Last week while I was cooking dinner, Tyler was doing his homework, and David was fixing the fridge… Nat stood up and said “Today I took a history test and was the only one that got 100%.” None of us reacted since we were all busy. I asked Nat to help me in the kitchen and when she was done she came back around and said in a louder voice, “Did you guys hear what I said?!” Tyler said he didn’t hear. David just blinked at her. Me, I said I heard but expected nothing else. She wasn’t happy.

After dinner, the doorbell rang and I asked Nat to check. It was a delivery and as soon as I saw the package I knew what it was. I told her it was a present for her since she did so well on her test. She protested, “You didn’t even know I was taking a test!” She opened the package and saw that it was a Whole Foods gift card. One of her favorite stores. She quickly changed her demeanor and thanked me. I redeemed myself.

So Sunday evening, I took her to Whole Foods and she was happy.