We arrived home from church yesterday and the phone rang. A lady from the Lions Club told me we had won a raffle that my husband entered a few weeks back. The major prize  was 'three minutes of glorious grocery grabbing' as the ticket stated. I couldn't believe it. I actually thought it was someone playing a joke on me because we never win anything. I don't even enter raffles usually (unless they are for a good cause) because we never win. I am so glad John entered this one.

Today I will go to the store and work through my game plan for tomorrow. I start the grocery grab at 7.30am Tuesday 4th September. The rules state that only one person, with one trolley, grabs the groceries, and the groceries do not include any meat, electrical or alcohol. I can only choose one of each item, but I can choose lots of different items. For instance, if I want to go to the cereal aisle I cannot choose more than one box of Kellog's Cornflakes, but I can choose one Kellog's Cornflakes and one Sanitarium Cornflakes and one Uncle Toby's Cornflakes. When I go today to work out which aisle to start in, I think I will also time myself to see just how much shopping I can get done in that time.

I am used to buying bulk (with stuff flowing over the top of the trolley) and racing around the store in record time. Not only do I dislike shopping and so I want to get out of there as fast as possible, but I also don't have the time to waste being there any longer than I need to.

We had trouble working out who would be the grocery grabber. First we thought John could do it or one of the older girls. But unfortunately for me, I am the one who shops the quickest. I decided I was happy to do it so long as I could go early and avoid the crowds ( and the embarrassment ). When I spoke to the Lions lady today and we agreed on a time for me to come in, she said 'good, now I can ring the local newspaper.' I wanted to cancel straight away. It had never even entered my mind that this would be publicised. I went to bed last night dreaming of my route through the aisles, but I know tonight I am going to have nightmares.

Please pray for me and I will let you know how it all went tomorrow.

Love

Amanda

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Posted by naturalpaths

Congratulations! That's a very neat thing to win. It's a shame it doesn't include meat, but with a game plan you can get a lot of great stuff in 3 minutes. Have fun!

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