Having my mom live very nearby has been a great blessing.
For one thing, that's where we have our garden. And we are already harvesting zucchini -- green and yellow. To date, I think we've picked 4 yellows and 6 green. I'm excited.
But it has also been a boon, because I often get in the middle of making a meal and discover I am lacking one ingredient. Don't you hate that?
About a month ago, that ingredient was sour cream. Today, it was soy sauce. (Too bad THRIVE doesn't have a soy sauce... I'd definitely be investing in that! But they do have sour cream. So guess what I won't be lacking in the future...).
I was prepped to make my stir fry veggies. I'd already finished chopping all the vegetables up -- and they were sitting on the cutting board, waiting for some pan action. And then I remembered I hadn't been to WinCo yet. Which was where I was planning to purchase that soy sauce (since I used up the rest of what we had for Monday Meals this past Monday).
So I pondered going to the store... But I hadn't even put in my contacts today, since I wasn't planning to go anywhere (driving... I prefer to drive with contacts instead of glasses). And, frankly, I didn't feel like packing the baby into the van (Hubby's on swings again this weekend) and driving to the store -- just for some soy sauce.
And then I thought of my mommy... Who lives down the lane :). And I texted her. And yes, she had soy sauce. And yes, I could use it. And so, for the second time today, Munchkin got a stroller ride to Grandma's (the first time was this morning when we all went to work in the garden and pick more raspberries :)). And she's pretty okay with that. She loves going to Grandma's. And I loved that I didn't have to go to the store -- or find a different vegetable plan.
What are you grateful for today?
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