Sitting down to a feast of Thanksgiving goodness at church Sunday, I had opportunity to talk with my friend Mary about my Nothing New adventure. She was shocked to hear that I had actually included food in the "no shopping" ban. "Yeah, use up everything in the pantry," she said. "I should do that," she said.
I didn't tell Mary that I was certainly not going to use up everything in the pantry this November. As the photo here shows, I still have enough jello and tuna fish to see me through the Zombie apocalypse. And that 24-roll shrink wrap package of toilet paper I bought Halloween night? Haven't opened it yet. My pantry is a little overstocked ...
I was raised in a family with four kids and I raised four kids myself, so my understanding of "normal" when it comes to filling pantry shelves is a little skewed. It may take more than one month of exploring the word "ENOUGH" before I really start to understand the concept ....
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All that Jello will avail you naught when a teenager has a growth spurt. Suddenly you will be singing the Mother Hubbard blues.
Yes, I know this, Bill. I remember well when Matthew would come home from high school with a bevy of beefy boys. No matter how much of "whatever" I had in the fridge and cabinets ... it was gone in 20 minutes! For now, Luke is a nibbler and I have not adjusted my shopping patterns to match his appetite (or lack thereof)!
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