Mia and Money

This morning as I was packing my lunch, Mia asked "Why do you go to work Mommy?"  I explained that I go to work to help people put papers together, and that they pay me for that.  When they give me money, we can use it to buy our food, toys, books and clothes.  She asked "They give you coins?" so I said "Yes, they give me coins."  She thought about that for a second.  Then, she put one hand on her hip, and started shaking her finger at me from the other hand.  She said "Okay, take those coins and get some toys and blananas okay? And yogurt" ("Blananas" is how she says bananas).  The look on her face was priceless; she cracks me up!  And thus begins trying to explain the value of hard work!