Martin brought me the nicest moment of the Christmas season. He had his mind on earning a Mindstorms robot like they use in First Lego League. He had proven it was no flash in the pan by his practices with the team multiple times a week before and after school. We had made an agreement that if he could save half the money, we’d chip in the other half. We figured by summer, he’d have his share saved up.
Well, he had this nice Christmas surprise. About five minutes later he disappears and comes back and slaps a wad of crinkly bills in my hand. I ask him what it was for, and he said it was to help pay for the robot with the $50 he had saved up so far. I explained that this was a gift and he could use his money for something else.
Emma had also proved herself worthy of a flute the next step up for her hard work and devotion in mastering the flute.