I separated from Rod and Dad one day at Walmart. I thought that it might not be a good idea but I thought about just how much trouble they could get into and then went ahead and left them anyway. I told Dad to get whatever he wanted and needed.
So I catch up to them in the laundry aisle. I looked down into Dad's cart and counted the boxes of cereal and lost it. {Dad loves cold cereal} The choice of cereal made it even funnier....Cookie Crisp, Lucky Charms, Sugar Frosted Flakes, Golden Grahams, and Mini Wheats...the only healthy one in the bunch....also note the two bags of candy in the corner right of the photo. Oh and pickles...hahaha What a combo! Note that if you have been in any Walmart store...the candy is no where near the food section...so he had Rod make a mad dash to the other side of the store for that candy!
I laughed and laughed until my cheeks hurt. I couldn't even get out the words that described why I was laughing. Dad kept asking me what was so funny.
Every time I started to talk I burst into laughter again. People around us were laughing and they didn't even know why.
Finally after a few isles I told Dad, to end his curiosity, as to why I was laughing.....it was the number of boxes of cereal that he had. Did we really need that much cereal? The choices of cereal were the choices of a 3 year old.....the candy in the corner was priceless when he had bags of uneaten candy at home.
To make it all even funnier in my mind....He always tells me he is not longed for this world BUT at the rate he thinks he is leaving, is he going to have the TIME to finish all these boxes of cereal. I had 2 boxes of cereal also in my cart!! It was a riot I tell you.
On top of that he had TWO bags of chips. One was sour cream and chive....and the other plain potato chips. Sour Cream and chive? That's odd....he always complained about that flavor when Mom bought it. He wanted Barbecue flavor. Odd what you miss when a loved one is gone.
Finally after a few isles I told Dad, to end his curiosity, as to why I was laughing.....it was the number of boxes of cereal that he had. Did we really need that much cereal? The choices of cereal were the choices of a 3 year old.....the candy in the corner was priceless when he had bags of uneaten candy at home.
To make it all even funnier in my mind....He always tells me he is not longed for this world BUT at the rate he thinks he is leaving, is he going to have the TIME to finish all these boxes of cereal. I had 2 boxes of cereal also in my cart!! It was a riot I tell you.
On top of that he had TWO bags of chips. One was sour cream and chive....and the other plain potato chips. Sour Cream and chive? That's odd....he always complained about that flavor when Mom bought it. He wanted Barbecue flavor. Odd what you miss when a loved one is gone.
Will I miss cereal boxes when Dad is gone? Probably.....but I will always have this story and this photo of the day Dad became a cereal killer!
