There were a couple of great quotes from Erica's kids this week. Here's one from Turner:
After returning from the Thanksgiving party, where he sold his Aunts and Uncles pet rocks, he held up a handful of change to Erica and said, "See Mom, an 8 year old CAN run a business!"
It was quite amazing as he sold the rocks with a list of personalized features (I got a girl rock, Roger got a cockroach rock). He has mastered the art of the upsell as we were offered the option of bed, clothing, and, of course, an ongoing subscription to food. All paid for at the time of order placement.
He also understands the "Best Customer" concept. In his sale to Shirley, he told her the price was $2.00, and to the rest of us he quoted 25 cents as the base price. Which, of course, got him a lecture from his Mother.
Tuesday he had all of the rocks lined up and ready for delivery. He saved $ on packaging costs AND saved the environment by using discarded packages from the recycling bin. Roger's came in a toothpaste tube, and mine came in a single-serving cereal box.
Ah, entrepreneurship!
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Waverly UMC's Christmas Sunday School program was Sunday, so Saturday, I took the 4 eligible grandkids (Truman, Turner, Sammy & Gus) to rehearsal. The 2 T's had not been in Sunday School for a while, so didn't know the words to the carols they were to sing. As Turner walked past me as we headed toward the door following the rehearsal, he raised his eyebrow as he leaned toward me and said, "Well, THAT was humiliating! I didn't know the words!"
Well, we practiced like mad the next 28 hours and this grandma is proud to report that all four of them helped lead the rest of their age-range choral group through their respective songs. I WAS SO PROUD!
Thanks to all the family who came out and supported the kids' involvement.
Thank you, God, for giving us Christmas.
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