Background – My son Jake has been more than a little skeptical about this phenomenon and refused to let me in on any of the strange coincidences happening to him that may be called a S.C.O.U.T…… until today!
Jake walked into one of his classes and another student was pointing to a dime on the floor. There was a quick exchange about who would snatch up the little gift. Jake took one look at the dime and remarked “It’s just a dime. A dime won’t buy you anything in this world. I don’t want it, you can have it”. The girls sitting behind him happily accepted the gift and snickered at Jake “Now I’m a dime richer than you Jake!” It was a brief, light hearted exchange that Jake didn’t think another thing about until that afternoon.
S.C.O.U.T. - In P.E. that afternoon another friend of Jake’s was drinking a Sobe flavored water and remarked to Jake how delicious it was and how Jake HAD to try one. Jake laughed, agreed and then reminded the kid that he owed him a few dollars and it was time to pay up so he could go get that Sobe water! The kid dug in his pocket and dropped a dollar bill and all the change he had into Jake’s hand as payment.
Jake arrived at the soda machine, checked the price of the Sobe water and then looked into his hand to see how much money his friend had given him. Sitting under the $1 bill, Jake had a dime and a nickel. The price of the Sobe water was $1.25. Jake felt the tingle creep down his spine as he was now finding out just how valuable a dime can be. He counted over 25 students before he could find one that would lend him a dime so he could get his Sobe water; grinning and shaking his head all the while about the undeniable S.C.O.U.T. that he would now finally have to share with his mother!!
My goofy dog Scout loves his Jake and is growling at me to leave him alone. Sorry buddy, no can do!!!
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