You Gotta Shake It!

Last night as I was laying on my bed trying to think of something to write, my eye fell on one of my very old journals and I picked it up and began skimming it. I ran across this story and decided I would type it up for the blog even though it is really short. And yes, this really did happen to me.

You Gotta Shake It!

Tap, tap. I felt the light application of a finger on my shoulder and surprised I turned from examining Wal-Mart’s supply of cottage cheese. An old lady was towering over me and bending down so her face was very close to mine. She smiled pleasantly.

“You gotta shake it!”

“Uh, shake it?” I was totally lost.

“Yeah! When you are picking out what type of cottage cheese you want, shake it.” She picked one up enthusiastically and shook it in her ear.

“O-k-a-y. Thanks.” I snatched a carton of cottage cheese and tried to edge away.

“You gotta shake it. Make sure that it’s not dry. You wouldn’t want to make it home to your kiddies with a dry carton of cottage cheese would you?”

I blinked hard. I was thirteen and looked thirteen. Did she really think I was shopping for my kids? Dry cottage cheese? What! Who had ever heard of such a thing? This lady was nuts! Sweet, but nuts!

“Uh- yeah thanks!” I was almost a foot away now.

She reached out and grabbed my arm. “No! You haven’t shaken it yet! That might be dry!”

I looked at the carton in my hand, strongly doubting it.

“Now, let me see you shake it!”

I obliged.

“Did it sound wet?”

“M-hm.”

“Oh good, now your kiddies can have some yummy cottage cheese when you get home to them.”

“Yeah! Thanks!” I gasped and vanished into another isle.

P.S...This is also our 100th post! Yay for L.A.R.K.!