but I'm nice!

 I went out and about all by my lonesome, the other day, just to Aldi, and for a coffee on the way home.  Aldi was fine, I got what I needed, and behaved myself in the Fun Aisles, which is challenging when the Fun stuff is all on sale.  I climbed into the milk cooler, ripped the plastic off the new milk display, and dug out a gallon, reaching over a pallet that was empty save one lone leaking gallon...and handed it to a young mama with a baby in a front carrier.   I needed milk too, but as I was about to go back in on the second adventure, an employee with a proper box cutter came along and saved the day.  

Anyway.  Groceries bagged and put in the car, and yes, a coffee from the local coffee roaster.   I got gas first, then went in the back way.  I'll save the boring details, but there are two lines, the one I chose snaked around from the other direction,  sort of blocking the roadway, so I waited where I was, and when it was my turn, I started forward...but nope.  These two young girls shook their heads at me, laughing, and motioned for me to go to the back of the line...I shook MY head NO, motioned I had been waiting...but they both shook their heads, looked right at me, laughing, and nosed their car in a bit more...they were coming from an angle, I could have gone forward and edged them out, but didn't want a fender bender....over coffee!  The point here is that I was miffed.  Upset, shaky, indignant.  harrumph.  how DARE they?   

Okay, a few days later, it's kind of funny.  But at the time, not so much.  It was SO good for me though!  I saw pretty quickly how stirred up I was, and I put a stop to the thoughts before speeding up and slamming into their haughty little bumper, ha.  It really dawned on me,  Ah, this is how people end up so angry!  

One little incidence, and I saw that maybe....I'm not so nice.

Anyway....I got my iced Americano with heavy cream, another one for Sonja, and two iced chai lattes for Miss Char and Miss Cam, and off I went....the thought did cross my mind that I'd see those girls on the side of the road with a flat tire, and I'd help them, and they'd see how wrong they were, that I was a nice lady.   :)

This fine morning, I washed all the plates and bowls in the cupboard....they are white Corelle, and from our well water, they start getting build up....so I made a nice bleach/dishwash solution, and scrubbed them all....rinsed, dried, put away....phew.  I swept and mopped, and did some laundry.  I ordered some toilet paper and paper towels, and got something nice in the mail:  coffee from Singapore!  I haven't figured out who sent it, but I do have an idea...

So the days are filling in, I have been invited to go to some wineries with some of my older daughters. on Saturday..they like bringing me because I don't do tastings anymore, and can drive.  They might also like bringing me because I'm nice, ha. 

One of my resolutions has been to avoid sugar, that means no more Hershey Kisses after dinner.  Only I can eat one meal a day, and a handful of Hershey Kisses, and not lose weight....one DECENT meal, mind you....no breads or rolls, very little of the potatoes, mostly meat and veggies.....it's going on four years, yes  FOUR YEARS, of mostly one meal a day....but that's a whole  other story...no more kisses.

Last night, we had chicken stew in the Dutch oven, then I had a grapefruit, and a few handfuls of salted peanuts...and no Hershey Kisses.  :)

Tonight for dinner, you tell me! I am out of ideas!    I'm trying not to get the January Blahs here. The weather is gloomy,  and Christmas is all put away...ah well.   Maybe I'll go stare into the freezer and something will jump out at me...