my car in about 45 seconds.  Oh, AND he gave me a cold bottle of water.....Yup, my hero!

I am going to interject a couple of sidenotes at this point.

1. When I got up this morning I realized that I had forgotten to set up the coffee pot.  Since we all know that really bad things happen when I attempt to make coffee after I wake up I have established a personal policy that does not allow me to touch the coffee maker other than to push the button and pour it from the carafe after it is ready.  So, I am running on NO coffee....
2. I am not angry, actually I am cracking up about the whole thing.  I sent Joe a text and he called me probably assuming that I was going to yell and scream and have a fit.  Instead, I laughed and told him about what an idiot I am.  He was probably incredibly grateful ;-)
3. This is all occurring before 11am......Not my best time of day.

Now I am off to Target...my last trip and the reason for my incredibly speedy exit from the house this morning.  I am really excited about this one and I get in to the store and Wooo Hoooo, it's even better than I thought!  Hershey's chocolate bars - 6pk on sale 2 for $5, I have a manufacturer coupon for $1 off 2 and a Target coupon for $0.50 off each.  Take off  $1 for each on and that means I get 12 Hershey bars for $3.....now to sweeten the deal, I also have 2 coupons for free marshmallows when you buy a 6pk of Hershey bars and a box of graham crackers (which are also on sale).....SCORE!!!  With all those free marshmallows I can use a box of the Rice Krispies I bought yesterday ($1.50 a box) and make Joe some Rice Krispie Treats!  Wait til he hears about this one, I see a happy dance coming!  This is an excellent end to my shopping excursion this morning although I have to admit to coming home and crawling into bed for a nap ;-)