Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Pay Off

Back in November, we had a traumatic trip down the toy aisle at Wal-Mart (darn those Thomas and Friends, they can cause mothers so much grief!) Since then, Sam has been working hard to earn the money needed to purchase Salty, the train that caused so many tears and heartache 3 months ago.

He's done various jobs around the house, which have earned him anywhere from a nickel to a whole 'paper' dollar! He loves to vacuum (he must take after his mom!) and he is great at putting away the silverware.
He's also been making his bed (kind of) and putting away his clothes. You get the idea. Anyway, the day finally came that he had enough money saved to buy Salty! We all ventured to Wal-Mart only to find that Salty was MIA! I never liked Wal-Mart all that much anyway...so Target it was!! We quickly found Salty, but were shocked when Sam suddenly had no interest him whatsoever! After pulling nearly every train, truck, and tractor off of the shelves, Sam walked away as the proud owner of Max & Monty...twin dump trucks! Perfect.

9 comments:

Cari said...

cute! what a hard little worker! good for you sam!! ;)

joyce said...

Oh..That warms my heart!!! That is so cute! Remember when Dad took you to buy your "Peaches and Cream" Barbie? Nice job!!! So glad that Sam is feeling better! What great parenting skills you have! xo

Kent and Leisy said...

I agree- those dang trains cause way too much trauma sometimes! but way to go sam! If only I could get zeb to do chores!! I love the pic of him deciding which to buy :)

t.t.turner said...

You are such an awesome mom, Lindsay!

The Ziemers said...

Really, Lindsay, come and teach my kids how to work! I don't have that much patience. I am sorry you are feeling sick. Get better soon!

Kathryn said...

Cute Sam! And what a great mom you are Lindsay!!!

Karie said...

That's so cute! How rewarding (for you and him)!

Unknown said...

you really are such an amazing mom!!

Texas Boy + SLC Girl said...

That is great, gotta love those toys! Way to go o making him earn it... That is a great mother! I will have to take after you!