DJ has been saving up his money.  He receives money for doing things around the house.  It's not called an allowance yet because it's not certain chores he does weekly.  He's a really big help and he'll help me do the laundry, vacuum, clean up after my father, and move furniture.  Yes, this is true.  My son is only 6 years and he's ALMOST as tall as me.  True, I am a bit height challenged.  He evidently gets his height from his father's side.  I stand at 4'11 and DJ stands approx 4'3.  I keep telling everyone by 2nd grade the teachers will think I'm the student and he's the parent. 

Back on topic.  So far he has save $11 in the Nintendo Gamecube Game fund.  He's been on a roll for over a year to save $50, yet once it reaches $10 it burns a hole in his pocket and he has to go shopping and buy himself something NOW.  The most he's ever saved was $20 and then spent it.  He says to me Friday he wants to go shopping at the mall.  Here we go again!

He did actually hold onto the money until we went to the last store, a toy store.  There he decided he wanted to buy Jessie from Toy Story 2.  He was such a happy little boy, going up to the register himself, paying and then waiting for his change.  He had everyone in line laughing when he says to the cashier, “Don't forget to put my toy in a bag, please.” 

On the way home, we were playing number and letter games in the car.  I was asking him to name words that starts with the letter....  We get to “g”.  First he says Jake.  I explain that Jake starts with a “j”.  I try to explain him that sometimes “j” and “g” have the same beginning sound.  I then realized why I am not a teacher.  He wanted to know WHY this ways.  How the hell should I know?  I create databases.  So then he brought up the name Jessie and how that starts with a “j”.  He then informed me that Woody starts with a “y”.  I tried to explain that Woody begins with a “w”.  He kept telling me it couldn't be because “w” has a dddddd sound.  I was SO confused.  I told him there is a “d” sound in Woody but it begins with a “w”.  I think DJ was so frustrated with me.  He says to me, “ No, mommy, listen to me, double U, it's a ddddddd sound.”  He could have knocked me over.  Kids figure out the most interesting things.  Of course, I am the only one who sees the future genius in his statements :)