Price of a dollar
Today was a special day for Bailey.
Some of you might remember a previous post where we just finished Baileys fortress and she asked if we could put a trampoline next to it. Apparently it was past time to learn about the value of a dollar. For a few days after, Shanan and I had several conversations about how we should tackle the growing tendency of wanting more. With the help of Shanan's sister (Nichol), Shanan decided to make a chart that Bailey would place stickers on when she did something around the house. When the chart was filled, she could go to the dollar store and pick out ANYTHING she wanted.
After several weeks of filling out the chart, today was the day she finally filled up the chart and wanted to go get her gift.
We told her I would take her to the dollar store while mom made dinner. Bailey reminded several times on the way to the store (only a few miles away) that she didn't need any help picking out her gift. We get to the store and all I see is this little blond head bouncing from isle to isle hardly stopping long enough to look at what was on the shelves.
After about five minutes of this, I stop her long enough for a quick picture to document such an achievement and try to slow her down a little. I was told that she wanted play-doh, then a little pony, then a princess crown, then colored clay then a baseball bat and ball. She then dropped everything when she saw some balloons, I had no idea she was so attached to regular balloons. She then saw the golden ticket - large punching balls (large balloons with a rubber band). We quickly headed up to the counter to pay for the item and I was told that I needed to blow up the orange one first then the green one and finally the yellow one when we get in the car (this must be her mothers planning influence).
The checker had been watching us the entire time and when we approached said "you found the perfect gift hu?" in which Bailey replied "yep". Bailey then went to pay the the cashier with four quarters when she dropped one on the floor. She instantly said "I'm sorry lady" picked it up and finished paying for her balloons. The cashier and I both had to laugh at such a grown-up comment and we strolled out the door.
So far the punching bag has been a big hit (pun sorta intended) and we look forward to many more trips to the dollar store in hopes of our little ones learning the price of a dollar.
What a wonderful way to learn the value of money, but I seem to remember a simular sticker chart on our frig when Shanan was growing up...
Reply to this
The joys of being a grandma.This is great fun for your dad and I. Garin you loved/love money. This should be lots of fun to watch in the months to come. Go Bailey. We love hearing about these lessons.
Reply to this
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your posts.Also I like this little girl's snap Its really nice. I hope you post again soon..
Reply to this
fake hublot n it is extremely easy to be able to choose the sort of watch which most closely suits the style and personal taste of the woman who will be wearing it replica seiko fake armani watches Some women will like to be able to adorn themselves with as much bling and sparkle as possible replica tag heuer whilst others will prefer a more subtle and conservative approach to their jewelry It is certainly not hard to imagine the kind of impression and reaction that a woman's diamond watch can produce Imagine the surprise and astonishment th handbags zenith watches
Reply to this
This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.
Reply to this
As far as I remember this topic was already asked before.
Reply to this
You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog. Thanks
Reply to this
This article was extremely interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this subject last week
Reply to this
I am absolutely amazed at how terrific the stuff is on this site. I have saved this webpage and I truly intend on visiting the site in the upcoming days. Keep up the excellent work!
Reply to this
While going through this post I felt that you have done a lot of research on the topic, I appreciate your efforts and glad that I found your blog. Keep posting such informative content.
Reply to this
Really interesting topic raised
Reply to this
Really i am impressed from this post....the person who create this post it was a great human..thanks for shared this with us.
Reply to this
I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good. This is a great article thanks for sharing this informative information. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post.
Reply to this
It's very informative posting, actualy i'm new in the domain matter, so this writing help me much increase my knowledge.
Reply to this
Your blog provides us a very great information. Its really very helpful to me to find result on search engine. Hope to hear more good information related to searching from your side.
Reply to this
While reading your blog it seems that you research on this topic very much. I must tell you that your blog is very informative and it helps other also.
Reply to this
I am glad that the blog is constantly evolving. This post just adds popularity
Reply to this
Useful information ..I am very happy to read this article..thanks for giving us this useful information. Hope that you will continue with the kind of stuff you are doing.
Reply to this
Your articles are really informative. Now i am checking your post daily for latest updates
Reply to this
Hi, I appreciate the information that you have provided in the post related to wordpress. It is worth nothing and I really liked the presentation as well. I will surely come back for more of interesting posts.
Reply to this
Hi, I must say that you have made some good points about Yoga in Pregnancy in the post. I performed searches on this topic and found most people will agree with your blog. Thanks for sharing this information.
Reply to this
Great post I must say.. Simple but yet entertaining and engaging.. Keep up the good work!
Reply to this
Thanks for sharing this useful information! Hope that you will continue with the kind of stuff you are doing.
Reply to this
Useful information ..I am very happy to read this article..thanks for giving us this useful information. Hope that you will continue with the kind of stuff you are doing.
Reply to this