This afternoon we went furniture shopping. 

We needed a couple of twin bed frames for when we move into the new house. 

I had a list of furniture I wanted to buy and a budget I needed to stay within.  We were able to get nearly every thing that was on my list.

The boys actually had a good time.  The tried out a bunch of furniture.  They have VERY distinct tastes in what they like and what they don't.  I do as well.

We got one piece of furniture for the family room which will be fought over all of the time.  It was such a blessing to have the furniture which was given to us as a starting point.

We had a good time.  The boys now know what their "dream" bedroom furniture looks like.

We also had an interesting discussion about working on commission.  In fact the man helping us at the store was really good about explaining it to them.  They couldn't understand why he would just want to hang out with us while we made decisions.

Praises for teachable moments in real-life situations.