Lessons learned

Today was a good day for learning good and bad consequences. Earlier in the day we were at the fabric store taking FOREVER to decide on fabric. Corbin found himself a fun toy, the hoops that are used for embroidery, I think. He thought it was a great toy and before I knew it he broke a piece of it off. I can't tell you how tempting it was to just set it aside and walk on...it was six whole dollors! But I knew better. He had just earned some money in the last week and I told him he had to pay for it, but deep down inside I was just hoping when I took it up to the cashier she would just say, oh no big deal, we can just set it aside. Nope. Darn that made my bill much more expensive. The cashier then put it behind the counter and I told her no, I would take it since I paid for it and I will come up with something to do with it. I do have an idea....luckily! However, Corbin is VERY disappointed. He worked very hard for that money.
So lesson number one, our choices sometimes have bad consequences.
Later in the day, we met my sister-in-law at the Down East Outlet store...great place! I have some great ideas from clothes I got from there...$2.50 a shirt!! Anyway, Corbin and Tay were playing under the rack of clothes and having a great time. Corbs found a cute little bracelet under one of the racks and he asked me if he could have it. I told him no and that we needed to go and take it to the cashier. I was trying on clothes and so my sister-in-law took the boys up to return the bracelet. The owner was right there and he told Corbin that a little girl had lost it and they were looking everywhere for it. He was so happy with Corbin that he gave him a whole dollar! He also ended up giving each of them a pocket watch, Taylor got a quarter, and Levi got a spiderman ring! Seriously, nicest man ever! The boys were all so happy and Corbin learned that it feels good to do something kind for someone else.
Lesson number two, our choices sometimes have good consequences.