Cathy in the Wright

My Future Mobster

The boys and I spent a long day at the cabin. Lots of swimming and fishing and jet-skiing...we're all beat. We got home and both of them were so great about brushing their teeth and getting into pajamas that I told them they could watch a movie. The movie had to be something they both agreed upon, and so the haggling started:

Senator: Spiderman!

Governor: No Spiderman!

Sen: Well what do you want to watch?

Gov: Tom and Jerry.

Sen: No! No Tom and Jerry.

Gov: Yes Tom and Jerry!

You get the picture. I reminded them that they had to agree, or we'd skip the movie and just go to bed. Fear always brings out the best in The Senator, and when faced with the loss of a good hour and a half of television, he started using his noodle.

Senator: Gov, I'll make you a deal. I'll give you ONE DOLLAR if we can watch Spiderman.

Gov: A dollar?!

Sen: Yep. A whole dollar!

Gov: Okay!

Money changed hands and the Spiderman DVD was brought forth like the Eucharist at Sunday Mass. I was so proud that I'm saving my lecture on "Why You Don't Buy Off A Three-Year-Old With A Dollar When He Could Be Convinced That Grass Clippings Are Legal Tender" for tomorrow.

Posted by Cathy at July 21, 2005 09:20 PM