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Long Weekend

An entry for Mackenzie's Grocery List Challenge. Dedicated to Liwu, my most recent and most poignant loss --11/09/2021

By Lena BeanaPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 2 min read
Long Weekend
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This is for Mackenzie Davis's Grocery List Challenge. Read Mackenzie's original and the challenge here:

*** Mackenzie -- I hope I didn't break too many of the rules here. This was difficult to write as it was inspired by real events. I almost hope people don't get this one :(

*** Pet lovers beware ***

Friday 4:12 am

😻😻😻

  • A case of kitten formula and bottles
  • A giant storage bin (96 qt should do it)
  • Puppy pads and a bunch of rags or those blue shop towels
  • Paper towels and baby wipes (unscented), and some Lysol wipes
  • Sandwich makings and some frozen meals
  • A couple cases of Soda-- whatever kind

4:34 am

(Typing...)

  • Earplugs! 😵‍💫
  • Coffee (the giant Folgers can)
  • More cream and sugar
  • Just get some sweetened creamer --the real stuff tho!
  • Like five packs of gum -- Double-mint

Sunday 3:55 pm

  • More shop towels and puppy pads
  • Canned pumpkin-- make sure it's pure
  • More kitten formula and some of those feeding syringes
  • Plain Gelatin or collagen and some Brewer's yeast to flavor it
  • More Folgers
  • And some of those Starbucks double-shot thingies
  • Frozen Lasagna or pizza or whatever you want
  • Chicken Better than Bouillion--the plain one, no garlic or onions (CHECK the ingredients!)
  • More gum, get an assortment
  • Some more soda
  • A bottle of wine--that Apothic dark stuff I love
  • Some paper plates and plastic cutlery and cups
  • And a bag of ice
  • 4:22 pm

    (Typing...)

    • Make it 2 bottles wine and some more soda

    🥴🤪

Monday 2:18 am

  • Caro syrup
  • Pedialyte--no additives, colors, etc. (Generic is fine)
  • Cheap towels or some baby blankets
  • Space heater and warming pads--whatever we can keep them warm with
  • Latex gloves
  • Feeding tubes--not the one with the syringe, just the plain tube
  • Another couple bottles wine
  • A case of beer, Corona is fine
  • 2:28 am

    (Typing...)

    • Better get the wine too

    😟

    Monday 4:47 pm

  • Big trash bags--the heavy duty construction ones
  • A styrofoam ice chest and a bag of ice
  • More beer Gin and tonic water with a bunch of limes--the good tonic water--"Fever" something
  • Chocolate
  • Lots of chocolate
  • 🥺

    4:58 pm

    (Typing...)

    • more ice and another ice chest
    • Kleenex, lots of Kleenex
    • More chocolate

    5:25 pm

    (Typing...)

    • A shovel... 😞
    • ...don't forget the Gin

    💔

    ______________________

    *** In loving memory of the far too many babies I've buried over the years. Each one of you... so special and Unique. But Liwu... I love and miss you more than words.

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    About the Creator

    Lena Beana

    Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer 🤍 Lover of Prose

    Former Deckhand & Barista 🤍 Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker

    Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer 🤍 Ever the Student & Seeker

    Traveler 🤍 Dreamer 🤍 Wanderer

    Forever Lost 🤍

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