Some of you may have heard how lucky Anthony seems to be when it comes to money. We have a family tradition on Christmas Eve that involves stopping at a gas station for hot chocolate and a few lottery tickets for our tour of Christmas lights. Anthony has won on each of his lottery tickets the last few years. If I remember correctly he won $35 or $40 one time.
The orthodontist that the kids see gives them a grade of A, B, or C on their brushing each visit. On Anthony's visit a few weeks ago he received an "A" and got to put his name in the bowl for Brusher of the Month. Today in the mail there was an envelope from the ortho addressed to him. He opened it up and inside was a check for $50 congratulating him on being July's Brusher of the Month!!! He was so excited....well so was I! His picture will be hung in the office for a month and his name will be on the orthodontist's website too.
Adrian came home, saw the check on the counter, and asked what it was all about. We explained to him how it works (he is getting braces next week) and he made the decision to start brushing better so that he can have the chance to put his name in too. Adrian barely brushes for a minute once a day so this will be a huge incentive for him. Couldn't have come at a better time. Hopefully he will stick with it! Out of 8-10 years Caitlin has seen this ortho she never won once so this is fantastic for Anthony. Certainly made his day!
