Peyton has been wanting a Wii and I have to admit, so do I. Over dinner one night he was rambling off a list of his wants and needs and asking why we just can't to the store to get them. I got a little frustrated because as much as we'd like too, you just can't have it all. Not to mention that at 7 years old his perception is that we work hard so we should have the money. With that comment I thought of an idea and we made him a deal. Figure out how to earn half of the money and we'll give him the other half. Without hesitation he said I'm going to recycle and maybe I'll start a lemonade stand. Thinking that recycling could take forever I told him we'd make a sign with 25 rings. For every 5 dollars he'd earn we'd match the 5 dollars and he could tear off a ring. I thought this would help him stay motivated and see progress.
Last weekend we went to our family reunion and told everyone about what we were doing. We made sure he collected his bottles and cans but then the family started emptying out their own recycling bins and here we are 12 bags of recycling later. This is going to go a little bit faster than I thought. He and his good friend Luke spent the afternoon separating it and it's now ready to go the recycling center. He may have a Wii by the weekend. 
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