I’m exhausted. I spent the morning working at the school Book Fair and it was Grandparents Day, so lots of folks to check out. I love the Book Fair and look forward to it twice a school year. I remember them from when I was a kid as well as a student teacher in Washington, D.C. I even bought books then though I didn’t have kids yet. So it’s no surprise that my favorite class in college was Children’s Lit.
We also get the Book Club flyers every couple of months. I tend to get carried away when buying books, so I look up the ones I think sound interesting and decide from there. Probably saved me a few bucks. While I could get better deals online, it’s a nice way to help the school. The Book Club has a few deals, but not often.
After the Book Fair, Mom and I went to check out the new Plano Wal-Mart Supercenter. What’s the big deal? It’s a pilot store that tries new things. It was nice with a different look and feel than a typical Wal-Mart. One complaint: the skylights. Too much light hurts my eyes. But I know I’m in the minority.
The store carries many organic and hard-to-find products. I finally found Skinny Cow milk (its Web site doesn’t show milk… yet) as I had free coupons to try it. My kids like chocolate milk and it sounded tasty without the extra sugar, fat, and calories found in most chocolate milk products. We’ve tried lighter versions, but they weren’t good.
The store also had Bear Naked Granola. Bought the Protein one. Not bad. Want to try the other flavors and low sugar cereal, but they’re not cheap even at Wal-Mart ($4.61).
I’m ready to drop, but no time for that. Time to take a kid to practice.
