June 22 was a quiet day during my vacation at my sister Patty and her husband Dan SR..'s house in Lancaster, MA. Bob and I finished Patty's pizza from our meal at Uno Chicago Grill on June18. We also enjoyed some of the leftover pizza from Sal's Pizza (Milford, MA) from the night before.
After lunch, we went back to Aldi in Leominster to pick up some supplies for our great nieces Amy and Emily's visit two days later. Since there was nothing that we needed, I suggested that Bob and I could visit the Tractor Supply behind the Aldi. The store wasn't that exciting, but we noticed that the cat food that we feed Morgan was priced about the same as it is at our local Marc's (Parma, OH).
After Tractor Supply, we returned to Aldi to help Patty with the grocery shopping. We looked for Frozen Lima Beans that was going to be the centerpiece of that night's dinner. Aldi does not carry Frozen Lima Beans. Patty had never found Frozen Lima Beans at Aldi. I regularly buy canned Lima or Butter Beans at Aldi in our area. Patty was probably looking for frozen. Also, she is not a fan of Lima Beans. I later remembered that the Sweeneys (at least the ones related to me) are not into electric can openers.
After Aldi, Patty visited Digital Credit Union in Leominster to take care of some banking business. We then went back to Hannaford in Clinton to look for Lima Beans. Patty realized that she needed to purchase her Megabucks ticket for the next seven drawings. She asked if I minded if I picked up the ticket for her. It was not a problem. When I walked to Customer Service, I noticed that they had a Self Serve Lottery Machine. I had exact change, so I was going to try it. I discovered that I needed to scan a driver's license (It said nothing about State IDs.). My (Ohio) State ID would not scan. I then discussed the situation with the clerk. The ID policy was to deter underage gambling. Ohio should do something similar with their Lottery machines.
I then looked for Frozen Lima Beans. The only ones that I could find were Hannaford Brand Lima Beans. I bought them. I then told Patty about the Lottery Machine. She didn't know that the machines could handle Megabucks. She thought that they were for Scratch (Instant) Tickets only. She also didn't know about the Driver's License Policy. We then came home and relaxed.
After relaxing, Patty cooked dinner. It consisted of the Perdue Breaded Chicken Patties that we didn't have for our supper on Saturday because Sbarro was open at New Haven's Union Station. Multigrain Sandwich Skinnys, Tomato with Mozzarella Cheese and Caprese, (On September 21, 2015, I learned that this dish is called Caprese.) and of course, the Lima Beans accompanied the Chicken. The food was delicious. Amy and Emily called during the meal. Dan JR. and/or Laura were not part of the conversation. Ice Cream from Aldi was Dessert.
By the way, Patty served the Lima Beans that we had bought that day instead of the ones that we had in the freezer because they were Baby Lima Beans. When I was dishing out my Ice Cream, I discovered that the Lima Beans in the Freezer (from Market Basket) were also Baby Lima Beans. In any event, I hope that the Lima Beans in the house during our visit have been "enjoyed."
We then relaxed for the rest of the evening.
