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So I just had to read ahead ...¹

In the opening of Chapter 4: Kit's Hard Times²

"Kit!" Dad gasped.

Kit couldn't breathe. She felt as if she had been punched in the stomach. Shock, disbelief, and a sickening feeling of terrible shame shot through her as she stared at Dad.

Suddenly, Kit could bear no more. She pushed past Ruthie and Stirling and bolted through the swinging doors. She ran through the kitchen and past the stoves with kettles of soup that had billowing clouds of steam rising from them. She burst out the back door into the alley. Once she was outside, her legs felt wobbly, and she sagged against the hard brick wall.

In a moment, Ruthie and Stirling were beside her. "Kit?" said Ruthie gently. "Are you okay?" (45-46).

Have you read the story? I don't want to spoil it for you, but the false stories which people have been telling one-another regarding finances unravel. Ever had that experience? Finances seem to be an area where tales are spun. How much do you face the true financial concerns of your family, workplace, municipality, school district, state, nation, world?

Yes, Lily and I played with my sister's American girl doll collection when we were at my parent's house on Sunday :)

¹Three year old enjoys 'Kit Learns A Lesson' (Thomas B. Grosh IV. Groshlink. 8/13/2012).

² Kit Learns A Lesson: A School Story (Valerie Tripp. Pleasant Company, 2004)