Liam came home from the Bahamas with a couple of souvenirs, notably a shark tooth necklace and a stuffed sea turtle. But what he loved the most is a handful of Bahamaian coins that I have to admit I thought were pretty cool, too. They're similar to Canadian coins and worth just about the same amount, but the pictures on them set them apart - a pineapple, a starfish, a sailboat, etc. Wouldn't you know it... Liam took the coins to school on Monday to show his friends (unbeknownst to us) and now they are gone. He says he put them in his desk before gym class and that when he came back they weren't there. He is pretty upset about it.
On the one hand, I think this is a good lesson that you don't take your valuables (or 'dearies', since these coins were worth a grand total of about forty one cents) to school. On the other hand, the poor kid is crushed.
He just admitted this loss to us tonight and I am not sure what the teacher can be expected to do about it now, but I will give her a call tomorrow and then if the coins don't turn up, I will probably place an eBay order. For about five bucks we can replace the lot of them. Thank goodness we live in the day and age when this is possible - a few years back we would have been plain out of luck. I am pretty sure Liam has learned a lesson here and will be more careful in the future!
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