Monday, February 6, 2012

Shopping Revelation

This weekend our fun family outing was to Sam's Club - you know, the discount warehouse store?  We bought the membership three years ago when I was pregnant and freaking out about buying diapers for twins.  I've debated whether it was a good investment since it turns out I can get good diaper deals elsewhere as well, but since I can renew free every year using my Discover card points, I keep the membership and go every now and then.
M and N, June 2010, going to Sam's Club


UNTIL NOW

They are eating like little horses.  It's quite unbelievable.  With the exception of new foods, like, oh, say a casserole or pork chop (heaven forbid) they will eat every meal and sometimes ask for seconds.  And sometimes, thirds.  But today, M even ate a CASSEROLE THAT HE'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. Gasp!  Literally, I gasped!

This is a BIG CHANGE from the way they (okay, M) has been eating for about a year.  N is "healthy as a horse" when it comes to his relationship with food.  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, if ya catch my drift (wink wink;)

However, last weekend I picked up a box of Froot Loops because they were on sale and I had a coupon, yadayadayada.  Since they were sweet and brightly colored, I knew the boys would like them, but I was not prepared for them to inhale the whole box in four days.  Yes, FOUR DAYS.  Hubs and I didn't touch them, I swear, and they boys are eating them out of my old latte mugs with kiddie spoons. Because otherwise they just pour the milk everywhere at the end when they drink it - since I knew you would ask. They are just two and half!  I am just completely floored that they've eaten and entire box of cereal by themselves.  I didn't expect this for years.

And they have a brother on the way, who, by the looks of it, is going to rival them in the height/weight/eating department. 

I had a revelation this weekend: 

I am going to be warehouse shopping for the REST OF MY LIFE.

(Deep breath) I am okay with that. 


Really, I am.

1 comment:

Pam Kelsey said...

Memberships, discounts, coupons, double coupons, discount website, sales, B1/G1 FREE, stacking coupons, bargains, deals, steals, well maybe not that!, super Saturdays, blue light specials, coupon mom.com, and the list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and .............. Remember years ago when I used to tell you that I couldn't get that box of Captain Crunch cereal because I didn't have a C-O-U-P-O-N? Now you know why!!!