A Couple of Gems

Today, as we were riding in the car to get to the indoor play area at the mall (can anyone say cabin fever?), I overheard Joey explain cheating to Grace:

"Cheating is when you're waiting for a ball, and then you wait some more, and then you get like five shots.  That's cheating."

Okay!  Thank you for the definition.

I always get calls from Grandpa Jerry after he's been with the kids.  He calls later in the day, so he doesn't embarrass them by telling me the stories in front of them.  The other day he picked up Andrew from school and stayed with him until he was done with wrestling (we were at sister's volleyball game).  Andrew has been trying to earn money for a new DS game, and he's always hitting Grandpa up for some cash.  Last month, he learned how to make calendars off the computer.  He printed one, complete with birthdays listed, and sold it to Grandpa for $3.  Apparently, he is turning into quite the salesman, because he made a deal for Grandpa.  He said, "You know how you bought that calendar for $3?  Well, 3 x 12 = $36.  How about I make you a deal, and sell you a whole year's calendar for only $20?"  Wow!  That was quite a sales pitch from an eight-year-old.

Later, I asked Andrew about it.  He said, "Well, I figure since a couple of months are gone, I'll take off a few dollars.  And the rest of the discount is just because I like him."