January 16th, 2008 by Mrs Eaves
3 year-old Lugnut just ran up to me and said, very excitedly, “I have a bag of money!”
I saw in his hands a brown lunch bag, filled with something. “You have money in there, Lugnut?”
“Yes! CASH MONEY!”
I took the bag and peeked inside. It was full of toy elephants.
I wonder if we can use them as a down payment on a new house?
January 16th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Seriously. If you can use elephantsbe sure to let me know, ’cause I know we have plenty of those lying around.
January 16th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Not real sure about title companies and mortgage companies, but I’m pretty sure you can’t pay for a home inspection with toy elephants. Although if I were three, and wanted a house inspected, I might argue the point.
January 16th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
He’s persistent. Don’t get into an argument with him lightly. You just might end up with a bag of elephants.
January 17th, 2008 at 6:46 am
During our new bed hunt, Juicebox tried to buy a massaging recliner with INVISIBLE money. The chair was $500 and he told the furniture lady he wanted to pay with his invisible $5. (It seems the invisible money is worth much, much more than real money). She told him she would take the invisible money, but it would only get him an invisible chair. Oh well… I suppose it might work the same with elephant money…
January 17th, 2008 at 10:36 am
aHA! Now I know the secret to successful furniture shopping. You just have to take one or more small children along to distract the predatory salespeople. Given that mine are now too big to get away with stuff like that, can I borrow Juicebox and Lugnut once in a while?
January 17th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Wow, Netmom! If you could harness those two boys, you’d be unstoppable.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
If he figures out how to use elephants to buy stuff, just imagone what Legos could get me!
I always thougth there must be SOME use for them (when your kids stop playing with them) other than just stepping on the sharp, loose bastards!!
Hallie
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