I walked inside from the garage and called to my son, “Oh, Joooo-sepppphhh.”
“Yes?”
“Who’s you’re favorite moooo-mmmyyyy?”
His response, I kid you not: “Is it Chex Mix?”
First of all, no, he does not think CM is his mommy. He just surmised (as a four-year-old!) that I had gone to the store and bought him CM. I didn’t tell anyone I was going to the store. This child is just that good at sniffing the stuff out.
That and he’s been asking for it for days, to the point where, last night, after tucking him in bed, Hubby says to me, “Joe asked for Chex Mix again. You should probably pick some up.”
Finally I did. He’s lucky it was on sale, because you know that’s how I roll. So, in response to the above question from Joe, I laughed and said, “Yes!” more out of amazement that he guessed the reason for the sing-song voice than out of excitement for having the stuff in my home again.
I have clearly passed the CM torch onto my son.
He said, “Could you bring me a bowl?” But as I had other groceries to put away and did not bring him a bowl of the golden deliciousness in less than 60 seconds, he came to get it himself.
If only I could get him that excited about bed time.

The last time I brought CM home, he saw the bag on the counter, grabbed it, and literally tried to tear it open with his teeth.
Monster officially created.
That time, btw, was when I had gone to that other store where I’d seen new flavors. I had asked your advice. Remember these?

This time, I had some crazy coupon where I’d get $1 off three. This particular store doesn’t carry the cheddar flavor. I grabbed a Buffalo Ranch but was too afraid of the Ghost Pepper. I also grabbed a blue Traditional and considered getting a second Buff Ranch for my third, but, thankfully, my wise and wonderful neighbor was with me. She advised me to only get one of the new flavor, as I might not like it. She was right. I did not. But Hubby finished it for me.
Speaking of Neighbor, a few days ago I texted her some discouraging news, ending with, “I could use a drink.” She commiserated with me like a CHAMPION friend, and, as if that weren’t enough to prove her awesomeness, there was a knock on my door a few minutes later. She stood there holding this:

A couple states to the right, and it would’ve been 5:00. Close enough.
Backing up a bit to the other store where I was buying CM with my neighbor, guess who was our check-out guy? Someone who transferred out of my store back in January. If you’ve followed my blog long enough, you already know the answer. So that was a fun little catch up with the CMG, and yet, somehow, after 95% of the time seeing me at the old store and asking if I was buying CM even when I often wasn’t, I LITERALLY bought CM and NOTHING was said about it.
Weird.
Anyone want to guess what’s in the drink??
If that’s a gin and tonic, I’m booking a flight now.
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Dear “Anonymous,” I saw your email address with your comment. You are welcome to visit ANY time. But, no, not a G & T. (Just go get one from Mom. Sheesh.)
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I’m not sure I’ve ever bought Chex Mix. I’ve only had people give me the homemade kind, but have never even made it myself. It’s interesting what other people’s kids obsess over. Mine used to beg for those Little Debbie brownies with the rainbow chips. Like eating a cup of sugar!
My guess is a margarita.
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Okay, well, Little Debbie brownies with rainbow chips sound like a kid’s dream, so no surprise there. I guess I should be grateful mine wants salty over sweet? Slightly less unhealthy, I suppose.
This was kind of an unfair question, as no one (unless my neighbor discovers my blog) would be able to guess that it’s Bacardi rum and coconut LaCroix. It was darn tasty.
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Your drink is a margarita? I think you were wise to pass on Ghost Pepper flavor. It worries me just knowing such a thing exists.
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I wonder what sorts of people eat Ghost Pepper Chex Mix? Hardened bikers? Skinny housewives with a wild side? 🙂
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Possibly. They sound dreadful to me, but *hey* to each their own… unbelievably spicy… CM. 😵💫
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Yeah, I was never considering it. And again, grateful Neighbor talked me out of buying two of the other kind. Not all CM is created equal, AB.
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Oh, and I’m realizing now that the drink question was unfair. I thought it might be a fun thing to speculate on, but who’s going to guess Bacardi rum and coconut LaCroix?
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Ha! Well if someone does guess that they know you very, very well.
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So now I sit back and wait for Hubby to read and comment on this post… 🙂
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You know, I haven’t eaten Chex Mix in years. Maybe a decade or more–scandalous, right?—but you suddenly have me mad-crazy craving them. And I would have guessed a gin and tonic on the drink, but I already see from comments that isn’t the case. A vodka tonic??
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Oooh, MC, if you get some CM, you must tell me all about it!
The correct answer to a question I shouldn’t have asked because it’s nearly impossible to guess is: Bacardi rum and coconut LaCroix. Tasty too! 🙂
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I would have never guessed the drink, LOL. And, yes, I’ll have to put Chex Mix on my grocery list! 🙂
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That’s all I ask, Mae Clair. You must EXPERIENCE the CM! 😉 🙂
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🙂
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Has Chex Mix ever reached out to you to be a brand sponsor? They should – you and your family are crazy for it!
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Ah, if only I was a celebrity, Larry. 🙂
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No, I was thinking of sponsorship the other way around: ads on the inside back cover.
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If you go to their website, they allow you to opt out of them selling your personal information. Good company!
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Uum…?
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OK, yeah, I’m a bit nutty about privacy these days. And really, if you don’t visit their website to find new places to buy Chex Mix, it probably doesn’t matter.
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Oh, a Chex Mix website? I hadn’t even considered that. The kind Joe likes is at my local store. I bought five, thinking that should last until the next sale, but, as one bag is nearly empty already, I’m not so sure.
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I hate when I start in the middle of a conversation! Yikes! Yes, the Chex Mix website. Shoulda led with that.
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Haha! All good, Jacqui. 🙂 I do that to my poor Hubs all the time. He does it to me too, actually! I guess we think we should be able to read each others thoughts by now. 😛
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I totally get this as I’m an unapologetic cm addict, especially the cheddar version
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Kindred spirit, Beth!!
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I’m glad to see that you’re finally teaching your son valuable food lessons. CM is the food of the gods. As to the drink – not a G&T?!? sad. If you ever visit my house, the only drinks we serve are water, tea, and my world famous gin and tonics.
But we are willing to drive you to the nearest Starbucks if you need caffeine.
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Yes to all of that. I accept! And you didn’t even need to mention the cats to sweeten the deal! Starbucks for a raspberry latte seems appropriate, Andrew.
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Gin and tonic?
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Rum and coconut LaCroix. It was an unfair question. Who would ever guess that? But it was a tasty concoction. 🙂
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I would never have guessed the lacroix…
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She came up with something creative, for sure. 🙂
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😉
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He made NO comment about the CM? Perhaps he was deep in contemplation about something else. Disappointed….but perhaps he’s moved on.
Joe will one day dread getting out of bed. But he’ll be an adult and weighted down with responsibility and paying bills. I am jealous of his energy and desire to not go to bed. Enjoy your sleepless energy Joe!!! (and your chex mix!)
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The CMG having moved on… True, but still sad.
Ah, Little Joe. Enjoy your youth and torturing your parents while you still can. 🙂
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You need to make that a sign and put it in Little Joe’s room.
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Uuum, I think I will maybe NOT encourage him to torture his parents… 🙂 🙂
Ooooh,oooh, I mean: 😡 !
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😂😂. But I would be super impressed if you did! 🙂 🤬 (I added a cussing one just to up the game here!)
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Whoa! How am I supposed to top that?! I may have to just start making random faces and seeing what they turn out as on your end: :& :* :^ :% :$ :# :@ :! Let me know if that made anything good! 🙂
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No faces were made. But they were interpreted as cussing! So that’s a win! 🙂
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I’ll take it! Haha. Wow. Is this the level I’ve stooped to? Heehee.
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It is a good level to stoop to!
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Could be worse, like eating CM off the floor. I hope I haven’t done that…!!
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Floor chex mix is, appropriately, part of the 5 second rule food groups. So. If you have, and you made it under the time line, all is well.
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If I have (and I probably have), I clearly haven’t died, so all is well. 🙂
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Exactly!!!!
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CM probably protects against illness, actually. 😉
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I am positive of it! 🙂
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Let me alert Fauci!!
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Can’t hurt!!!!!
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Hahaha!
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A squeeze of lime! That’s my guess and I’ll bet I’m right! So glad you connected with CMG, but what about the handsome old guy? Is he jealous?
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Definitely a squeeze of lime in the drink! Clever Peach. 😉
Handsome old guy and CMG do not work at the same store; although, there may have been some overlap before CMG left. Quite possible CMG hired him, actually, unknowingly as his replacement as my store friend. Though I haven’t seen Mr. Tall and Handsome since that last post. I was at the store yesterday and saw some boxes waiting to be unloaded in an aisle. I thought of him. He was nowhere to be seen, however.
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Two timing at different stores. Hmmm.
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Ha! I’m such a grocery store hussy.
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I’ve never had CM from a bag… didn’t even know it was a thing… whodathought?
Your neighbor sounds like perfection… I need one like that.
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Good neighbors are great. 🙂 So is Chex Mix from a bag. 🙂 🙂
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My routine with friends and family I haven’t seen in a while has been that the ages of their children are frozen in my head from the last time. So when I read the opening of this entry after not paying attention for a good while, my assumption was, “Of course, Joe is 8-to-10 years old by now.” Shocked to learn this sleuth is only 4!
But then when you wrote, “last night, after tucking him in bed, Hubby says to me, `Joe asked for Chex Mix again. You should probably pick some up.'”, my first reading had one letter different. It’s easy to misread with this font and my eyes. I thought more had changed when I wasn’t paying attention, and Ms. Kerekes’s content had gone “adult”. Meaning the Solo cup contained soap.
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I don’t at all understand this, Robert, but please, do NOT explain!
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My goodness. Does Chex Mix run in your genes??
Gotta love a neighbor like that. In fact, I wish I had a neighbor like that. Christmas Light Kelly is cool, but she has never once knocked on the door and handed me a drink. Harumph!
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I was probably eating a lot of CM while Joe was nursing, so there may be something to that.
Have you ever given CLK a reason to run over with a drink? Something like, “My neighbor is kicking my asterisk with her over the top Christmas lights display. Again. I could use a drink!” Remember that come December and see if it works.
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Haha! Love it. And CLK frequently has a drink in her hand anyway. Wouldn’t take that much effort to cross the street…
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For realz. She’s just lazy.
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My father worked as a representative salesman for Bacardi, and later Seagram’s for many years, so as young person still under the legal age with my brother and some friends I sneak out a lot of drinks, I tried many alcoholic beverages and growing up in a tropical place the coconuts were at our disposal and of course I tried them with all kinds of liquors, father had at his liquor storage, such as rum, and gin, with Angostura bitters, quinine tonic water, grenadine syrup etc. But since I stopped drinking just when I was 19 years old, the truth is that I vaguely remember what coconut water with rum tasted like? 😊🤦♂️
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Haha! What a story! I don’t even know what all those things are. Must have been fun for a while!
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Oh, that’s stuff that is usually used to add a special flavor to many alcoholic drinks you order in a bar.
Well you know youngsters, the try anything that they shouldn’t for their age, but I wised up early enough.
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I’m glad you wised up. 🙂
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My goodness! We meet the CMG again! And now, we have a new CMMonster! The plot thickens ….
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Haha! I bought five bags four days ago. Two are gone already. I think I’ll head back before the sale ends!
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Oh my!!! Yes, more bags!
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I picked up 5 more yesterday.
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That was very restrained!!!
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Haha! I hope it lasts until the next sale!
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How often do the sales come around?!!! We also try to buy our chips and snacks when they are on special, but some brands don’t go on special very often!
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I want to say roughly every 3 or 4 weeks.
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Chex Mix and a neighbor who visits with drinks? In the same post? Yes!!!! 🙂
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Right? It’s a good life for my blog. 🙂
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Where can I get a neighbor like that?
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Right? One in a million. The house next to me is about to go up for sale, Barb. I know it’s not MI, but there are lots of lovely places to explore in California, too. I’ve been praying that a nice older couple would move in next door. Just don’t expect me to want to play Scrabble with either of you! Far too scared! 🙂 🙂
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Well if you won’t play Scrabble I am not making the move to California! And you are assuming from my posts that we are a nice older couple. Haha
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Okay, fine, I do play Scrabble and will with you, so long as I have prepared myself to be beaten soundly! And you’re not fooling me about not being nice. We can laugh at potty humor together, and Joe may even share his Chex Mix!
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A CM monster for sure. Just wait until Joe decides to dress up as a bag of CM for Halloween 😀 And bacardi and sparkling water?(I’m good with the rum, the coconut not so much). I’m going to have to try that! Hmm, I wonder how rum and grapefruit LaCroix would taste? Or lime LaCroix? I might have to do some experimenting 😀 😀 Awesome neighbor!
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Tequila and lime LaCroix sounds great to me. Maybe I just want a margarita!
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A boy after my own heart!
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Haha. And mine, too, I guess. 🙂
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Oh the solo cup – always promising! We went through a Chex Mix phase when my kids were little. They liked the salty snacks. 🙂
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A crazy college friend carried his solo cup into the grocery store with him. He saw one of his professors and held up the cup while offering a loud greeting.
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Hahaha! Reminds me of when my tennis gym class in college decided to make frozen daiquiris on the courts instead of playing tennis. Little did we know that the university pres would be playing tennis on the court next to us. He waved, came over and had a daiquiri with us!
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That’s awesome!!
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I know- it really was. We had a blender, ice and all the fixings – somehow there was an outlet on the court – weird but true!
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Love it. What a great memory. 🙂
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It was pretty cool!
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🙂
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