Sweet Citizens!

5 reasons I dislike going to the grocery store with my kids:
1. Ava always wants the car cart that weighs 100 lbs and is very difficult to maneuver.
2. Between pushing Emmies wheelchair and pulling the 100lb cart I knock stuff over.
3. People stare so bad with their jaws dropped to the floor like they have NEVER seen a handicapped child in their life.
4. Ava asks for everything in sight and freaks when I leave them in the big aisle to run down a small one to grab something.
5. Emmie has a hard time holding her head so i am constantly putting her head back up.

BUT...... there are times like today that I am grateful for Christ-like people that actually think of others! I left my house this morning to pick up my carpool for Avas preschool. As soon as I was going to drop them off I was headed to the grocery store to get all the Thanksgiving items I needed. When I made my first carpool stop, one mother had told me they dont have school today due to Thanksgiving! "WHAT? It's wed not thurs." What's up with these preschools taking off the week for a holiday? I'm thinking... "I guess this is going to be fun at the grocery store!" (hoping that the 100lb car cart wasn't available). WRONG!!!! So, I get out of my car and start unloading the kids. My sweet brother in law, Mason happens to walk up and helps me unload Emmies wheelchair! Thanks Mason, that made my trip a little easier! So, I'm shopping along pushing the wheelchair, pulling the car cart, talking on the phone because I am trying to get all the ingredients I need for everything so I don't have to make another trip, and i get a call from my friend Kari telling me they actually DO have pre-school today! Halleleuah! She comes and gets Ava so I unload all our stuff into a NORMAL cart so I can finish my shopping. That way, I am shopping with Emmie and a lighter cart! The grocery store was packed with all the last minute shoppers so it wasnt making our trip easy to get through the aisles. As I proceed to checkout, the sweet manager gets me out of the 30 minute line and tells me to come over to a different register and she will check me out. She was probably thinking I looked CRAZY! She says, "why dont you take your daughter and load her up while I check you out." She empties my cart for me bags it and brings it out to my car. All i had to do was run in and sign my credit card while she loaded my car! How sweet was that? I don't want ANYONE to EVER feel pity for me and my situation but that simple kind gesture made my day and made me WANT to be a better person to people like she was to me! I am grateful for people that think of others, especially this time of year! I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!