My sister assures me this story is perfect for my blog so here it is.
My grandson. Thane, is 7 years old. He is as unique as his name and has an imagination that works full time. He is very proud that he is imaginative. Last spring, he came to spend a weekend with Al and me. I took him to a toy store to buy him a little something and he spotted a castle that cost $60. I told him that was too much for me to spend and I figured he would forget about it. Fast forward to December and he came again to spend a night. He asked me about the castle and wanted to know if would I get it for him for Christmas. Well, I figured if he remembered it for that long, it must be important to him so I told him sure, I'd get if for him but he had to act surprised on Christmas morning. Off we went to the toy store, I parked at a meter and put 4 quarters in and we went and got the castle. He was one happy little boy that it was still there!! We returned to the car, and I commented that I had put two too many quarters in the meter.
We went home and he fixed up a thinking room and a practicing room for his Christmas morning performance. He thought for a while and then came to the practicing room with: "I can't believe my eyes! I must be dreaming'! For the next 3 weeks he kept his secret, telling no one, not even his mom, dad, or brothers. On Christmas, his performance was right-on! He couldn't believe his eyes!
When it came time for him to give me a present, he gave me a Yankee candle (he knows I love them) and then gave me another little package. I opened it up and there were 2 shiny quarters!!! It will always remain as one of my most favorite gifts!
It's your blog, you can do whatever you want! What a darling story! What a cutie pie!
ReplyDeleteI love that story and have been telling it as if he were my own son! I love Thane so much!! And this absolutely deserves to be on the blog.
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