Grandpa L. invited Matt to come help him dig up his potatoes today. Matt had never seen how potatoes grow, so he was interested to go help. Grandpa turned over the soil with his pitchfork and Matt spotted and picked up the potatoes. They made quite a team. This was a spot of ground where Grandpa has tried in the past to grow giant pumpkins, so he has used lots of fertilizer there. As a result, there were lots of giant red potatoes to be found!
After they were done Grandpa gave Matt his old 1879 silver dollar that he's had for years and years. He said that his grandpa used to give him a quarter for working with him, so with inflation it's only fair that Matthew gets a dollar. He had made a cute little case for it out of a round piece of wood with a place drilled out that exactly fits the coin. It will be a treasure for Matt. My kids are so lucky to have both sets of grandparents so near. They are such a positive influence in their lives.
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