a promise.

Van made it to the end of her no tv challenge. Paul made good on his promise, like he always does. When we tossed around the ideas of what kind of toy she wanted during this past week she always came back to this one Buzz Lightyear. I went to Toys R Us online, and the most expensive one I found was $50. So in Paul's mind this is what we had kind of planned on spending. Of course when they went to Toys R Us...the one she really wanted was $85...yes, I typed that right. Paul tried to sway her into cheaper toys, but he could tell that she would come home disappointed. After all, he did tell her she could pick any toy she wanted. Paul called me on the way home to break the news of just how much we ended up forking over for "the deal". I was a little shocked to say the least. Paul handed the phone to Van, and she was instantly in tears. After asking her why she was crying she said "because Daddy had to spend all of this money on my toy, and I don't deserve it!" Aaaah, poor thing. I quickly explained that she did deserve it, she worked hard for that, and Daddy wasn't mad at her nor did he spend all of his money on it.

I am so proud of Van for making it a week without tv. It's a big deal. She is in love with her new toy, and man is it really cool...and in Paul's words "It better be a cool toy for $85!!"

Paul learned his lesson by never saying she could pick any toy she wants, and Van learned that she can survive without her one true love...tv.