Grocery Shopping

It's not something I look forward to, unless I can go all by myself with no kids in toe, although 1 is better than 2 and 2 is better is three. This last trip was quite amusing, and embarrassing however.

First part of our trip. I took Kyle and William to the grocery store and put them in the car carts. I am driving a long getting food as William and Kyle turn the steering wheels like crazy. Pretty soon someone walks by us, and I hear William say "Hi". They turn and smile and say hi back and continue on there way as William says"Bye." He would laughed at their reaction and the attention he got. The next person passes, same thing. All through out the store you hear our little boys voice saying hi and bye to everyone he sees. This part very much amused me of our trip, not to mention it is a much more enjoyable sound to hear than, crying, or "Mom can I have this".

Second and last part of the trip: the check out stand. We get in line to check out and of course William says hi to the cashier. Kyle looks over at the gum ball machine, and I guess realizing that I always say I don't have any quarters for the gum ball machine asks the cashier, "Do you have I quarter I can have please?" mortified I am shocked and speechless. The cashier reaches in her pocket and says, "Well I just happened to put one in my pocket today, and since you asked so nice you can have it." So Kyle got his gum ball and told her thank you. I am scrambling in my purse looking for a quarter, to give back to her, but of course I can't find one. She was so nice about the whole situation. I was so embarrassed. I told Joe that it may have been the most embarrassing thing my kids have ever done, and they have told people they shouldn't smoke, they look like a real cowboy, thrown up in the store, and other very wonderful things. Kyle was just thrilled to have a gum ball though. I am hoping that our little talk about not asking strangers for money will work for the next time we go to the grocery store and he won't ask the cashiers if he can have a quarter.