Remember the pretzels that said, "DON'T OPEN UNTIL THURSDAY!" from Caroline's Monday shopping trip? They've been opened, and were eaten in about 14 minutes. Unfortunately for the eaters, Caroline was at the store at the time and didn't know they were being consumed. She didn't buy any more, and now there are none.
I'm sure pretzels are off future lists, as she is down to $47 and needs to save up for two $5 chickens tomorrow, and brats, hot dogs and buns for Sunday. You know she is worried that $47 won't be enough for that list! Frankly, I'm not even sure the chickens will make the cut.
It seems like the kids are noticing how hard it is to have good food available that everyone likes, all the time. Tim says we have no protein, even though there is turkey, peanut butter and plenty of eggs. Apparently, "I don't like . . ." is now synonymous with "we don't have." The limitations on snack food have made for some battles over portion size and some unexpected defending of siblings -- "Tim did not eat the WHOLE bag, I had a few with my lunch. Stop picking on him!" Go Linnea! This is, of course, in reference to the aforementioned pretzels. (Also in defense of Tim, the gluten free pretzels we buy come in an 8 oz. bag, not the giant bags of regular pretzels that most people get. It is pretty easy to mow down these bags in no time at all.)
I think Caroline is going to make it through her week, both with a little money to spare but also with a little better understanding of how tough this is. Her mood is much improved from Tuesday, but she is counting down the minutes to Sunday night. And, she still has her worry mark, right between the eyes!
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