Have you ever noticed that every Target store smells the same? How do they do that? Do they have some special "Target" air freshener?

I spent the afternoon shopping at Target and Cub because my cupboards and fridge were pretty bare. I like to shop for two weeks of groceries at a time because I hate having to make the 60 mile round-trip to Cub any more often then that! I know that I could shop at the small grocery stores (all two of them!) in my town, and I will grudgingly stop there if I've happened to misjudge the amount of a necessity, but I want more than just off brands of only the most commonly found supermarket items. For example, today I bought some rice milk and soy yogurt. I never would have been able to get those at my small grocery store. And, no, I'm not one of those holier-than-thou, can't-eat-regular-food, my-life-is-so-much-more-organically/locavoreally-fulfilled-than-the-average-peon. I just happen to have figured out that I'm lactose intolerant, and I don't want to spend my afternoons teaching and feeling absolutely miserable. And it only took the first 6 weeks of school and the helpfulness of my friend, the science teacher, to help me figure out what was going on. So now it's no more cow's milk or yogurt for me. Cheese is okay, though, phew! And did you know how many food items have milk or milk products like whey in them? So not cool.

Oh, and what was the dastardly milk product that lead to my downfall? Sugar free, fat free pudding- my lunch dessert. It sounds so innocent, so yummy, and now it's going to be made with rice milk. Keep your fingers crossed!