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Wonderful Wednesday plans…

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

trader joe's I’m at that point in the week when I start thinking about what I can do to make the time remaining special for the kids. I know that they are only going to be gone for a week, but it always feels like a really long time when they are gone. I don’t mind having a day here or there, but after that, I’m ready to have my kids back.

Needless to say, I did everything in my power to spend some time with them despite work today. So, for lunch, I ran home and picked them up. I brought them to the mall, met them during my break, and planned our evening together.

We had a nice frappuchino, vanilla bean, of course. Rachel paid with a card. Yes, she officially had more money than I did. And it was her idea. She was trying to reward Keenan for being good while she was shopping. What a nice big sister. Really.

On the way home, we stopped to visit Donna at her new job. She went into it full speed ahead, the same way she does everything. And because of that I’m sure she will be very successful.

After that, it was my usual plan: a meal discussion. All I knew was that I was in no mood to cook. Dominoes has become our standby. Ever since they changed the recipe and made their crust all flavorful, I’m hooked. And that’s probably why it took me all of twelve seconds to get the order placed online.

Rachel wanted to go with me. No, she didn’t drive. Rush hour traffic scares her. It’s probably just as well. Rachel during rush hour traffic may very well have been the end of me.

We had some time to spare. Field trip. We walked to Trader Joe’s. I love Trader Joe’s. It was one of our last stops on that fateful day in February before I ran into HIM and changed the course of my life forever. Ahhh.

Well, we walked around and picked up an appetizer. That eight pack of sushi was our treat for picking up dinner. And the chocolate croissants were our treat for our last breakfast together for a week. Yeah. We haven’t had them since her birthday. She deserves them.

So we paid, picked up the pizza and headed home.

me: Sushi me.

That’s Bubble speak for hurry up and give me a piece of sushi you lazy kid!

Rachel: Hold on.

me: And don’t forget the wasabi.

Rachel: I said hold on.

me: Okay, let’s do that thing.

Rachel: What thing.

me: You know…that thing. Let’s pretend I’m the mom and you have to do what I say fast and without ‘tude.

*giggle*

Rachel: Here’s your sushi.

me: That’s more like it. Oh, and did you wasabi it?

Rachel: There is no wasabi. There’s soy sauce and shredded ginger and…shredded wasabi…

So, I tried the first one without and decided that it was good enough to stand alone without the extra kick. At the end though, I wanted more.

me: Let’s try that wasabi now for future reference.

Rachel: You don’t have anything to eat it on.

me: I have a finger. Put it right there.

She tore open the packet and it squirted out onto her finger.

me: No, I said on my finger.

And while we were eating wasabi out of a packet, we devised a new plan. Normally, on Wednesdays, we ate whatever we wanted without taking into account even for a second what HE might be interested in eating. We do this because Wednesdays are all you can eat Bojangles night. And on that night, HE dines at Bojangles. Alone.

New plan. From now on, we’re going to select food from Trader Joe’s on that one special night to create a meal. We’re going to work our way through that store, fresh, frozen, and partially prepared. Oh yeah, we’re gonna totally own that place. It’s a good plan. It’s a solid plan. It’s the kind of plan I can really support and enforce.

*Sniffle*

Only the kids are leaving tomorrow afternoon. And the following Wednesday is my birthday and Rachel has been planning a special meal. So…three Wednesdays from now, we will be dining on Trader Joe’s. It’ll be a special night, the last night before I leave for California. I can’t wait.