Mr. FixIt’s Famous Peanut Butter Blossoms! I have no idea how he makes them…it’s magic!
I don’t particularly care for the big box store. I also don’t particularly care for the shopping online opportunity that offers me cheaper prices and convenience. I don’t care for their business practices. I don’t care for inferior products made in Chinese sweatshops. But…I’m now officially a senior citizen living in the boonies on a fixed income. Gone are the days of just buying whatever my little heart desires.
Call it maturity. Call it enlightenment. Call it lack of choices. Whatever it is…it is what it is and I won’t make myself feel bad for doing what I have to do to keep every penny I can and make it work for me. That being said, I made the trip to town to a vastly overpacked big box store to get some things.
I was fully prepared to buy some cheap holiday fabric and make a few drawstring gift bags, but once I priced the fabric and figured in my time, I was less inclined to think that was the cheaper route. I went back into the “Sparkle Department” and found some large drawstring bags that were really cute and just a little over $2 each. That worked for me and I bought what I needed.
Mr. FixIt asked me on my way out the door to bring home some creamy peanut butter. This is a fun feud we have every year. I make my peanut butter cookies with super chunky peanut butter. It adds interest by way of texture. I like chunky. He likes smooth. I have a monstrous jar of chunky peanut butter in the pantry, but it just will not do for Mr. FixIt’s Famous Peanut Butter Blossoms.
I ragged him about this incessantly the last few years. I wouldn’t eat his cookies. Because…I like chunky! It became a matter of principle. I made my own with the chunky and that is just the way it was. No problem. Then….
I tasted his cookies.
Darn it.
They were freaking AWESOME!
Power struggles. We all do them in relationships…to one extent or another. I’ll never forget the first time I tasted his cookies and had to do the whole mea culpa thing. And you know what he said? Nothing. He just smiled and gave me a big ol’ hug. He’s the best guy in the world for me. He gives me all the rope in the world I need to hang myself, then wraps me up in his big bear hugs and loves me anyway.
So, when he asked for the jar of creamy peanut butter yesterday, I turned to him with my brightest smile. And, with a twinkle in my eye, I said…”You’re such a harda$$!” And we laughed and laughed.
He’ll be baking cookies today!
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“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.”
Proverbs 18:22 ESV
I lost my Mr. Fixit in late October and I miss him so much I can hardly stand it…..He was just like yours for me. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
Melody Brannen
Oh, Melody…I am so sorry for your loss. These firsts are so hard. If you need a little extra support, I’m just a DM away. My heart is with you, dear one. ❤️?
I’m a little confused on this statement in your post: “I don’t care for inferior products made in Chinese sweatshops.”
But then there’s this: “ I went back into the “Sparkle Department” and found some large drawstring bags that were really cute and just a little over $2 each.”
Where do you think how and where those were made? I’m just wondering….
I understand fully having to watch every cent these days, but maybe not be so judgy in one paragraph and then do exactly the opposite of what you are against in the next. It actually happens a lot in your posts these last 2.5 years. I’m saying this with kindness and concern because I used to be an avid reader and follower until I was no longer. Wishing you and your husband and family the best during the holidays.
Hi, Marie! Thanks so much for kindly pointing out what looks like discrepancies. I think I was demonstrating clearly that, while I don’t like to buy cheap plastic crap, I am sometimes put in a position of doing so as that is a) the only thing available and b) the only thing affordable. My writing is storytelling and thoughts of my own and are meant to share love and light. Admittedly, I miss the mark from time to time. I understand completely I may not be your cup of tea anymore and I wish you well in all your endeavors! Happy Holidays!