It always surprises me when people know who I am. It doesn’t help that I am HORRIBLE with names and can never remember the names of half the people I have met before.

Anyway, I took Brett and Greyden with me today to run errands. We had to go to the bank, the post office, Aldi’s, and Sam’s Club.

First stop – the bank. Yep, they know me there. Our bank has a popcorn machine in it. Every time I go with all the children, we empty out the popcorn machine. There have been several times they pop some just for us. Ok, I’ll admit there have been times that as we’re leaving the house someone will say, “I’m hungry.” And I’ll reply, “Don’t worry, we’re going to the bank!”

Next stop – the post office. I ebayed some stuff so I had several packages to mail. I was chatting with the post office lady and she says, “So where are the other children?” I didn’t realize she knew me by sight. Now, I probably shouldn’t be surprised. This nice lady has several times given the children the post office coloring books to color in.

Third stop – Aldi’s (a small grocery store). We didn’t have to buy too much stuff today, so we only got 2 carts instead of our normal 3. When we headed toward the checkout, Kim (one of the managers) opened up a lane just for us. We had a nice chat. Kim is a new grandma, so we talked about what we do for the children for Christmas. They definitely know me at Aldi’s.

Sam’s Club – Nobody knew me here! At least, nobody said anything to make me think they knew me. Hmmm….. I guess we’ll have to work on being a bigger spectacle at Sam’s. Although now that I think about it, a month ago we took the whole family to Sam’s. All those ladies who cook the free samples – I bet they remember me. 

It’s definitely difficult to be anonymous with a large family. Good thing I’m not shy.