July 4th Rally

This afternoon I was late leaving the house, because I kept getting tied up in the office. Finally, I decided I had to go, and hollered to get out the door to the kids. After stopping at Office Max for photocopies and a few supplies, then to the party warehouse for Gabriel's Star Wars party plates, we were racing through Costco at a frantic pace. The cart was loaded with food for tomorrow's rally for over 100, two kids were in the front part of the cart, Vivvie was on my back, Charles was hanging off the cart, and Jonathan and Caroline were walking along side. I was going through a crowd by the sample stations when this New Yorker looked over at me in amazement. "Hey, Lady, are those kids all yours?" he asked. "Yes, they are," I responded. He thought for a moment and said," I just want you to know that when I say my prayers tonight, I'm going to pray for you." To which I responded," Why wait? I can use the prayers right now!"