"Mummy, I have forty-nine dollars and sixty cents" came the cry from Miss 7 the other day, as she was counting out all the money from her money box. Wow, I thought, not only is she learning to save money but her counting skills are just getting so much better. It wasn't that long ago that she couldn't count past ten and now she is counting not only in dollars, but in cents as well! My chest puffed slightly with pride as I did the expected, "Aren't you a good girl for saving all that money. If you keep going, you'll have more soon!"
"Yes", she replied, "I'll have a million dollars"!!!
Oh well, maybe next year she'll realise just how far it takes to count to a million!
