tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post796657047283807325..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: Christmas ShoppingChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-20184865956865694232008-12-22T22:35:00.000-05:002008-12-22T22:35:00.000-05:00GJ - Yes, I did manage to remember the mixer, alth...GJ - Yes, I did manage to remember the mixer, although I forgot to add that in the tally at the end of this post. That was the only present I got, other than the avocado and wine boxes for myself.<BR/><BR/>Auds - This Target Supercenter puts any Costco, any Wal-Mutant, any Anything to shame. I have never seen anything like it, seriously. And that's not just 'cause I'm from Mathews. Arguably. They had aisles upon aisles of food, very similar to the Wal-Mutant Super Centers but higher quality. I'll take my Best Value and Dollar General any day...far fewer decisions to make and way fewer neon lights and distractions. But without the blue organic tortilla chips....with flax seeds. <BR/><BR/>Happy Christmas Eve's Eve.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-34860803195250264932008-12-22T20:11:00.000-05:002008-12-22T20:11:00.000-05:00Avocados are green and therefor festive enough for...Avocados are green and therefor festive enough for the holidays...even if I think they are gross and can not even stand to think of someone mashing them *gag* and putting it on tortilla chips! <BR/><BR/>"And when I say "super" I mean "a Target the size of Indonesia, with the population of China inside."<BR/><BR/>I had a little panic attack just reading that sentence. OMG...Target has supercenters too? <BR/><BR/>Pretty soon we're all going to be living in supercenters. *lol*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-35225383383887946232008-12-22T18:03:00.000-05:002008-12-22T18:03:00.000-05:00I remember the mixer story that mangled your poor ...I remember the mixer story that mangled your poor mom's finger. You said you were getting your mom a mixer but then you said you only checked out avocados and wine....you didn't buy the mixer?<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely looking forward to the east coast Blogapalooza thing so I can visit some of these shopping court houses.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm gonna shoot off an email to Joe Biden to tell him to lay off the botox! It makes him look rediculous...like a male version of Priscilla Presley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-74216249811976108482008-12-22T17:37:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:37:00.000-05:00Anonymous Mathews Native - I have always wondered ...Anonymous Mathews Native - I have always wondered about the pocketbook/purse thing as well. While I don't think we have the monopoly on the word, I do think it is being used less and less. Good luck with that wrapping! If the cows get out this time, just call me up and I'll come over and help. I promise I won't brush my teeth or spray my hair...I only do those things on special occassions anyway!<BR/><BR/>Meg - You are right about that N+1 algebraic equation. And also about the differences between what seems to be an endless spigot vs. a finite amount in a bottle. Not that I know anything about that either, just saying....<BR/><BR/>MPM - I'm trying to start a movement where we go back to the "orange and nuts in a stocking is considered a wonderful Christmas present." We can discuss how bloggers can help with this movement at the Blogfest..over wine, which I promise you will not be from a box (although I must say, it isn't half bad for the price).<BR/><BR/>BHE - The avocados are ripening on the counter as we speak. I think by Christmas Eve they'll be perfect!<BR/><BR/>Cool Breeze - It's pathetic. Seriously.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-41240965826334657662008-12-22T16:08:00.000-05:002008-12-22T16:08:00.000-05:00Wine in a box? O my.Sounds like my experience this...Wine in a box? O my.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like my experience this afternoon ... no success.Cool Breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162581642366914196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-65157634863607032612008-12-22T15:57:00.000-05:002008-12-22T15:57:00.000-05:00Those fancy stores in the big city sure can be dis...Those fancy stores in the big city sure can be distracting. You just can't concentrate when surrounded by 1,422 people, and enough merchandise to establish an entire new civilization.<BR/><BR/>I'm coming over tonight for wine and guacamole.....how does 7:00 sound??Big Hair Envyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601542247789997344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-27607695320902594092008-12-22T11:52:00.000-05:002008-12-22T11:52:00.000-05:00At least you had cocktail hour covered. I'd procl...At least you had cocktail hour covered. I'd proclaim it a success. What's wrong with the oranges and nuts?Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-37909561909103931792008-12-22T11:04:00.000-05:002008-12-22T11:04:00.000-05:00I have made a frillion lists, including one on my ...I have made a frillion lists, including one on my laptop hard drive and at least seventeen written variations in three separate notebooks. Someone told me that making lists means I am "organized." I beg to differ.<BR/><BR/>The formula for purchasing boxed wine is: N+1 where N is the number of boxes you think is appropriate to buy and 1 is the one you will wish you had bought when you suck down all that wine in a week because it's always there, on tap, just ready for you to squirt a little bit into your glass every time you walk by the box.<BR/><BR/>Or at least that's what I've heard...Meg McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226110990838922422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-12358833677139198762008-12-22T10:21:00.000-05:002008-12-22T10:21:00.000-05:00I also love that you call it your "pocketbook" and...I also love that you call it your "pocketbook" and not a "purse". Is that just a Mathews thing, or do people call it that everywhere? ('cause I also never knew that everyone didn't call it an "icebox" until I went to college). <BR/><BR/>I'm almost done with the shopping, but oh! the wrapping! Better check the fencelines before dark!<BR/><BR/>AMNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-74096231516191392152008-12-22T06:05:00.000-05:002008-12-22T06:05:00.000-05:00KD - I do the same thing. Go in for one thing, us...KD - I do the same thing. Go in for one thing, usually CAT FOOD, and leave with everything but. It is definitely possible to lose a glass baking dish. Check outside, that's usually where I find mine.<BR/><BR/>Grandma J - I don't think my mother ever had one of these mixers with the bowl, only hand-held mixers (one of which she caught her finger in - remember that story?). I'll check out Kohls on the way home from work tonight. Mathews Court House is the term we use for the village/commercial area of the county..we're just weird around here and can't call it a village. Or a town. Nah, it's the court house. <BR/><BR/>Have a good day - I'm off to work again with no internet access until tonight.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-11343585849299389952008-12-22T04:55:00.000-05:002008-12-22T04:55:00.000-05:00Oh no! What happened to your mom's mixer? You ne...Oh no! What happened to your mom's mixer? You need to go back tomorrow early on. I have a few gifts for the local family, and I found Kohl's to be the best buys in town right now, and they are open til midnight. Seriously, Iwas there last night around ten and there weren't too many people there. I couldn't believe the huge discounts all over the store.<BR/><BR/>And please tell me you don't have a grocery store in the Mathew Court House!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-91242535438928316322008-12-22T01:03:00.000-05:002008-12-22T01:03:00.000-05:00you are not alone. I'm beginning to believe that w...you are not alone. I'm beginning to believe that we were separated at birth and your my long lost sibling.<BR/>I can go to the store specifically for an ITEM with a LIST and leave the store with other stuff that I saw browsing around and without the item. Because I forgot the thing I can go back later and do it again.<BR/>This week a nutcracker cost me a hundred bucks. Well the nutcracker ( a real one) cost 3.50 all the rest of the stuff added up. At least it was mostly groceries. <BR/>There was the pyrex oblong dish because mine is LOST, go figure how do you lose a 10 by 13 inch glass baking dish?Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.com