Enterprising

Ben has a job! - or rather, a business? He was looking for was to earn money to buy the ipod/guitar/latest object-of-his-desire and we brainstormed a couple of ideas that he might enjoy and therefore be motivated to do. Lawn mowing came up, and I suggested that he hook up with a Realtor with some vacant houses in need of basic lawn care.... He now mows at two houses, which seems to be his limit, given his homework/baseball demands. One has been sold, but the new owner says Ben can cut the grass there for as long as he likes.
Meanwhile, yesterday Nick said he was going to make a batch of double chocolate muffins for lunch. When I told him he couldn't eat six chocolate muffins for lunch, he said, "Yeah, but if I make six chocolate muffins and take them to school, I can trade them for all kinds of stuff."
Couldn't argue with that.....