The girls are still easily motivated with trips to the dollar store. They both brought home excellent report cards today, so while Ryan was at a friend's birthday party with Kevin, I took the girls to pick out their reward. They each had $2 to spend. I loved watching the thought that went into selecting their final purchases, although it took nearly an hour for them to both decide what they actually wanted. It's easy to get caught up in the "it's only a dollar" mentality, but I held firm to their budget to teach them that in life we have to make decisions about what we purchase, even if the choice may be hard.
Their final selections? Olivia chose a small hardbound diary that came with a sparkly ink pen, and a lipstick for playing dress-ups. Katy chose a spiral notebook and some blush for playing dress-ups. She also ended up purchasing a purple sparkly lipstick with one dollar of her own money.
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Hey, Anne, did you know that Troll has a new tiered round attractive black container with three divided levels that come apart, all lined and able to be kept closed with attached elastic bands?
Because of the robbery, I have my most precious pieces hidden in four additional places, but what a pain digging them out - any suggestions? Mom
Yes, I saw that container from Troll. Really neat idea. I don't have any really valuable jewelry, so I really don't worry about hiding it. Not sure about any good options other than keeping it in a safe deposit box, but that's a pain if you want access when the bank is closed. I'd probably just pick one really random place and put it all in that single place.
At your age, I also didn't have jewelry valuable enought to hide, but since I am hiding these items for you, Beth and my grandaughters, there is high motivation. Since several people I know have had all taken, and since we also have lost special items, I am more cautious; but I like your "one location" idea....
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