Josiah's drama

Last night was the AWANA game and store night.  Basically, the kids earn points for saying their verses, attendance and a whole gob of other stuff.  Last night they got to spend those points.  There are all kinds of toys and trinkets they can buy, or play games, or buy food from the "concession" stand.  Ethan had lots and lots of points.  He bought food (hot dog, chips, pop) and then a few little toys from the store and played a lot of the games.  He also "bought" a few full-size candy bars...the real stuff! 

What does Josiah do?  He got all his points and spent them at the store, which is fine, it was his to spend.  He came over to me (I was helping at one of the games) with a big bag full of toys (junk?) and a huge smile.  The purchase he was most proud of?  A zhu zhu pet with a boat...at least that's what he thought it was.  He went on and on about how he's always wanted a zhu zhu pet...really?  I had no idea.  Apparently that's what he asks for every time we go to CVS pharmacy.  I'm just used to saying "NO" so I don't really even hear what they ask for any more. 

On our way home Josiah goes on and on about how that was the best AWANA night ever.  Who knew that he would go to bed in tears only minutes later!  We get home and he can't wait to open the beloved zhu zhu pet.  And then it happens.  He's in his room bawling!  There was no zhu zhu pet...only the boat.  It was certainly a big box to just have a little boat in it!  So disappointing.  I try to be loving and tender at moments like these, but sometimes it's hard to not laugh at his drama.  I mean, you would have thought the world was ending at his carrying on. 

I told him that in the morning we'd just see if we could find something else to sail in his boat.  Bonus points to me for reminding him about how Stuart Little sailed his own little boat (we are reading it out loud together for school).  So this morning, guess what, the boat doesn't even float.  It's not really even a boat.  Just plastic that looks like a boat.  I guess the little zhu zhu wheels fit into the wholes in the bottom of the "boat" to make it run around on the floor.  It's not even a real boat!  Now I'm disappointed! 

Guess what he's going to ask me next time we go to CVS?  After all this, I might even say yes.