A few memories from a summer day

In a single day, Grafton was introduced to the summer pleasures of a Slurpie and a milkshake. Taking the milkshake away from him before he finished its monstrous volume was like taking away an addict's next fix. No such issues with the Slurpie.

I showed Grafton how to use a fountain to make wishes, using a few pennies. Out loud, he wished to become a policeman when he grew up, a superhero for Halloween, and one another costume or profession which slips our memory. His first attempt at making a wish, he threw the penny straight over and past the fountain by about twenty feet.

On our way out of the house, he asked if we could go to Target and buy him the Lone Ranger Lego set he's been coveting for the past week. I told him he could buy it for himself if he brings his own money (he has a small amount of savings). He thought about it and then decided that he would buy it only after he finally got tired of his old Legos. We then talked about going to the movies, and he thought it better to stay home a watch a movie because the popcorn was too expensive at the theater. Ah, to learn the value of money!

Earlier in the day, Grafton spent 3 hours at the community garden with Mom, using a hoe to excavate an irrigation ditch in our garden plot. He enjoyed the work so much, he told Mom that he would start doing similar work for the other gardeners, as a way too earn money. After returning home, he spent an hour or two in the pool with Mom, until Dad returned from his bike ride.