I tried some amazing coleslaw last weekend. It was a store bought coleslaw and it was just the right amount of carrots, cabbage, mayo and something extra that made it a tiny bit sweet (I won't pretend to know what all the ingredients in coleslaw are because I am not a coleslaw officanado). I enjoyed it so much that I decided to order it on my next grocery delivery. For those of you reading this blog that may not be familiar with grocery delivery, it is this amazing gift from God that manages to save a mom's wallet and sanity all at the same time! Every major grocery store here offers a delivery service. I have tried out three grocery store's delivery service and they have all been pretty good. I very rarely go to the store anymore and if I do it is just for a handful of things that I need before my next order is delivered. Any mom will tell you that it can be quite a hassle to get grocery shopping done with your rugrats in tow. Now that Gabby is in school during the week, I could grocery shop with just Penny and that may APPEAR like an easy venture. Let me assure you, it is not. Miss Penelope is very opinionated and has a hard time waiting for things. For instance, if I need to buy some more bananas, she will have a complete meltdown once she spots them in the cart and not in her mouth. Trying to reason with an almost 2 year old is a waste of time in this scenario.
Side note here - I have yet to come across an English child that is louder than mine in a grocery store. I do realize that a stereotype of Americans here in England is that we are LOUD, but I did not think that would carry over into the toddler age. All toddlers are loud, are they not?
Anyway, back to the grocery shopping. When I do need to stop at the store, I usually put Penny on my back in our Ergo carrier and get a cart with a seat in preparation for the inevitable moment when she starts yelling in my ear that she wants out. If I am lucky I can make it past the fresh produce section, possible the meat aisle as well, before I have to get her out and transfer her to the cart. Then she is preoccupied in the cart, or trolley for you English blokes, with the seat clip for a few minutes until she wants nothing further to do with what she has decided is a death trap on wheels and I then have to put her back in the carrier, where she fusses for a minute before settling again. This whole sequence of events is what happens during a typical grocery shopping adventure. If I have forgotten the carrier, then I may as well tape a sign to my back that says, "I am sorry for disrupting your peaceful grocery experience" and put on extra deodorant. I sweat a lot in certain stressful situations like trying to keep my child from pulling every item off the shelf from 2 feet and below all while ensuring we don't run into someone's trolley. The trolleys are harder to maneuver here because the wheels spin in all directions and, as Ryan tells me ,I am not the best driver!
So you can see why I am a huge fan of grocery delivery. I just get on my Ipad App and order, book a time for it to arrive, and pay. Done!
I started this post talking about some amazing coleslaw I had last weekend and how I ordered some more to try. I am sure you want to hear how that went. You are sitting on the edge of your seats, the suspense is killing you! Well it sucked. But you know what? I got a second brand to try so I have that to look forward to. My life is so exciting. I should mention I am sick and cannot get out and explore all that my surroundings have to offer. I mean who in their right mind would be inside trying sub-par coleslaw and writing a blog post about it when they could be getting together with some new mum friends or exploring a castle or some other ancient ruin. Just sayin'.
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