July 15, 2016 8:58 AM
I’ve had two underweight children. I promise I fed them more than adequately.
I may have slathered extra butter on their bread and pushed the milk, too.
That milk thing, it seems to stick.
For the longest time, keeping the boy in milk was a grocery goal.
“Can ya stop and pick up a coupla cows on your way home?”
Bubba hasn’t been underweight in over ten years. He’s taller than his father and I suppose otherwise, he’s maybe slim, but certainly not scrawny. I think his jeans are like 34W and 72L or somethin. Seems the milk went directly to his legs. He’s more into other drinks now, but still, when he comes to visit, I consider his milk consumption.
I have to consider his milk consumption because Moo is highly dairy dependent.
As I put two half gallons of milk into the cart, Moo informed me, “It says limit two gallons. Technically, those two are only one gallon, so you can still buy two more.”
“Thank you Moo, but I think this one gallon of milk will see us through the weekend.”
“Ugh.”
“This milk is light. We should get more milk. Call Daddy and ask him to bring home more milk.”
“There’s another milk in there!”
“Um.”
“You drank it all up, didn’t you?”
“You see, what happened was…”
“We’re gettin low on milk!”
“What? How much is left?”
“Only one gallon!”
One day, The Mister brought home two gallons of milk and as he walked up to the door, Moo dragged her sister to the door and shouted, “Look! Look at all the milk!”
Last week, I bought three gallons of milk.
Moo performed a celebratory song and dance in the dairy aisle.
Happy Friday Everyone!
May you all have a drink that makes you dance!
Posted by joey
Categories: Random Musings
Mobile Site | Full Site
Get a free blog at WordPress.com Theme: WordPress Mobile Edition by Alex King.
I used to be a milk-a-holic too, lol. A gallon every three days or so when I was in high school. Ma never bitched, but I did have “my milk” as opposed to “the family milk.” 😛
No wonder I cant drink it any more. Lol
LikeLiked by 1 person
By orbthefirst on July 15, 2016 at 9:55 AM
That’s how we did with the boy. Bought his own gallon(s) — “Boy cows” we called them. The girls and I don’t do the hormones, but he can. It’s like his breasts don’t even get tender 😉
LikeLike
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:27 PM
That’s how I was growing up. I loved me some milk. At some point, though–probably the last ten years–the milk dependency fell off. Now I’m that way about cheese. OMG we only have like ten package of shredded cheese in the fridge so we need to go to the store NOW.
Granted, the cheese packages have gotten smaller over the years, but still… when there’s a buy one get one cheese sale, GTF outta my way.
LikeLiked by 2 people
By meANXIETYme on July 15, 2016 at 9:57 AM
They say, cheesiness is next to godliness…or something like that. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
By orbthefirst on July 15, 2016 at 9:59 AM
Damn skippy! 😉
LikeLiked by 2 people
By meANXIETYme on July 15, 2016 at 10:04 AM
Moo is a Cheesehead, she just doesn’t know it yet.
LikeLike
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:25 PM
Yep, she loves cheese night, too. And yogurt, and ice cream, yup! How are your bones?
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Lol. Bones seem pretty okay as far as I know!
LikeLiked by 1 person
By meANXIETYme on July 15, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Good 😀 That’s what she says all the time, “It’s good fer mah bones!” 😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:55 PM
She ain’t wrong!
LikeLiked by 1 person
By meANXIETYme on July 15, 2016 at 12:57 PM
Nope, this is one I can’t relate to at all.
As a kid, my mom despaired because I REFUSED to drink the white stuff. I literally have a gag reflex to milk and rarely have it in my fridge. Neither of my boys were big milk drinkers either. They liked a bowl of cereal in the morning, but that was it. Learned behaviour? Or in the genes? 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joannesisco on July 15, 2016 at 10:16 AM
I think it’s genetic, I do. The Mister and I both enjoy milk, but Sassy only ever drinks it when there’s something so sweet she wants to cut the richness. Then she’ll have maybe 4-6 oz. Neither my mother nor his mother like milk, and Sassy doesn’t either.
LikeLike
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:25 PM
That’s really interesting.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joannesisco on July 15, 2016 at 2:15 PM
Hihih. Gallons and space for them in your fridges was one of the most jaw-droppings things I saw while on my only visit to the USA. LA and SF, but still. Among others were prohibitions (Are you allowed anything at all? Are you forced to break the law all day long?), most friendly cops (because they didn’t caught us break any laws), and the fact that Europe ceases to exist. As for milk: Know your poison, stay awake, I say. 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Manja Mexi Movie on July 15, 2016 at 11:57 AM
LOL! Yes, so much prohibition for a ‘free’ country, eh? Refrigerator size is a very American obsession, indeed!
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:21 PM
A guy I worked with years ago had a son who was a football player. His milk consumption was about a gallon a day.
The three of us didn’t drink as much, but even so we were buying it by the half-gallon three or four times a week. (Mom didn’t like the gallon jugs, for some reason.)
LikeLiked by 1 person
By John Holton on July 15, 2016 at 12:02 PM
I recently read an article about teenage swimmers and divers. I read that they need 4000 calories just to maintain a healthy growth rate. :O
LikeLike
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:46 PM
Great story. I wish I was more enthusiastic about milk. All that calcium is good for the bones, but I tend to reach for water before milk. Easier to come by, I guess.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Ally Bean on July 15, 2016 at 12:12 PM
I was that way as a kid. I don’t remember the last time I had a glass of milk now.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By coldhandboyack on July 15, 2016 at 12:38 PM
I love milk! Well, anything dairy, white, creamy, sour, sweet, it doesn’t matter. My cat loves it all too, even sour cream. I don’t give him just reg. milk, but buy the kind of milk made for cats. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
By ghostmmnc on July 15, 2016 at 12:43 PM
Very nice 🙂 I occasionally let my kitties have a lick or two.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 12:46 PM
I never liked plain milk – it had to have chocolate in it. I guess you could call me “Choo.”
LikeLiked by 1 person
By jan on July 15, 2016 at 1:25 PM
I still like milk just not as much as I did when I was younger. I guess all passions ebb with age.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Benson on July 15, 2016 at 1:33 PM
I hate plain milk, used to be forced to drink a glass a day until I was in about 4th grade or so, but I’m glad my kids love it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Anxious Mom on July 15, 2016 at 1:53 PM
Refreshing to see a family that enjoys good old plain cow milk- these days there are so many other varieties on the market, soya, rice, oat, spelt etc, etc….
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Chez Shea on July 15, 2016 at 1:55 PM
Now and again Sassy and I like soy milk, and Moo and The Mister like almond milk — Sissy won’t touch anything other than cow, and little of that, and Bubba likes it all! 😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 6:07 PM
The rules on what constitutes healthy food seem to be changing all the time- recently I heard that rice milk (so bland and virtuous) is a high GI product. Best just have a bit of what you enjoy!
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Chez Shea on July 16, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Is that right? Yes, I say eat what makes you feel good.
LikeLike
By joey on July 16, 2016 at 11:35 AM
Milk drinkers are weird folk I admit…I got a husband who can’t live without the stuff…I use it for cooking…I don’t get the love affair…nope…
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Sherry on July 15, 2016 at 2:07 PM
Happy Friday, Joey!
I am not too keen on milk (unless it is in my tea or coffee). but I DO love cheese! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Judy Martin on July 15, 2016 at 3:00 PM
My older son could never get enough milk when he was a kid. I was pregnant with two more kids and waddling up the grocery aisle holding jugs of milk. They cleared the aisles for me. Grown up now and he is lactose-intolerant. WTH??!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
By loisajay on July 15, 2016 at 3:32 PM
I feel for you on that waddling and whatnot. Phew.
That is kinda crazy about his lactose intolerance. I don’t know enough about it, I guess, but I know more people who outgrew it than developed it.
LikeLike
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 6:19 PM
My life was saved when I joined CostCo. Their milk is wonderfully cheap and they have these cool new containers.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By larva225 on July 15, 2016 at 3:41 PM
I use to drink milk by the gallons, then I ate vegan for several years, I’m no longer vegan, but milk hasn’t touched these lips for years. Okay, maybe a latte every now and then, I haven’t stayed away from it for any special reason other than I just lost the desire with time,
LikeLike
By Bradley on July 15, 2016 at 5:32 PM
Milk is wonderful with a big ol’ piece of chocolate cake. 😉
LikeLiked by 2 people
By Fourth Generation Farmgirl on July 15, 2016 at 5:59 PM
In order to get me to drink a little more milk than what goes in my coffee, the Mrs buys me chocolate milk from the dairy she shops at. It’s made from
Whole milk and cocoa. I feel like doing Moo’s happy dance when I see that.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Dan Antion on July 15, 2016 at 6:29 PM
Oh yeah, I can dig it! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 15, 2016 at 6:39 PM
I used to drink a lot of milk. Not these days. However, the Teen and the Garden Gnome are huge milk drinkers (or should I say Milo drinkers). Not sure if you guys get Milo over there but you can check out some ads on youtube. Anyway, they love the stuff!
And then when the grandkids come over…. yep, milk consumed by the bucket load.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By suzjones on July 16, 2016 at 8:34 PM
I had no idea what Milo was, so I looked it up. Your Milo there is called Nesquik here — same company, too 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 16, 2016 at 8:53 PM
Nesquick is finer (The Teen also has a tin of that in the cupboard lol). A little different. Milo is a lot courser and crunchier. I have to admit that drinking Milo is one thing I miss about drinking milk. I wonder how it would go with kefir? lol
LikeLiked by 1 person
By suzjones on July 16, 2016 at 8:57 PM
OH! More like maybe Ovaltine, then. I tell you, if you try some Milo in kefir, I’d use the blender! 😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 16, 2016 at 8:59 PM
I certainly will find a drink to make me dance but it won’t be milk. ugh
LikeLiked by 1 person
By April on July 17, 2016 at 11:26 AM
I’m actually backing away from the milk…still have it on cereal now and then, but I stick to water the rest of the time. I have a sister-in-law who gets WAY too much info on the internet, and according to her it’s just one more poison I’m putting into my body. Meh…
LikeLiked by 1 person
By Lies Jack Kerouac told Me on July 17, 2016 at 6:08 PM
I never drink milk, I even have orange juice on my cereal.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By dalecooper57 on July 18, 2016 at 2:49 PM
Interesting. I know a guy who does apple juice in his.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By joey on July 18, 2016 at 5:47 PM
I have muesli, mixed with granola, with fruit juice. Orange and raspberry is my favourite.
LikeLiked by 1 person
By dalecooper57 on July 18, 2016 at 6:13 PM
I don’t do milk. Lactose and I are not friends. But mostly, I can’t stand the taste! My kids, though, love it. And so I buy 2 gallons at a time and try to never let it get down to 1/2 of a gallon. For a teenage boy that’s probably one bowl of cereal!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
By bedlamanddaisies on July 18, 2016 at 8:38 PM
Our family loves the milk too! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
By 2bcreativeblog on July 25, 2016 at 12:34 AM