CJ is busy piling things on the dining room table. Two of my old necklaces. A small wooden chest that he painted as a craft project in kindergarten. A rock. A handful of toys. And the vacuum.
“Whatcha doing, CJ?” I ask.
“Having a yard sale,” he says. ”I need to make money.”
“Well you can’t just have a yard sale spur-of-the-minute,” I say. ”And also, what’s the vacuum doing here?”
He looks at me sideways, but doesn’t answer.
“Were you… going to SELL it?”
He nods. “You never use it,” he says.
Touché.
August 5, 2012 at 9:33 am
This is so funny, Jenny! McKenna told me the other day that she needs to earn some money also. She researched ‘ jobs for 9-year-olds’ online and came up with a lemonade stand, dog-walking or mowing lawns. The first 2 might be doable, but I sure don’t think she is big enough to mow lawns! Her favorite is dog-walking, though I’m not sure how many dogs actually need walking in Waterville. Anyway, I guess great minds are thinking alike…at least if they are 9 years old.
August 16, 2012 at 2:17 pm
He sounds like a character. I wonder what he needed money for…more mischief?
August 16, 2012 at 8:32 pm
My oldest (8) is always coming up with ways to make money. We got lemonade, artwork, and spa treatment booths going on over here. Our neighbors avoid us like a PTA president asking for new members.