You know that old memory game? The one where each player adds an item to the end of the list, but first has to recite every one mentioned before?
Well, I have a big beef with it. If a person remembers every damn item on the imaginary shopping list, shouldn’t they be deemed successful in the game? A winner? Why does it matter what order said person remembers the list? Don’t we all do our shopping in different ways? Personally, I like to group my shopping lists into categories. It’s time effective and smart. Getting penalized in a juvenile game for being a savvy shopper just doesn’t seem fair.
Am I wrong here? Because I demand a recount in last night’s game.
Speaking of lists, Lily is all about them these days and it’s adorable. Birthday wish lists, lists of her friends, her toys… Anything and everything. The only challenge? Understanding what on earth she’s talking about.
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I agree with you, the list should not have to be in the correct order, it is getting all of the items which is important. When doing the grocery shopping, my husband always seems to forget one important item on the list…and I usually can guess which item it will be when I give him the list.
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Yes! My husband did all of the grocery shopping during the blizzard. He got an A for effort, but we had some… interesting meals that week.
My dad did all the grocery shopping growing up. So THAT meant that my Mom was always bitching that she had NOTHING to go with ANYTHING. Talk about some interesting meals. Let’s just say that applesauce was generally a side dish. And she could rock some tuna in shells (even though it made me puke everyone else seemed to enjoy it)!
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Now this is a VERY cruel game once you have had a child. I mean come on – WHAT MEMORY!!! I spend a great deal of precious time checking the fridge and cupboard and writing down exactly what I need when I go shopping so I dont forget anything. Hello….I only have 10 mins in the week to do at least an hours worth of shopping – time is precious. Bundle up the 2 yr old – bag check – drink, snacks, dummy … all distractions in place. Run to the shops …. settle the child and ready to rock. Ahh now where is that list……. ON THE DAMN BENCH AT HOME !!!! . Now that should be the game. Lets laugh at mummy trying to do the shopping without her list LOL.
Here’s what I read:
Grocery Store
GoGurts
apples
?
?
Kugel – it does exist – is this right?
chicken
bagel
LOL, yes. Leave it to my daughter to spell the one Yiddish item correctly.
What a sweet little shopping list! You are teaching good habits early!
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I think I got applesauce, chicken, and bagel out of that. Not bad.
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Is the 3rd item supposed to be “blueberries”?
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Yes. Blueberry bars. :)
I think I got most of it:
Grocery Store
Go Gurts
Applesauce
Blueberries Bar
werin – no clue
Kugel
Chicken
Bagels
I used to work with elementary school kids. The best was when one kid wrote in her journal that her brother got one of those oversize chocolate coins in his Christmas stocking. It read, “Mi brodur got a big pen*s.”
Impressive!! And, that’s too funny!
Kugel- I live near a market that you can buy kugel at, but it is not even close to my mother’s Apple Matza kugel.
Apples, gogurt and bagels- Sounds like a list my daughter would make.
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That looks like a really important list! I hope you can remember it all!
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Your daughter list looks like mine sometime I can’t read my own handwriting.
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All I know is that I see kugel and bagels, and now I’m hungry.
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Tell me about it– what does she think I’m running? A Yom Kippur break fast?
Grocery Store
GoGurts
Applesauce
Blueberries
Worm (perhaps for bait?)
Google (a little pricey, but probably worth every penny)
Chicken
Bagel
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I totally get why gogurts are at the top of the list! Yum! :)
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Gogurts
applesauce
klondikes bar
?a new bike
?a week at the beach
chicken
bagels
Actually, I think I will make this MY list too :)
Oh so cute! Now I want a bagel! That was on her list, right?
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Lists already! Such a woman at heart.
Personally I do my lists by areas in the grocery story…that way I don’t have to go back to the far end when I’ve reached the other end (if you understand my meaning :-) . My goal: Get in, get out, as quickly as possible, and don’t cross my path if I get home and find I forgot something off the list.
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Is that how Sarah Palin got her start?
I think those last two are “bagel” and “chicken” :-)
I do my shopping list in categories too: produce, mea & fish, dairy, etc. It’s so much faster and easier to get everything without going through it several times to make sure you didn’t forget anything.
Oh, and the game? you can totally say the stuff out of order. Unless you do it with the alphabet, you know, she got Apples, Bananas, Carrots, etc
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I love that your daughter is asking for kugel! Adorable!
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That list is adorable! I loved reading everyones comments and guesses. Miss M’s story is so funny. I love the “mi brodur” part even more than the punchline. haha
This looks a lot like my grocery list because I’m in such a hurry that I end up unable to read my own writing (it’s bad enough as a general rule but totally unrecognizable if I made the list after a couple glasses of wine. . . )
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HA! That list is awesome. And, I deem you the winner of the game. For sure!
How scary is it that I actually can understand what she is saying?
Grocery Store
Go-gurt
Applesauce
?
?
Kugel
Chicken
Bagel
hahaha….I’ve sat here 5 mintues trying to decifer the list. The only things i’m pretty sure of is the Go-Gurts, Applesauce, chicken and bagel. :)
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Gogurts, Bagels and Chicken are staples in this house too. I’m not sure about that other stuff. What do you feed you kids anyway?
Kidding. What are the other items?
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You guys are good! OK, the impossible one? Wefin: Wheat Thins. :)
Say it really fast. And with a lisp. :)
HaHa! Thats a good one! : )
It’s a lot like the game “I’m going to Boston” but with that you can have anything. Gets kind of interesting to see how things that normally are so unrelated can get related by playing that game.
Thanks for sharing,
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so cute! that’s some really impressive phonetic spelling!
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I got Go gurts, bagels and chicken from her list. Lol Not too sure about the other ones though! : ) Very cute!!
Oh ya, Grocery Store, Apple sause and blueberries! lol
I got bagel.
And I wish I could categorize my lists. It never works.
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I read kid…grocery store, gogurts, applesauce, chicken, bagel…what are kugals?
Maybe I’m just hungry, but could that last item be a “bagel” with a side of cream cheese? I added the cream cheese.
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
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Thank GOD you told us what wefin was–it’s bugging the shit outta me! Now that I know, it makes sense!
Love that kugel is on the list!
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So sweet. I couldn’t get wheat thins or kugel. Honestly, I don’t know what a kugel is… I need to brush up on my Yiddish?
I would be interested to see what Reilly would put on a list. Last night I made a treat of blueberries and fresh cut strawberries. He ate them all and then said he needed a treat. That a treat was, “something that was not good for you.” I am guessing his list would be full of the not good for you treats.
- No, the list should not have to be in order. I officially declare you the winner of last night’s game!
Here’s what I read:
Grocery Store
Yogurts
applesauce
blueberries ?
werin- WHAT IS THAT?
Kugel
chicken
bagel
Very cute!
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Hey, as the main grocery shopper in this family, I like to remember my items in the order in which I will find them in the store I’m going to, so I can get in and out faster. So, I say it does not matter if you have them in the order the others want, what only counts is the order that you’d buy them in if you were the actual shopper. Mommy brains are wired differently than game designers brains are, really. So therefore, you are declared a winner in my book, because you got those items remembered even if they weren’t in someone else’s listing method.
You have the most talented commenters ever! I was struggling with the list – thanks, everyone for setting me straight! My family makes fun of my grocery lists because I group them according to how the store is mapped out.
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I know— they’re the BEST! I was way impressed.
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–>I take a list to the store and STILL forget something on it. The worst part is sometimes there are only three things on the list.
~deb
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I used to organize my list, in order of where it was in the store. Then they freakin remodeled 2 of the grocery stores I go too, wally world now makes NO sense, and so I end up doing the zig zag thing. grrr
That list is too cute. Loved seeig it.
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Okay, i think i made out gogurt, chicken and bagel.
Very funny post Jill
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haha – I love it! I got everyone except “WEFIN” – don’t think I’d ever have gotten that one w/out your help. too funny!
I have to attempt to decipher what my husband writes on the list! But that is a story for a different time:)
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Hey, I totally understood that list. She’s an awesome speller! Great job, babe. ;)
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I love the way you look at things. You always so right on.
That’s quite possibly the best grocery list I have ever seen. I particularly like “kugul” and “chign”
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I can make out bagel and Absolut. ;)
What happens if you make a list, and then forget to take it into the store with you? Great list Lily! Things would be so much easier if words were spelled how they sounded :).
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aw, that is too cute:)
Now this is a VERY cruel game once you have had a child. I mean come on – WHAT MEMORY!!! I spend a great deal of precious time checking the fridge and cupboard and writing down exactly what I need when I go shopping so I dont forget anything. Hello….I only have 10 mins in the week to do at least an hours worth of shopping – time is precious. Bundle up the 2 yr old – bag check – drink, snacks, dummy … all distractions in place. Run to the shops …. settle the child and ready to rock. Ahh now where is that list……. ON THE DAMN BENCH AT HOME !!!! . Now that should be the game. Lets laugh at mummy trying to do the shopping without her list LOL.
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Kids learning to read and write are amazing. They can make such big intuitive leaps of knowledge. Always very cute too…
Haha! So cute! Okay, you should totally give away a reward to the person who correctly answers everything on this list!
I see: applesauce, blueberry?, bagel, chicken… am I (partly) right?
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Wow- you faired much better than me! I just saw chicken and bagel.
Very cute, Jill!
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Gogurts ~ I see gogurt. Too cute. :)
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I see apple sauce, go gurts , chicken and bagel…am I close?
You are too funny! Don’t you know it’s not about winning…it’s how you play the game! =)
Did she really put kugel in that list???
Jill, you always make me chuckle. I totally love your reasoning about the lists…I mean really, does it HAVE to be in the order mentioned. If we just remember everything–in whatever order–doesn’t it still count?
And lists? They are everywhere. In my head, on paper, in my iPhone, up my freaking sleeve. I think the lists do more thinking than I do!
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My guess:
Grocery Store -
Gogurts
Applesauce
Blueberry Bar
(werin?)
Kugel
Chicken
Close?
Bagel
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will you ignore me if I can totally read that just fine? I’m sure it all has to do with my dyslexia.
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I’ll have some chigin on a bagul please. Actually that sounds good right about now.
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I’ve always wanted to go through the aisles of the grocery store and make a “map.” Then when I go shopping, I would list what I need in order of where they are on the map. That way I would never have to run back around the store in loops because I forgot something. I am either crazy or have too much time on my hands!
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Ok, so what’s kugel?
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It’s a noodle pudding thing. My daughter’s favorite food. :)
http://www.jewishrecipes.org/jewish-foods/kugel.html