Friday, August 21, 2009

You know you are in poverty when...

Austin reminded me last night of one of our more pathetically poor moments so far in our marriage. Sadly, this occurred in the more recent past than I'd like to admit.

One night we were coming out of Target, where we shop exclusively for our groceries (Wal-Mart can burn) and lo and behold, in the middle of the parking lot lay a gallon of milk. A whole gallon-slightly dented, but perfectly sealed. It was getting dark out, and we barely spotted it. Upon further inspection it was Skim, our favorite, and it was perfectly fine. We couldn't inconvenience the customer service employees with such a burden by turning it in. So yes, we picked it up, took it home, and we drank it.

Does that count as stealing?

3 comments:

Taffers Dawn said...

Haha that is hilarious Shana!!!! You crack me up. I miss you so much!!!

Whit said...

Maybe someone had a feeling to leave milk there in your path... you never know! ;)

Jessa said...

Finders Keepers, losers weepers!

sometimes i think those situations are the Lord's way of saying "Hey thanks a whole heap for paying your tithing. Here's a free gallon of milk." He only gives those sort of gifts to those who would appreciate it most. So consider yourself loved by the Big Man upstairs.