Hundred $ Smile!

Jeremy always says that Neeley is great at the commitment pattern he learned on his mission.  So good in fact that he can't wait for Neeley to work for him in sales when she gets older.  She wont take no for an answer and if it is no, she finds a way to negotiate something else that works.  So one day Jeremy promised to take her to the movie.  Several weeks went by and Jer hadn't had a chance to take her so Neeley started her commitment pattern on him.  Through that, he committed to take her to the movie that week!  He even took it a step further when she made him promise by saying he would give her $100 if he didn't take her THAT week.  Well, Saturday afternoon rolled around and it became evident that they were not going to make it to the movie.  Neeley started razzing Jer just as he drove by the bank.  He pulled in, went up to the ATM and started to withdraw money.  Neeley just chuckled, never thinking he would do it.  When Jer passed her five crisp $20 bills she laughed and passed them back to him, sure he was teasing.  When he handed them back to her and said, "I gave you my word.  I mean it, you can keep it!"  She tilted her head back, gave the biggest grin with her eyes squinted shut.  She was elated to have the rest of the money she had been trying to save up for new glasses.  What she didn't know is that we were going to get her the glasses anyway.  It just made it way more fun to give her the money this way!  Now whenever dad says, "Give me a $100 smile!" we get one just like that day.  AND, whenever Jer promises anything, they know dad will follow through!