Deal or No Deal?

A phenomenon at our home...
Our two hours of TV time during the school week are centered around Howie and the Models...

"Dad, come here! Your favorite part is on! And look! There's Anya, number 10. She's got her curly hair style today, just like you like it!"

Jack...Julia...
They are both enamored, as are we, glued to the TV, hoping the contestant will quit at just the right time (which they never do) and make the most money they possibly can (which they never do either.)

On tonight's show, George settled for $197,000 or something like that with four cases left to open. Had he not made the deal, he would have won the million dollars which, for the first time since we've begun watching the show, happened to be in his case.

This sparked a conversation between the kids and me about getting on Deal or No Deal and winning a million dollars.

Jack: Mom, are we poor?
Mom: Hardly, son. Middle class all the way.
Jack: If we won on Deal or No Deal we could be the richest in our neighborhood.
Mom: Why is that so important? We have enough money, honey.
Jack: Just think. If we won a million dollars we could buy whatever we want...

....like a disco ball.

A disco ball.
A million dollars and my kid thinks about buying a disco ball.
I think I got a pretty good deal having this kid as my son....