Happily Ever After

How’s that for an obscure title?

Riley is doing so much better after her tonsilectomy, adenoidectomy, and tubes.  It looks like her throat is almost completely healed.  She’s eating better than she ever has and we’re back to rationing the pink milk, yogurt, and popsicles.  She does have some residual hoarseness that concerns me a little, but I think she’s on the mend.

 We drove to Ohio for Thanksgiving and held an early Christmas with Dan’s family.  We all got some great loot.  It was also nice to see all the aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews that we haven’t seen in almost a year.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for your hospitality.  We had such a great time!

Now for my bargain of the season…  I was grocery shopping at a Super Kroger this past weekend.  This one has 4 whole aisles of appliances, cooking tools, table accessories and china.  Someone on my Christmas list requested a Crock Pot.  I certainly wasn’t planning on buying it at Kroger because I figured WalMart or Sam’s Club would be much cheaper.  I noticed that they had several varieties and the display showed that the 5 quart with the warm feature was on sale for $29.99.  At the checkout counter, it was the last item to be scanned.  I normally don’t monitor the price of the things I buy, but since it was the last and it was almost time to confirm my debit transaction, I was watching.  It rang as $39.99 minus the $4.00 for my Kroger card.  I mentioned to the cashier that the display showed that it was on sale for $29.99.  In reality, I probably would’ve gone ahead and paid the extra $6.00 for it, but he called over the customer service manager.  She’d lugged it back to the display, came back, filled in a little card, then took off the $39.99.  I said, “Aren’t you gonna re-scan it for the $29.99.”  She said “Nope, you’re all set.”  I was thinking to myself, surely I did not just get this crock pot for free.  When I got back to my car I looked at my receipt and beside the -39.99 was the text “Kroger Price Scan Guarantee.”  Score!!  If it scans wrong, you get it free. 

That sure made my day.  I *heart* Kroger!