"Leila" > wrote:

>I came home from my last round of chemo, dropped off Mom who mostly
>drove, went to TJ's next door. It's hubbie's birthday, poor guy, worse
>luck to have a birthday on the night your wife has her last chemo
>infusion.
>
>I'm normally not the biggest Trader Joe's fan - I don't care for all
>that pre-packaged stuff. BUT - I found more than $100 worth of
>provisions. Dinner was a Niman Ranch hormone free london broil; spring
>greens, organic cherry tomatoes for salad; pre-sliced crimini mushrooms
>and some frozen sliced red peppers for an olive oil/garlic sautee, also
>some organic potatoes hubby won't eat but I did. Dessert was frozen
>mixed berries, defrosted and served with half n half and sweeteners
>(splenda for him, sugar for me).
>
>Healthy, colorful, tasty, extravagant (there was also some dark
>chocolate on sale; bought wine as well but since i'm not drinking -
>meds- he didn't want any). So thank you TJ's for helping this poor
>hairless woman put on a decent birthday dinner for her beloved husband,
>who really deserves it.
>
>I also bought - organic chicken stock - cheap; frozen artichoke hearts;
>grass fed beef hamburger patties; Niman ranch beef stew meat; milk,
>cage free eggs, parsley, 3 bottles of Glass Mountain wine, claims to be
>from a very fine Napa Winery that rhymes with Spark'em. Any guesses,
>you wine geeks?
>
>Hubby is getting a large Circuit City object later, but for tonight I
>bought him a potted plant and a TJ's card ($.99, great colors, original
>art, very good quality)
>
>OK, I'm sold on Trader Joe's. If you shop carefully, keeping prices in
>mind, and dont' blow all your money on prepared foods, you can get
>great deals while eating well.
>
>Leila

Hope all is well with you and yours in the future. I enjoy your posts
very much.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)