Tuned in and Tuned out

Little Man saw a giant leap in his allowance due to the exchange rate when we returned since we'd put a no spending lock on the kids. So, he had a nice chunk of change left over. We were at Target yesterday and Little Man was deciding which toy to get and then he saw the iDog. This, of course, led to the iPods. Now he had a decision to make. He could get a Lego set or an iPod shuffle and an iDog. He decided on the iPod. So now he wanders around with headphones in his ears or his dog. He'll still get the Lego set but since he wanted both, I told him to wait until the toy room was ready for the Legos. Our house is covered in toys right now. It's odd because it wouldn't normally be something I would expect my son to buy. When he first got his allowance, all he wanted to do was find whatever he could buy with his $4, which wasn't much and helped us accumulate the gigantic pile of toys I sorted before leaving for England. Now, he takes his time and really looks at his choices and then decides between toys and saving for bigger toys.

Now, Lady Jane, on the other hand, has bought two pairs of shoes with her allowance so far. I swear if I went somewhere shoe shopping that had prettier shoes she'd always spend her allowance on shoes. Or princess stuff. She does want an Easy Bake Oven (Grandma you listening). She got a make over head from her aunt for Xmas. New toys are great.

I have a problem buying stuff. I look at the price tag and freak out a little. I think I'm so used to doubling the price in my head that everything looks way too expensive. We're not talking really expensive stuff, but things like $18 for a kid's outfit. Maybe that is outrageous. Enough about money for now.