17 boxes of peppermint joe-joe's

brooke and i went to the new trader joe's last night.

it was my first time.

and let me tell you.

I STAND ALL AMAZED!

i bought 17 boxes of peppermint joe-joe's.

17.

yes, you read that right.

17.

along with a jar of cookie butter.

i dipped the peppermint joe joe's in it at the sample station.

glory be,

it was marvelous.

what will i do with 17 boxes of joe joe's you ask?

well,

i intend to eat at least 2 boxes myself.

dipped in cookie butter and milk.

then i will bribe my children with at least 2 more boxes to do perfect angel things.

like stay downstairs while i nurse baby chase.

take showers.

talk on the phone.

do laundry.

and make dinner.

my name is emily gibson,

and i bribe my children.

it truly is a win/win.

trust me.

and then,

if i'm feeling extra generous,

which i generally am during this marvelous christmas season

{mainly with myself of course, wait...}

i will share some with my neighbors.

in lou of my famous baking.

wait no,

in addition to my famous baking.

so that is what i will be doing with 17 boxes of peppermint joe joe's.

i also bought two packs of their cloths {like gold around here}, milk, bananas, and orange chicken.

b/c we were out of bananas and milk,

and i test tasted the orange chicken on a hungry belly at 7pm. 

they were all sold out of the chocolate covered peppermint joe-joe's.

i would have bought 17 more boxes of those.

but only for me.

b/c 

hey, my generosity only goes so far.

{no children were harmed in the making of this trip to trader joe's.}

{brooke and emily survived it with 5 children 5 and under. and we left smiling.}

christmas miracles all around:)