The good news is that grocery store shelves seemed better stocked these days. The bad news is the little credit card machines at checkouts that once said “chip, swipe or tap”, now say “arm, leg or both”.
Food prices have risen so much that one of our daughters extended the five-second rule to three days. As a side benefit, she rarely sweeps more.
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