We were at the grocery store looking at watermelons and I was complaining that they were going to be rotten just like the last ones. I decided right there that I wasn't going to buy any more this year. At the same time, I put a crying and squirming Jonah into the shopping cart to keep him from poking all the produce. A man nearby came over and held out five bucks and told me to buy my boy the watermelon. I tried to refuse but then graciously accepted and told him how nice he was. So then I had to pick out a rotten watermelon. But I figured I still had a few dollars to spare....we found these punch balloons and they were a hit with the boys. I thought of the five dollars over the next few shopping trips and somehow thought it could excuse a little water gun or bubbles. It's funny how "free" money can skew perception and tempt me to spend it two or three times over.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Five Bucks
We were at the grocery store looking at watermelons and I was complaining that they were going to be rotten just like the last ones. I decided right there that I wasn't going to buy any more this year. At the same time, I put a crying and squirming Jonah into the shopping cart to keep him from poking all the produce. A man nearby came over and held out five bucks and told me to buy my boy the watermelon. I tried to refuse but then graciously accepted and told him how nice he was. So then I had to pick out a rotten watermelon. But I figured I still had a few dollars to spare....we found these punch balloons and they were a hit with the boys. I thought of the five dollars over the next few shopping trips and somehow thought it could excuse a little water gun or bubbles. It's funny how "free" money can skew perception and tempt me to spend it two or three times over.
