Saturday, July 3, 2010

Happy Day! Happy Day!


My in-laws arrived this morning for a 5-day visit. We (other than Nichelle) haven't seen them since last July when we went down to California to visit. It's nice they are able to come up for awhile. The boys have been playing with their grandpa all day building Legos. They've been having a blast. We call him Bacca because when Nichelle was a baby that's how she said Grandpa. The name just stuck.

Awhile back, my MIL asked me to send her a list from Trader Joe's. We don't have TJ's in Montana and the closest one is in Seattle. That's about an 8-hour drive. Anyway, I printed up the Fearless Flyer from TJ's and checked off a few things for her to buy. I forgot to mention to just get one of everything. I had no idea she'd buy me 4 of everything. Wow! So, I have lots of goodies now -- corn & chili salsa, peanut butter cups, mango tea, jalapeno green olives, red peppers, trail mix, dried fruit, and more. Lots of good stuff! I think I ate nearly half a jar of green olives already. Yum! The corn & chili salsa is really good too.

Not sure what we're doing for the 4th tomorrow -- might go to the parade and maybe see some fireworks. We don't have any big plans for the holiday weekend, but it will be nice just having them home for a visit. I hope you all have a great 4th of July -- be safe!

8 comments:

  1. Happy 4th Rena!! And I LOVE Trader Joe's!

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  2. Yeah, I would totally miss Trader Joe's if I left California. Have fun with the family!

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  3. I've only heard of the magic of Trader Joe's. We don't have them here. Enjoy that visit!

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  4. I've never been to a Trader Joes either! Of course, I lived in Idaho and Montana, so that's no surprise. They are rumored to be getting one here in Maine though... It'll be cool to see what all of the fuss is about!

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  5. My mom lives in Vermont and they don't have Trader Joe's either. Every time she visits my sister in Boston, she loads up.

    At her house, I once went to open a jar of some kind of Trader Joe's dip and she stopped me saying it was for a special occasion. Apparently, my visit was not special enough. ; )

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  6. Enjoy your visit and the goodies from Trader Joe's. Darn it, now I'm hungry!

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  7. We don't have Trader Joes in Canada - but now I want it here! lol Happy 4th!

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