Is it me or does it seem like there is an overwhelming amount of people asking for our money this year. Case in point. Today the girls and I went to the local grocery store to buy some milk. We parked and walked in the door and were greeted by the Salvation Army lady ringing her bell. Unable to walk by, I stopped and gave Julia and Alexa some change to put in the red pot. Feeling good about ourselves we then proceeded into the store. The first thing we saw was a change bucket asking us to donate our spare change to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. I threw in some loose change from my pocket. We headed through the produce section and were greeted by a store clerk sitting at a table asking if would like to donate to feed the hungry and put our name on a paper balloon to hang in the store. We finally made it to the dairy case to get our milk. We walked to the registers and again the cashier asked if I would like to add a dollar to my total bill that would go to charity. After our purchase we made our way out and were greeted by the local boys soccer team who are looking for donations to fund a trip. We ran to our truck and pulled out towards the end of the driveway...thinking we were home free...to only be met at the stop light by a man carrying a sign that reads " Homeless and Hungry" When I returned home I realized that was the most expensive gallon of milk I ever bought.
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