Can I just say...

I choose to shop at Kroger first because I can put money towards Eli's school account to pay for future field trips and second because it is not Wal-mart in that the service is more personal, which I note you pay for. But saying that I have noticed that at my Kroger they are slacking on the whole "Can I help you bring your groceries to your car" thing. I used to say no because I was actually then an in shape young woman but now that I'm NINE months pregnant could someone please ask me to help take out the buggy full of groceries. I remember being sensitive about this when I had a baby in the buggy and a toddler hanging on me....HELLO was I not screaming inside "help me with these groceries please". So anyway, today what happens? I'm trying not to deliver in the store after walking up and down aisles 4 times b/c I'm so scattered and over an hour has passed (yes I didn't even have little ones with me...) and what happens? I have to bag my own groceries b/c no one will help the poor cashier out! But this is the flip side that I have to share....while I'm bagging all my groceries this very tall gentlemen behind me in line comes over and starts bagging them with me and the cashier! I was so tickled. And it doesn't stop there - so I start walking out my own huge cart of groceries (pickles were on the top in case all that work made my water break...) and I get out to my van while it starts to sprinkle. I start throwing the thousand bags in the van when who should appear but that same man. (Just so you know he wasn't hitting on the old Humpty Dumpty mom but has two boys of his own at home)...and he said, "Let me help you!" So he put my groceries in the van, handed me my purse and took my buggy to put up. I almost cried as I told him how sweet he was! Then I thanked God for little blessings! It's nice to know there are kind strangers still out there!!!
And Kroger???? I'm still a little ticked over that whole absence of hospitality! But they are better then Wal-mart! Just so you know...it's 10am and I got my groceries in the house, sat down at the computer and no contractions. I'm doing good - only 14 hours left before I can go into labor (when Nate gets home). =)