Studies and activities occurred today. My kids call Friday, “Friday Fun Day” because they usually are allowed to play video games in the evening. Tonight, after robotics club, I took my youngest two sons and daughter shopping. The kids had been wanting to look at Halloween decor. My youngest son, in particular, had been asking to buy a skeleton for a couple of weeks. I don’t know why. My kids know that I’m not a fan of scary things, but we do enjoy wearing costumes and eating candy. So, we finally made it to Target where they had both a small and large version of a skeleton. My son only had enough allowance to buy the smaller version. You could tell he was so disappointed that he could not afford to buy the life-size version. He kept walking back to the larger one admiring it. He finally asked me if I would help him by the bigger one. It was really hard to refuse his sad puppy eyes. I try not to indulge the kids, as they are learning the value of money and smart spending, but this occasion pulled at my heart strings, so I went in 50/50 with him. Truthfully, I’ve been wanting a life-size skeleton for home use. They can come in handy when studying the body. You could say that I really didn’t mind splurging on this purchase. Of course, we’ll have to get comfortable with the skeleton staring at us, especially in the dark!
