So, where have I been the last 3 weeks, you ask?

Or maybe you didn't.

I would like to say I've been on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, or eating pizza in Venice. I would like to say alot of things.

However, I can say that I went on a 30-minute trip to a "French Restaurant" during my lunch hour one day last week, thanks to the "Julie/Julia" movie. It was great. (Ah, if Mohammed can't go to the mountain, Mohammed brings the mountain to him, right?) Anyway, I'll let the kiddo tell you about that, mostly because I can't spell French food. Heck, I can't even spell Englash. Unless it has words like cornbread in it. Plus, she took the pictures I'm taking credit for on this post.

But here's the other time-snatcher. I was so impressed by the older, married-with-children kiddo's savings at the grocery store, that I've gotten sucked up into the coupon tornado.

This actually takes more of my brain cells than learning to drive a car with 5 manual gears did.

Actual words from one of the coupon-meister's blogs: "Cut out all the coupons, even if it's something you don't use".

Okay, so now I have a coupon for Nicoderm in my pile.

I can now kick the smoking habit for $3.00 less. Oh, wait a minute. I don't smoke. Never even been tempted - you know, me being a Mormon and all.

Maybe Nicoderm has a non-active, fight-the-chocolate-habit ingredient that remained dormant until I clipped a coupon for it. "Give up Baby Ruth's from this day forward without all the nasty withdrawals. Just think, no more chocolate odor clinging to your clothes. No more of those pesky little peanuts in between your teeth."

Well, hey, it's Super Double coupon week at Harris Teeter.

So I can kick TWO habits this week for the price of one.

Hmmm, chocolate and Johnny Depp?

Nah