The other day I was getting ready to complete my favorite house chore...LAUNDRY!! I was sorting the large pile into smaller, more time consuming, piles when I made a lovely discovery! I was digging in pant pockets pulling out the usual...screws, loose change, notes, silly bands (yes, these are Halle's pants) and to my wonderful surprise...a Five Dollar Bill! I think to myself...where did she get this?! We do not have cash laying around the house (let alone my wallet!) for her to get her hands on...so I am quite perplexed! I figure Matt must have given it to her, for some strange reason, on the way to school. I decide to make a mental note and ask later. However, to my surprise, upon further inspection I pull out another monetary bill...this time a large TWENTY DOLLAR BILL!! What in the world is going on here?! I swing open the laundry room door and holler for Matt. He heads over and I ask him...How come you will give your daughter money but you won't even give me a dollar for a soda! I get the why are you such a drama queen look accompanied with a what the heck are you talking about look and decided on my own this has nothing to do with him! I proceed to explain to him the questionable findings in Halle's pant pocket and just as the word TWENTY comes out of my mouth Halle starts yelling from the back of the house...THAT'S MY MONEY GIVE IT BACK! She comes running to the laundry room repeating that is my money and I tell her she needs to explain where she came up with this kind of money! She begins to tell me one of her friends at school gave it to her...I cut her off and say why does one of your friends have twenty five dollars at school? She explains her friends always have money and that they just give it to her (wish these were my friends!). I said...Honey people don't just give you this kind of money...why did they give you twenty five dollars?
And now the rest of the story....
Halle: You know those cereal bar things in the pantry?
Mom: Yes
Halle: Well, I have been taking extra ones to school and selling them to other kids at snack time.
Matt: That's my girl!
Mom: (GLARE IN DADS DIRECTION) OK...so why are you selling them for TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
Halle: What is twenty five dollars?
Mom: Lots of money...this right here (showing her the bills)
Halle: Well, I just tell them they cost a dollar and they give me whatever they have
Mom: GOOD GRIEF HALLE...this is probably that little girls lunch money and you just took it!!
Halle: I DIDN'T TAKE IT SHE GAVE IT TO ME!
Matt: Okay, lets calm down! Halle, this is a lot of money and if you are going to sell things you need to know what money you are taking from people.
Mom: WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SELLING THINGS AT SCHOOL!!!
Matt: Let me handle this...Halle, kids your age usually only have this kind of money on them for lunch money. We need to know this little girls name so we can give it back to her.
Halle: She has been eating lunch!
Matt: Honey, we need to know so we can return it.
Halle: ALL RIGHT...BUT IT IS STILL MY MONEY!!!
Upon, further discussion Halle informs us of the little girls name and we talk about how she will be returning the money the next day at school. She is not happy since she had big plans for her dollars! However, her kind heart shines through and she decides she doesn't want anyone going hungry and she certainly doesn't want her little friend to get in trouble for losing her lunch money. As the conversation comes to an end Halle informs us of one other small, but very important, problem! She tells us she has also collected small trinkets from other kids secondary to her informing them her dad can fix anything! We discover multiple small little treasures in her backpack (medals, small toys) waiting to be fixed and returned to the rightful owners the next day at school. Halle informs us she will also be collecting money for these items as well.
At this point, I am speechless (very rare in my world)! I have the worlds tiniest entrepreneur! I should have known! This is the girl who, at age 4, set up a table in our driveway, collected rocks from our yard, lined them up on the table, scribbled a sign saying ROK 4 SAL and taped it to the front of her table. She came in 30 minutes later with a THIRTY DOLLAR PROFIT!! So yes, as dumb founded as I was deep down this behavior did not surprise me! I have to be proud of the problem solving, survival instinct, and pure genius of my little entrepreneur!
And now the rest of the story....
Halle: You know those cereal bar things in the pantry?
Mom: Yes
Halle: Well, I have been taking extra ones to school and selling them to other kids at snack time.
Matt: That's my girl!
Mom: (GLARE IN DADS DIRECTION) OK...so why are you selling them for TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
Halle: What is twenty five dollars?
Mom: Lots of money...this right here (showing her the bills)
Halle: Well, I just tell them they cost a dollar and they give me whatever they have
Mom: GOOD GRIEF HALLE...this is probably that little girls lunch money and you just took it!!
Halle: I DIDN'T TAKE IT SHE GAVE IT TO ME!
Matt: Okay, lets calm down! Halle, this is a lot of money and if you are going to sell things you need to know what money you are taking from people.
Mom: WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SELLING THINGS AT SCHOOL!!!
Matt: Let me handle this...Halle, kids your age usually only have this kind of money on them for lunch money. We need to know this little girls name so we can give it back to her.
Halle: She has been eating lunch!
Matt: Honey, we need to know so we can return it.
Halle: ALL RIGHT...BUT IT IS STILL MY MONEY!!!
Upon, further discussion Halle informs us of the little girls name and we talk about how she will be returning the money the next day at school. She is not happy since she had big plans for her dollars! However, her kind heart shines through and she decides she doesn't want anyone going hungry and she certainly doesn't want her little friend to get in trouble for losing her lunch money. As the conversation comes to an end Halle informs us of one other small, but very important, problem! She tells us she has also collected small trinkets from other kids secondary to her informing them her dad can fix anything! We discover multiple small little treasures in her backpack (medals, small toys) waiting to be fixed and returned to the rightful owners the next day at school. Halle informs us she will also be collecting money for these items as well.
At this point, I am speechless (very rare in my world)! I have the worlds tiniest entrepreneur! I should have known! This is the girl who, at age 4, set up a table in our driveway, collected rocks from our yard, lined them up on the table, scribbled a sign saying ROK 4 SAL and taped it to the front of her table. She came in 30 minutes later with a THIRTY DOLLAR PROFIT!! So yes, as dumb founded as I was deep down this behavior did not surprise me! I have to be proud of the problem solving, survival instinct, and pure genius of my little entrepreneur!
