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Show 12 Lakeside Review, Tuesday, May 8, 1990' LakesideCommunity Erwins Greenhouse Kids give Mom her moneys worth By SHARON NAUTA STEELE Look how little the beds are!" one of my children exclaimed the day we toured a restored home with authentic furniture. I could see why she was impressed. Alice in Wonderland might have managed a comfortable night's sleep between the sheets of one of those beds after she'd taken a bite of her magic shrinking mushrooms. But toadult would day's average-siz- e have found his feet sticking out. Seems like every generation gets a little bigger than the last. I'm at least 2 inches taller than my mother. But my daughter towers over me. My has bigger feet. Kids are getting smarter, too. The only way I can help my children with their math these days is by sharpening their pencils, and I don't play chess with my son anymore, because he always wins. If life were one big fox hunt, my kids would be foxes, and Id be a hound that couldnt figure out how to catch his own tail. 19th-centu- said. Wouldnt it be something if you all filled your banks at the For several weeks, no one same d time, and we had to pay pennies squandered at the local candy store, and no you each $10?" From the enthusiastic way their one paid anyone else to do his or heads bobbed up and down, we her chores. When my husband and I went out to dinner one ) knew they had already thought of all except Christie. that night, none of the kids bribed the As it turned out, popcorn was teenager we left in charge to let them stay up past bedtime, and the farthest thing from Christies the only one of our kids who mind. Wed forgotten about the went out for goodies during the fact that each generation seems to movie we treated them to one be a little smarter than the one before. Within minutes she had Saturday night was Christie. returned with her piggy bank so full that in her own words, he She went out quickly and returned moments later with her couldnt eat another penny if he piggy bank in one hand, a huge wanted to. Thats nice, her father said, bucket' of popcorn in the other, But how did you do it? I and what we thought was an apon her after a simple calculation asked sheepish grin propriately face. told' me she could have only It's okay," I told her, if you managed to accumulate a few small dollars since she got her want to spend your money instead of save it. No one said you -- bank. had to win the prize. After all, Easy, she answered with an there can only be one winner expression on her face like she wasn't sure her parents were even anyway. close to the intellectual level it That was the night we complimented the rest of our youngsters would take to understand: The on how well they were doing. lady at the popcorn counter was real nice about changing all my At this rate, your piggy banks dollar bills to coins, will be full before you know it, I ry Rain or Shine A case in point is the piggy bank scheme. Not too long ago my kids aH got new piggy banks. Along with the banks, they got a challenge: First person to fill his , bank up got a $10 prize. The idea behind it all had something to do with teaching them how to save, and for just about 30 days, it actually seemed to be working. My husband and I were surprised at how quickly our offspring caught on. They really seemed to have grasped the vi" sion of incentive-base- d goal-settin- g. 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Awards ceremony will be at 3:00 p.m. Layton Hills Mall reserves the right to eliminate questionable material. Mall employees not eligible. 352 N. Main, Kaysville A Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. ' pj . Young musicians to play at recital ' Offer Special Plant or hard-earne- 1 - j? $10 prize. Lakeside Review columnist I ' L 544-425- 6 L Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday 12 noon -- 5:00 p.m. |
