Shopping....

I've been meaning to start a blog for a few days now (since Faatima of Faatimas' cup of tea started hers) but until now haven't had anything to blog about and then we ran out of icing sugar........

As many may know, i'm not a great shopper. i am easily frustrated by too many people and sometimes just rifling through things trying to find the perfect whatever but never actually doing so gets on my last nerve. Needless to say, shopping is definitely not my 'cup of tea'  ( ;-)  @Faatima)

Anyway, was making a cake the other day and to complete it I needed icing sugar. Checked in the cupboards but alas no icing sugar.....*eye roll*
So, today, decided to go to Asda and get some. Asked my mum if she wanted to come because I know how she loves shopping especially the supermarket kind....big mistake....

We were half way through the shopping and I was getting frustrated....too many people at 6:30 pm on a Monday. In fact there were so many people that I had to jog a marathon just to find one of those hand held green baskets. Due to some great fortune I didn't lose my mum during this time (and losing mum deserves a rant on its own)
Finally after searching for things, finding them, picking them up and then realising we probably wont like it and putting it back we stood  at the till with the shortest line of people we could find. But oh no we were there for ages. There were 2 women in front of us who had decided that they wanted to buy the entire Asda of all its food stuffs....so we waited...and waited...and waited and watched as the endlessly long line on the till next to us shortened rapidly...oh the irony of it........

During this time and in fact since we entered Asda my mother had an endless stream of something another to say. Now I don't mind if people want to talk about the same thing over and over but what I do mind is when they expect me to reply and participate in what I consider to be a monologue......
Mum-do you think the yoghurt will taste okay?
Me- I don't know it might taste a little flat
Mum-Aare you sure? Shall I get it?
Me- Up to you.... (this is when I think i've said my bit, don't need to say any more and want to zone out...)
Mum- go on tell me.....if I get it will you eat it then.....
Me- (no reply)
Mum- we already have enough yoghurt at home..should I get it?
Me-(no reply)
Mum- do you think it'll taste okay?
And round and round this conversation will go until I finally just have to say 'I don't care whether you get the yoghurt or not, if you want it get it i'm sure it'll be fine'
To which my mum promptly says 'Probably will be to flat, forget it, we wont get it.'

Any way enough ranting for today.....comment if you have similar experiences or thoughts OR if you just think i'm a nutter....