Asher’s Store

Asher in his store

Welcome to Asher’s Store. He has lots of merchandise, but also something of an inventory problem.

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He uses his “computer” to work all the time. “Don’t touch my stuff!” he tells us one minute. The next, he says “Come buy something in my store and pay me money.”  Because of the computer he is able to take credit cards.

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He carries a wide selection of tools and books, and random gizmos of all sorts. Some items cost 36 cents. Others cost “40-85-shs dollars.”

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“Sit down and pay me money.”

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It’s good that he has the latest in price scanners. It makes his service so excellent. You can bet I’m a repeat customer.

Posted In: Asher,fun and humor,kids,skills,wacky on October 5, 2009 Comments (0)

Weekend Moments

Despite lots of working for me (12 hours) and Lucas’s case of folliculitis caused by prolonged exposure in the lake last week, we managed to have some lovely moments this weekend.

* early-morning walk by myself

* clay play

* dinner out with Papa and Grandma S for her birthday

* yummy BLT sandwiches made by Ian

* watching Asher dance and sing, “I like my Mom and Dad”

* an evening walk through the neighborhood all together

* finding our first green and brown acorns of the season on the ground

* watching nimble Lucas leaping to and fro across the drainage ditch (and hoping he wouldn’t fall)

* a quick trip to the thrift store for school clothes for Lucas: four pairs of pants (including two lined pairs) and nine shirts (both short and long-sleeved, one sweater, and a hoodie) for $50

* a quick trip to the used book store to recirculate a bunch of old books and find new ones for the whole family: five novels for me and Ian, five or six books for the kids

* playing a new game Asher invented called “shopping,” in which an old computer keyboard became his cash register, and flat Lego pieces were dollars. He’s pretty great about making change.

* a tad of reading Torpedo Juice, by Tim Dorsey and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

 

Posted In: family and friends,food,health,Lucas,work on August 24, 2009 Comments (0)

Another Installment of Sara’s Adventures of Dumb

I accidentally paid our home mortgage twice this month. One check went out via automatic bill pay on 12/31. Another mortgage check went out via automatic bill pay today, 1/2.  Maybe I got dyslexic and thought I was scheduling the 2/1 payment? I discovered the error on New Year’s Day, when the bank’s website wouldn’t let me cancel the payment and there was no one working the phones at the bank. Today, I called, faxed a letter, and visited my branch all in the hopes that I can stop the second payment. They tell me it will work. We’ll see …

If we get ahead on our mortgage by a month, it won’t be the end of the world, but I don’t like the idea of not having that dough in hand.  

Posted In: uncategorized on January 2, 2008 Comments (0)

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