Yes, all week my kids and the neighbor kids have been gathering 'rocks' and smashing them with hammers. Then they wash the 'rocks' and pronounce them "CRYSTALS". Our neighbor friend, Lucy (9 years old), has a book on special rocks, gems, crystals. The kids all think we will get rich by selling these crystals. So a couple days ago they set up a 'Crystal Stand' alongside the road. They actually had some customers. Their marketing slogan was "Buy 2, get 2 FREE" They cost 50 cents a piece. (All night, my 4 year old kept repeating, "Buy 2, Get 2 Free", even as she was falling asleep for the night)
I love the creativity of kids and the abundant joy they find in the little things. I made the mistake of saying something like, "there just rocks, no one will buy those" and immediately realized what my words sounded like to precious, little, hopeful minds. So I quickly said, "oh, your selling the crystals, not the rocks, oh well those are great, okay, I thought you were just selling the plain rocks."
1 comment:
Way to be quick on you feet! That's so precious, I wish I had been in the neighborhood, so I could have got that great deal:)
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