Picture of the Week

Jack finally realized it was himself looking back in the mirror. He was very serious about it all.

Wednesday night we were getting ready to go to church and Lucy asked. "Moma, what shoes do you want me to wear?" I said, "your white Keds" Lucy responded, " you're not supposed to wear white shoes after St. Patrick's Day" She is so interested in those kind of things, she just has not quite gotten it.

We have all been out in the stores alot lately, squeezing down isles, waiting in lines and searching for the best prices. One of my least favorite places to go during this time is Wal-Mart. It seems that everyone brings their whole family and doesn't mind standing in the isle blocking just the items that one needs. I always seem to grab the cart that cla-clunks down the isle and the handle is so sticky with who knows what that you want to steer with your elbows, but one wheel wants to do it's own thing, so elbows are not going to work. You are using so many muscles trying to keep it in the "road" that you leave the place sore. There are 500 checkout lanes and only about 4 actual checkers per side. Let's not forget the self-check lanes. It never fails, someone tries to check themselves out , using the self-checker, for the first time during Christmas!!!!! They stand there searching frantically for the bar code, the item usually scans twice and the lady asleep behind the desk with the best attitude has to come a clear it out. Back to scanning and the customer is now talking to themselves blaming the dumb machine for not "doing" it right. Finally time to pay, and the customer can't seem to find where to put their money. The customer grabs their receipt, dripping in sweat and storms off mad at the whole place for being slow. Leaving the store walking out of the EXIT side, I am met by at least 8-10 people ENTERING in through the EXIT. Can this many people in one group not read. You know it is not easy trying to get out with a full clunkity-clunk cart, a baby, two little girls and being met by a group of people so anxious to get in that they can't even walk a couple of more steps to enter through the ENTER doors. Folks, let's all make it a smidge easier for other shoppers this season and enter through the ENTER doors and exit out of the EXIT doors. I know that I am up on my soapbox and a little perturbed. I just needed to get that off my chest!!! It helped. Thank you. Good luck out there.