Finally

Cannon is a saver.  In fact, if I didn't push him a bit he'd never buy anything.  I guess it's a good thing and he probably gets it from me, but sometimes you just need to spend your money.  And on Tuesday that's just what he did.  After several years of saving, Cannon bought his first computer - a MacBook Pro.  Great, now my kid not only has an iTouch which I don't have, but he also has a better computer than me.  What's wrong with this picture?

I can say that I took this opportunity to teach Cannon a little about comparative shopping by taking him first to Best Buy who said they would match a competitor's price.  We then skipped across the street to the mall and visited the Apple Store.  They couldn't match Best Buy's price so we went back across the street to make the purchase.  Cannon was mortified that we had to tell the Apple sales person that we were ditching his store, but I hope I made it clear that buying a computer was not about the salesman's feelings but about keeping more of that hard earned money in your own account.  He felt better after he told the Apple guy that he might buy his warranty in the future!

So proud of my little saver (and thanks for letting me borrow your computer to write this!)