50 Points

We run on a point system at our house. It's called "Romans Rewards." Points are earned for good behavior, choices, quickness to obey, etc... Points can like wise be taken away for poor choices. The kids can also give points to each other when they see each other doing good things. They can turn the points in for computer/TV time, treats & small prizes. You get the point.

Well Austin has really taken off with the reading thing. And we've enjoyed reading books out-loud together this summer. When we were at Wal-Mart last week I saw that the very first book in the Magic Tree House Series was "Dinosaurs Before Dark." Just so you know Austin thinks dinosaurs are terrificly fabulous! When I showed him the book he was completely enthralled. I told him I'd buy the book for him but he'd have to earn 50 points to get it.

Now in the history of Romans Rewards no one has ever earned 50 points. We've always cashed them in way before we could earn anything that might be worth 50 points. But Austin was determined to save them up & earn his book. Every time he earned another point he would count up how many he had & then together we would figure out how many more points he needed.

Well after 5 days of saving up Austin reached 50 points last night. It was SO fun to watch him pour over the books he had worked so hard to earn. He just devoured them. He kept repeating, "This is so cool!" He even coined a new word, "Hugnormously cool!" And the best part, "These books are worth 150 points!"

As his mother I find it "Hugnormously Cool" that my son loves to read & find books "so cool!" That is worth 150 million points!