At my grandma’s house one day, she had some money laying around (I believe with intent to give to myself or N for helping her do something) and before long they were engaged in conversation about the Presidents on the paper money.

My son looked at two $5 bills and said “This ain’t George Washington, this guy’s got a big ole head” (new money, haha). Well, we enjoyed a little laugh over that. My grandma pulled out an old $1 and N seemed more at ease with George’s normal sized head. I told him they all have big heads like that now, and he seemed a little frustrated with the WHY and HOW they are changing the money. Especially for a kid who is just learning the value of it.  He’s not real big on change….

So, there is a punchline in here somewhere…  Oh -  I got it!

After he had honest to God proof in his hands that the guy on the $5 bill was indeed NOT George Washington, he wanted to know who he was. My grandma really enjoys teaching him new things so I sat back and let her tell him all about Abraham Lincoln. I didn’t bother to mention that we have been working on Presidents’ names since he was 3, and that he does know most of them by name, but I noticed when she said his name a light came on inside of his head. He let her finish, then he said…

“Oh, yeah. I know that guy. April Hams Linkums. He was a good President. Wasn’t he?”