Dad and I made our usual trip to the grocery store this morning, and on the way back we stopped at Aldi as he wanted to pick up a watermelon and the price was more reasonable there. They've rearranged that store since I was last there--I spotted gluten-free wraps right away, something I want to remember come Lent next year--and there were some ( Read more... )

My dad and I heard this story the other day: The Aldi wedding.
( Text of the article from Today.com )

Today ended up being way more exciting than anticipated ( Read more... )

It won't be long now--on our way to the store this morning, we saw a chain link fence around the old Avenue Chevrolet property. We know it's going to be torn down and turned into a Raising Cane's, but up until today there hadn't been any movement toward making that happen. Currently, the building is still standing and appears intact, but on our ( Read more... )

Day 1 of my week off. One of my items on my to-do list was to exchange the mittens I'd gotten from dad for my birthday. They were cute, but they were also meant for kids. Oops. This was also something dad mentioned doing, so since we both showered and dressed today, I asked if he wanted to go after lunch; sure ( Read more... )

Today ended up pretty hectic, at least for a time. It's Sunday, so it's laundry day, so I got loads going right away. Mom had a Red Hat party, and there was a last-minute change since the original host was too sick to host, so her plans had to be altered and she left sooner than expected. I had things timed out in my head, and was doing fine ( Read more... )

My dad and I are fond of perusing the weekly Aldi ad. He looks online; I wait until it comes in the mail. This means he sometimes forgets if what he's seen is current or a week ahead. A couple weeks ago, he wanted to stop at the North Aurora store, on our way home from Woodman's, to see if they had some sort of grill item; they did not, because ( Read more... )

It was a busy day ( Read more... )

We went on an Aldi run a little earlier. The past few times we've gone, I've kept a running total in my head. This time, because it stresses her out, my mother asked me not to. (Yeah, I don't know either, but her blood pressure's better so let's keep it that way. She also bought a home BP monitor to keep an eye on things, too.) We promptly ( Read more... )

A while ago I mentioned that there were trails at school, and since mom had the week off--and a wedding on Saturday--she suggested doing some hiking. The weather forecast suggested today would be the nicest of the days, but mom didn't say anything until 11 this morning, when she went, so, what are we doing today? Uh, well, what do you *want* to ( Read more... )