Last year the kids loved to play a game called "Tree Farm." I told Elizabeth the story of when my brother and I were little and my mom took us to a tree farm and they had a little gift shop and we each got to pick an ornament. I chose an angel. I am actually surprised it is still in one piece! Last year we had a few broken ornaments due to the "Tree Farm" game, when we pretend shop for ornaments off of our tree. This year we put our "Barbie Tree" upstairs in the hallway. I had a dozen or so odd ball ornaments that we also hung with the Barbie keepsakes. Today Elizabeth asked to play Tree Farm and we used the upstairs tree. (I think the Barbie ornaments are pretty durable!) Our conversation went like this:
Me: Oh is anyone working here today I was hoping to purchase an ornament for my daughter?
E: Hello! What can I help you with?
Me: I am looking for a shiny, sparkly ornament for my daughter. Do you have anything like that?
E: Oh yes! We have this one, or this one, or this one
Me: Perfect, I will take this one
(She has a colored pencil and notepad in hand)
E: I will just use my pencil to take the ornament off the tree for you
(She struggles to remove the ornament using only her pencil)
E: Can you help me?
Me: Sure
E: That will be $1
(she jots something in her notepad)
Me: Here you go
E: Thank you here is your change
Me: Do you happen to have a box?
E: Sorry, I don't
Me: That's OK
E: Thank you for shopping. Have a great day. I hope your daughter likes it. Come back soon!
I am just grinning ear to ear over this entire exchange. Then I think to myself...wow we must shop a lot, because she kind of nailed this shopping scenario!
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