March 7, 2017. Playa Royale, Mexico. A Successful System.

This year, our system worked beautifully.  At dinner tonight we all four agreed.  Several  winters ago, our system for acquiring our food did not work.  That year, Ken and I decided to only buy food when we needed it.    We bought all our food at the local market in the mall, the grocery store I do not like.   And we intended to eat out more often.    This resulted in going to the market regularly or always running out of something.  We walk to the market so we must carry the groceries home which turned out to be difficult.  At any time, we were short of food.  It seemed like an efficient way to shop but it turned out to be a nuisance.  At the end of the winter season we all agreed that our system was a failure.

When we were at the Villa this year for a week with Wonderful Wendy and her family, Wendy did all the shopping for breakfasts and lunch.  And we all went out to dinner.  The day after we moved to our condo, I shopped at the Mega and bought all the staples plus lots of meat.  My basket was loaded down.  Our fridge and freezer were full and Ken and I ate well using up my purchases, along with weekly visits to our Farmer's Market for fish, bread and fruit and vegetables.  Our life was easy.

The day before Don and Doreen arrived, Ken and I made another journey to the MEGA  grocery store and again came home and filled the pantry, fridge and freezer.  The beauty of our system this year was that we could go out for lunch if we wished, but we could also stay home and eat the food from the fridge.

For breakfast and lunch, everyone was responsible to get their own meal.  But at dinner, Doreen cooked.  And she cleaned up the kitchen.  I offered to help but she is quick so by the time I amble into the kitchen everything is in apple pie order.  Tonight we ate the last meat from the freezer.  Our system has been perfect.  Our freezer is empty and we have just enough food in the fridge to last a few days.    We all voted that in future years, we should implement the same program.  And we all four laughed about the year we had no food in the house.