Organic yogurt, burglars, and memory loss

     I know you are asking, "How are these related?"

     I'll explain.

     Jackie and I went shopping Thursday.....Woodman's in Rockford... and I bought some Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt.  Now this is a little more expensive than Yoplait.  It was 89 cents for one cup.  But we had a coupon for $1 off a purchase of three.  So I bought three cups and put them in the cart.

     Went though the checkout lane, used the coupon, went home, unpacked the groceries and put the Stonybrook Farm in the fridge, top shelf, right.  I remember doing that as well as I remember putting on  on pants that Thursday.

    Fast forward to Sunday morning.  I get up, open the fridge and there is one.....(1) .... uno..... une...a solitary, lonely, all by itself Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt black cherry on the shelf.  

    Knowing I did not eat any, I checked the fridge.  Then I checked the pantry.  (Ever since I stored the Exit 99 checkbook in a shoe for safe keeping and then spent several days looking for the checkbook because I forgot I put it in the shoe, I discovered  I have maybe been guilty of putting things in the wrong place.)  However, there was no yogurt in the pantry, freezer, cupboard or refrigerator, which I checked a second time.

    Asked Jackie.  Nope, she hadn't eaten any.  Checked the car to make sure they did not roll out of the bag.  Nada.  Nothing.

    That's when I realized someone was coming in the house during the night and eating my yogurt!  Seriously!!  How else can it be explained?

     Someone was dubious, but she had no explanation either.  

     Then I wondered, what else was missing?  So I sifted through the recycle bin for the slightly damp receipt and scanned down.  Cheese:  check.  Broccoli: check.  Cool Whip:  check. 1 (0ne) Stonyfield Farm yogurt:  check.  One.  Only one.

     The coupon was accepted, but the product was not purchased.  I know I put three in the cart.  I know I put three in the fridge.  So either I didn't do what I was positive about or someone is eating my yogurt at night when I am asleep or being strangled in addition to finding my store receipts and altering them.

   (Side note:  I had a nightmare that I was being strangled in my sleep Saturday night.  I fought off the person, who shall remain nameless, and managed to live through the night.  When I woke up Sunday a thread ... and I mean a huge one, at least two feet long.... from the blanket was wrapped around my arm.   Come to think of it, the person in my nightmare was using a thread to try to strangle me.....hmmmmm)

     So Sunday after church I had to buy more yogurt.  It's not Stonyfield.  But it'll do.

     And tonight I will double lock the doors and check the windows.  Just in case.