New Notebook for Dorothy

Surprises, treats and rewards are not our kind of way to acknowledge and applaud the kids if they do impressive work at school most especially that our budget is a bit tight at the moment and has always been since I disengaged myself from the workforce about 4 yrs ago. As much as possible, we try to save every penny we have in any way and tighten our belt to some other expenses which we do not necessarily need just to make both ends meet. But something came in one day in our postbox that we could not take off our eyes on it and could not afford to miss. It was too good to ignore at this stage. A good deal that came in the right time since David encountered problems lately in his computer that hubby could not fix anymore. He was already taken off his hands from it . He had been doing everything he can just to fix it by himself but to no avail.

This particular thing that I am talking about is a Toshiba Notebook(+software and 120GB hard drive) on sale in one of the shops here. It gave us a lot of thinking beforehand and finally came up to a decision to get one for Dorothy. It surely was a big expense for our pocket. But the good thing was, we got a cash back of 150$ from the selling price which was 799$ with 12 months warranty which is good at least if problems occur within the warranty period and hubby cannot fix it we have someone to turn to straightaway for free. And besides, we can claim back the amount we paid which was 799$ on next tax year (July 2009). It is a new study benefit here from the government given to families who have kids in the big school provided the expenses are intended for their learning purposes. This takes effect just only this year. And to avail it, I am starting now collecting dockets/receipts i paid for Dorothy's books, excursion fees, educational cd's and such for the next tax claim.

Since David is still too young to use laptop, we decided to give him permanently the old one of Dorothy while Dorothy takes the new Notebook with provision that she will take good care of it or otherwise. "You are lucky", as I teased her and I saw a bright smile creeping across her face. It surely suited her penchant from what I saw on her face .

However, Dorothy thought that it was our surprise for her since she is doing an impressive work in school compared to her previous school years. Like the other day, she came home with a surprise official letter from the principal congratulating us for her excellent performance both academically and non academically. Not to mention her awards for being one of the " Aussie of the Month" twice this year are something to be proud of. That's why she thought that we bought it as a reward for her great achievements. It was just that the sale came up in the right time.