Is this putting the cart before the horse???

Warning:  This blog will make no sense unless you put in context that I am a single, 36 year old woman who has lived alone from 10+ years and is soon (sooner than later, I pray) becoming a foster mother to two girls between the ages of 5 and 15.

 

Contents of My Refrigerator at 11:30 am, Sunday, July 29:

• Diet Pepsi
• Water
• Diet Pepsi
• Mexican Cheese
• Diet Pepsi
• Diced Onions
• Diet Pepsi
• A few random condiments from when my parents were here in February.
• Leftovers from my favorite restaurant

Contents of my Pantry at (see above):

• Tortilla Chips
• Cheerios
• Cheetos
• Nature Valley Granola Bars (the green ones)
• 2 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese
• 1 box of plain pasta

Contents of The Girls' Medicine Cabinet at (see above):

• Nada
• Nothing
• Zilch

I've been working all weekend on stopping my head from planning out "what-if-I-get-a-call-today" scenarios - but those of you who know me very well, I have a very hard time shutting down that part of my brain.  Today I had a small grocery list of random things I needed and I headed to Fry's after spending some time at work.  As I was in Fry's I started finding all kinds of "kid foods" on sale.  (My definition of kid food is what I see my niece like and my students bring to school in their lunch boxes.)  Before I knew it, my cart was filling up.

At some point I just decided to go with it and embrace the adventure.  It was either "putting the cart before the horse" or it was a "step of faith."  I vote for the second.  My shopping cart began to be filled with things I thought would be comforting and welcoming to a little girl or two who has been pulled from their home and may or may not have been feed lately.  I don't want my first hours of having my girls move in with me to be - "Let's go to the grocery store and figure out what you like to eat."

Then came the monsoon.  Another BIG one in the Gilbert area. 

Of course, I was ready to check out - but it was a down pour outside.  After waiting a bit, I decided to just plow through the puddles and pack the car.  It's never been so full and I've never had such a big grocery bill of randomness.  Bringing the bags in to the rain, into the car, back into the rain, and into the house was a fun little chore.  After unpacking and putting things away...

Contents of Our Refrigerator at 4:30 pm, Sunday, July 29th:

• All of the above with a little less Diet Pepsi - I needed to make room!
• Green Grapes
• Red Grapes
• Yogurt
• Milk
• Eggs
• Loaf of Bread
• Apples
• Green Peppers
• Apple Juice
• Capri Sun (always a fan favorite)
• Carrots
• Diced Pears
• Mandarin Oranges
• String Cheese
• Applesauce

Fresh produce! Say What?

A BIG Gallon of Milk

String Cheese (eww!)

Contents of Our Pantry at (see above time):

• I'll spare you the list...just check out the pictures below for details.

Pre de-bagging.  The bags were so wet from the rain that I had to wipe up puddles on the floor.

The loot.

Contents of The Girls' Medicine Cabinet:

• Toothbrushes
• Toothpaste
• Children's Shampoo
• Children's Conditioner
• Children's Body Wash
• Children's Tylenol
• Hairbrushes

 Contents of Girls' in the Girls' bedroom:

• Zero - but trusting and praying!