Shopping

In the past shopping has been difficult. A week before Eric was to start Kindergarten, we were pulling out of the grocery store parking lot, and he tells me, "You can do this while I'm at school." Me: "What, you don't like shopping?" Eric: "no." And EVERY time I took him to the store after school he would tell me in his most condescending voice, "You were supposed to do this when I was in school!"

He hates shopping, with one exception, Costco. We stopped by after swimming lessons today. He told me, "If they don't let people with swimming suits on in the store you'll have to bring the samples to me out in the car." I assured him that since he was wearing a t-shirt with his swimming suit all would be fine. But I was wrong! We had arrived too early for samples. I suggested that we buy our milk and leave, but Eric had a better idea. We wandered around Costco for 20 minutes until there were an acceptable amount of sample carts operating. (Although I did make him pass up on the black tea and energy bar samples. Yeah that's all he needs is a booster of caffeine!)

So did I waste my time in Costco? No. I can now tell you that between all the brands of 100% juice drinks sold in individual servings Caprisun and Kirkland tie in being the cheapest at $0.034 an ounce. I can also tell you that the blow-up waterslide/pool/climbing wall is way cool and way too expensive at $700. And that you can knock down the basket ball display with the display ball even if you were "just shooting it." Just incase you were wondering.