Day 218: Food, Parking, and a Shaving Kit

Posted on | April 6, 2008 |

Einstein Bros. Bagels — $7.99
After church, The Son and I stopped for a half-dozen plain bagels and a tub of plain schmear.  It’s been a while since he’s asked for what used to be our weekly after-church bagel stop.

Vitamin Cottage — $27.42
Yesterday I picked up the huge container of protein powder I’d ordered (not through Vitamin Cottage, rather through the Lavage practioner).  Today I needed to shop for the other ingredients she wants me to put in his daily smoothies/shakes.

When I got home from the store I whipped up my first shake.  It did not get rave reviews.  In fact, it’s evident that it’s going to come down to a battle of the wills if I’m to get him to drink two of these things every day.  I can’t even imagine what it’s going to take to get him to finish just this one.

In addition to the protein powder, each shake is supposed to contain a portion of fiber, probiotic, and essential oils.  Because of my allergies, I can’t taste the concoction I brewed for him this afternoon but he hasn’t been shy in telling me how bad it is.  I promised we’d keep working on the recipe but he doesn’t seem convinced that we’ll have much success. 

• Lifeway strawberry kefir — $2.65 (saved $0.30)
• Cascadian Farm frozen strawberries — $3.65
• Cascadian Farm frozen peaches — $3.54
• Santa Cruz orange mango juice — $2.39 (saved $1.10)
• Udo’s oil — $10.79
• Brown Cow plain yogurt — $1.89 (saved $0.50)
• Newman’s Own peanut butter cups — $1.19

Parking — $2.00
Charged to my WaMu debit card since I didn’t have any cash on my person.  The Daughter and I attended a College Fair at a local university.  We were there for two hours — it was exhausting but interesting and very productive.  If nothing else, it helped The Daughter decide that she’s more interested in a small liberal arts college instead of a huge state university.  Her GPA is strong and her PSAT and PLAN scores this year were promising.  She liked that many of the recruiters from the smaller colleges had heard of and were familiar with the high school she attends.  In the end, it will all come down to the financial package.  We’re not interested in her graduating with debt and The Husband is pretty clear on what he’s prepared to pay (basically the cost for a 4-year in-state public university).  At this point, my fingers are crossed hoping that we can find a school that’s a good fit for her that will offer a comparable financial package.  Since she’s still just a sophomore, we’ve still got plenty of time before decisions are made.

Lee’s Razors — $140.89  [www.leesrazors.com]
After doing a lot of research and price comparisons, I finally felt ready to invest in shaving equipment for The Son.  I plan to write an entire post dedicated to my reasoning behind fancy shaving equipment as opposed to the more common disposable blades and canned shaving cream — look for that post soon.

In the meantime, I’m sure you’re dying to know what that kind of money bought, right?  Well, here we go.  I bought a three-piece shaving set for $119 that included:

• a Merkur HD (heavy duty) double edged safey razor
• a Vulfix #2233 Super Badger shaving brush
• a chrome shaving stand (holds the brush and the razor)

I also purchased a sampling of razor blades — 10 blades each of the three brands I’ve heard most about:

• Derby — $4.50
• Feather — $5.99
• Merkur — $4.90

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