The neighbor kids came over today to ask if we'd pay them to help rake leaves. Sure. Especially when their rate is $3...total. They were saving up to buy a lizard but in classic kid fashion their awesome plan had one small flaw. No one had signed off on them actually getting a lizard. You can totally see how this conversation went. Kid: Hey Mom, can we get a lizard? Mom: If you can find $15, sure. (In her head thinking, "where would a 5 and 8 yr old get $15? It will never happen.") Kid: Sweet! We're getting a lizard! Let's go sucker the neighbors into a giving us a few bucks.
They were actually very helpful. And clever. They were not fooled by Ryan's attempt to get them to help us with the entire project for....$10! They knew what they needed (exactly $3 once they got to us) and that's all the work they were interested in doing.
Lucy loved watching them work. Once they went home to try and make lizard ownership sound more attractive to Mom and Dad, Lu got futzy. Apparently we're not as interesting to observe in action.
NOTE: We learned about the flaw in Operation Lizard after the fact. Lucas came back to tell us that his Mom had refused to let them keep a lizard in the house. And Dad had refused to let them keep a lizard in the garage. They're smart kids. I'm sure they'll find a loop hole soon.
NOTE: We learned about the flaw in Operation Lizard after the fact. Lucas came back to tell us that his Mom had refused to let them keep a lizard in the house. And Dad had refused to let them keep a lizard in the garage. They're smart kids. I'm sure they'll find a loop hole soon.
Before things start growing...stay tuned for an amazing transformation over the next few weeks. I love this part of our house. It's so fun to watch things spring up and bloom.
Stroller rides really take it out of a girl.
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