Sugar
Things had been slipping since I had fallen. We were running out of essential items more regularly. Things like tea bags and sugar. I mean,how bad can it get... no sugar to sweeten your cuppa,it was just a total no and I knew I had to put it right.
So a couple of weeks ago while we were out shopping at Morrisons I asked Chips to put two bags of sugar in the trolley instead of one. It kept him busy...finding the sugar and the right sized bag,who knew how many sizes of sugar you can chose from! And from that point it became his job.
Every week he would say can I get the sugar and I would say yes. It was something for him to focus on,it kept him amused and it stopped him from hanging onto the trolley saying how much longer Mummeeee or can I have a,insert anything and everything that caught his eye. Yes that sugar was a godsend,it was right at the other end of the store,a good minutes walk there and a minutes walk back and as anyone who does the weekly shop regularly knows,two minutes can be vital for your head to have just a little peace. Also I felt that the sugar issue was being resolved. We wouldn't run out unexpectedly. We would have sweet cups of tea. It was a win/win situation.
Sharky began to question the amount of sugar we were buying first. He queried how many bags of sugar one family needed. I said it was all under control and hey wasn't it good that we wouldn't be running out of sugar again. He just looked at me.
After a couple of weeks I started to notice it was getting a bit more difficult to fit the sugar in the cupboard but still each week when young Chips said shall I get the sugar I would reply yes and breathe easier as I had two of those precious moments of peace. Who cared how many bags of sugar we were amassing...what price is peace..?
More than a bag of sugar,let me tell you!
So today I decided to put all the sugar together. I cleared out a bit of the cupboard. The most out of date item was some golden syrup from July 2010,believe me,it could have been worse. I wiped the shelf clean and there was room for my sugar collection.
I gathered it all together and found eight bags of unopened sugar and one bag half empty. Quite a collection.
But do you know the best thing?
There is still room in the cupboard for more sugar!!!! Yes my two minutes of peace is safe for sometime yet.
God bless sugar.
Thats so funny and so cute!!! Imagine you'd carried on going till you couldn't see your kitchen anymore ;) My little Z always wants to put sugar in my tea from the sugar, as if that's his job. That's definitely not peaceful.
ReplyDeleteI know! Just when am I going to stop!! If you ever need to borrow any sugar you know where to come! At least my cuppa is going to be sweet for a long time to come!
DeleteErm I can imagine your little Z putting sugar in your cuppa may not be quite as peaceful! What would we do without our little scamps :-) thanks for commenting xx
Ha ha! What a good idea... I may try sending my son in search of chocolate biscuits on the weekly shop....
ReplyDeleteNow why did I not think of that Maddy.... I can see a change of plan next week!
DeleteThat is absolutely gorgeous - and so sweet (excuse the pun!), it's amazing what you can do to keep the peace sometimes! Thanks for linking to PoCoLo x
ReplyDeleteIsnt it just!And Im still flippin doing it!How far will this go? Should I admit that he's now started collecting wedges....
DeleteThanks for hosting Vic :-) x
Well you know, 'tis the season to be baking and making all kinds of sweet Christmas treats....I bet you could use all that sugar over the next month or two if you tried hard enough! :-) Lovely post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nell! I have the feeling that my cup of teas are going to be sweet for the foreseeable future :-)
DeleteI have to say I'm not much of a baker and chocolate krispie cakes dont need too much sugar! Good idea tho! Thanks for commenting x