$1,000,000 would be nice
There are times in life when it seems like things just whirl out of control. It's happened to me several times as an adult, and the last few weeks have been like that for me. That's why my posting has been nonexistent.
Thanks for all of the kind thoughts regarding our family. This is the first time that I have experienced a close relative and friend with cancer. It is so hard to know what to say and do. This is a new game with unfamiliar rules. The treatment is so harsh, but the disease is relentless. I am in awe of all of the fighters and survivors out there!
On the knitting front, I have not made much progress on any of my projects. I have been too preoccupied with personal and work related stress. I finished two major work projects today, and thus am feeling a little bit less weighted down. I may actually be able to concentrate on knitting again.
I have to say that it is hard to be down for too long when you have three boys under the age of 13 to provide comic relief. That happened this weekday. My brother-in-law hosted my children to a ride on the tall ships sailing on the Chester River. Afterwards, he treated them to lunch at MacDonald. They came home with sporty caps from the Ship Mildred and Monopoly Boards and Stickers from MacDonalds.
By the end of lunch, the older two had decided that they were going to pool their stickers in order to have a better chance at winning the $1,000,000 grand prize. The youngest felt completely left out. Here is what transpired next:
13yo to Mom: "Mom, when we win the million dollars we have decided to give you five thousand and to give 7yo $1000 daollars."
Mom: "Wow, that's awfully generous of you!"
7yo to 13yo: "That's not fair" and runs from the table up to his room.
Mom goes upstairs to comfort 7yo, trying to rationalize with him about how no one you know ever wins, they only make one winning sticker for the whole world, the odds are terrible etc... but to no avail.
10yo from downstairs: "7yo, 7yo, we have som really good news for you!"
10yo and 13 yo bound into room.
10yo: "We have reconsidered our offer and have decided that we will give you $10,000 dollars. That is enough to buy 100's of x boxes. It is a really good deal. Aren't you happy now?"
7yo thinking - looks dubious.
13yo to 7yo: "Yep, and we are going to give mom and dad $45,000 dollars because they are our parents, and we will give grandma, grandpa and Uncle Stephen another $45,000 but they have to split it three ways. SO, your getting $10000 is actually really good!"
7yo thinking
10yo adds : "And, if you agree to be our servant boy we will throw in an extra $1000."
7yo: "How many x boxes will I be able to buy?"
I went back downstairs and found their computation sheet. It had the $45,000 allotments and the $10,000 allotments all spelled out on one side. I turned the other side over and saw that they had figured their award to be $450,000 each.
What did I learn from that exchange?
Thanks for all of the kind thoughts regarding our family. This is the first time that I have experienced a close relative and friend with cancer. It is so hard to know what to say and do. This is a new game with unfamiliar rules. The treatment is so harsh, but the disease is relentless. I am in awe of all of the fighters and survivors out there!
On the knitting front, I have not made much progress on any of my projects. I have been too preoccupied with personal and work related stress. I finished two major work projects today, and thus am feeling a little bit less weighted down. I may actually be able to concentrate on knitting again.
I have to say that it is hard to be down for too long when you have three boys under the age of 13 to provide comic relief. That happened this weekday. My brother-in-law hosted my children to a ride on the tall ships sailing on the Chester River. Afterwards, he treated them to lunch at MacDonald. They came home with sporty caps from the Ship Mildred and Monopoly Boards and Stickers from MacDonalds.
By the end of lunch, the older two had decided that they were going to pool their stickers in order to have a better chance at winning the $1,000,000 grand prize. The youngest felt completely left out. Here is what transpired next:
13yo to Mom: "Mom, when we win the million dollars we have decided to give you five thousand and to give 7yo $1000 daollars."
Mom: "Wow, that's awfully generous of you!"
7yo to 13yo: "That's not fair" and runs from the table up to his room.
Mom goes upstairs to comfort 7yo, trying to rationalize with him about how no one you know ever wins, they only make one winning sticker for the whole world, the odds are terrible etc... but to no avail.
10yo from downstairs: "7yo, 7yo, we have som really good news for you!"
10yo and 13 yo bound into room.
10yo: "We have reconsidered our offer and have decided that we will give you $10,000 dollars. That is enough to buy 100's of x boxes. It is a really good deal. Aren't you happy now?"
7yo thinking - looks dubious.
13yo to 7yo: "Yep, and we are going to give mom and dad $45,000 dollars because they are our parents, and we will give grandma, grandpa and Uncle Stephen another $45,000 but they have to split it three ways. SO, your getting $10000 is actually really good!"
7yo thinking
10yo adds : "And, if you agree to be our servant boy we will throw in an extra $1000."
7yo: "How many x boxes will I be able to buy?"
I went back downstairs and found their computation sheet. It had the $45,000 allotments and the $10,000 allotments all spelled out on one side. I turned the other side over and saw that they had figured their award to be $450,000 each.
What did I learn from that exchange?
- It's amazing how one's perspective changes once money enters the picture!
- Servant Boy? What is with that?
- It's gotta be tough being the youngest!
- How heartwarming to think that they didn't forget about their parents, grandparents and uncle.
Meanwhile, I began dreaming about all the yarn I could buy with the $22,500 coming my way!
posted by ME... at 4:20 PM
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