The New Wednesdays

Last year Wednesday night was basically the weekend, freedom, and date night all rolled into one, since Stephen had a test every Wednesday morning. This year, with the sporadic tests on Fridays, the weeks and weekends feel more normal so we don't really have one specific night reserved for dates. Now, Wednesday mornings are blocked off for "studying" by the dental school, but with tests on Fridays it's not quite as productive as the study hour used to be. Well, at least not for studying. This morning Stephen was able to sleep in and watch YouTube videos in bed and then he sprang into action putting dinner in the crockpot, folding laundry, taking care of the Captain, paying the internet bill.... Personally, I quite enjoy the Wednesday morning study block! (Even if it does mean he gets to stay asleep after I go to work.)

Since the crockpot dinner was waiting for us this evening, we ate at home then went to Sam's to pick up my new official membership card (a random perk from my company). While we were there, we figured we'd see what all they had to offer and how the prices compare to what we usually buy. Disregarding the fact that there are only two of us to use up Duggar-sized portions, the cost of buying in bulk is actually lower than I expected! We ended up spending the evening moseying through most of the store checking out the sweet deals and wondering if we could eat a box of 36 Pop Tarts before the expiration date.

Thankfully, it was time to buy more toilet paper. You don't usually look forward to such purchases? Well, on a cost-conscious shopping trip a couple months ago I found myself thinking, "oh if it's called Angel Soft it must be wonderful and it's soooo much cheaper," so I picked up a nice gigantor bundle of not-so-soft toilet paper and regretted that decision several times a day ever since. We are finally down to the last two rolls and that is just one more thing I am thankful for, so don't be surprised if you hear such words out of my mouth at the Thanksgiving gathering. Anyway, tonight we did some comparing and chose a nice, large pack of a more luxurious paper which we will likely still be enjoying when the glorious daylight savings time returns.

We also needed more Kleenex, and found the same boxes we usually buy bundled in a group of twelve. We happily purchased those too, and Stephen cracked them open when we got home. He then not-so-quietly announced that "these Kleenex smell like fart" so here we go again just like the Angel Soft... one Kleenex down, 11.99 boxes to go.

~ Buckwheat