A Little Walkin Around Money

That's what Danny calls it.  An unexpected gift of some cash for no particular reason.  It is just one more reason why I love this guy so freakin much. 
I don't know if it has to do with the less than millionairesque way that Danny was raised, but giving to his kids (and me) has always been such a priority for him.  The kids were not spoiled by any means, but they never needed for anything.  And were so often surprised with a trip for ice cream, a toy, a movie.  Now that they are older, the surprises have changed to concert tickets and cosigned loans.  But walkin around money is something completely different.
It is a little bit of cash handed off just slightly covertly.  It is completely unexpected but always appreciated.  It is money from an off duty job that I never knew existed.  It is money that Danny could use for anything he would like and he uses it to surprise, no, delight us.
When we all went to Kansas City this last week, there was some walkin around money for the girls and I.  Danny and Jacob were going to see Kool and the Gang and Van Halen.  The girls and I just came along for the ride and were going to go to the Plaza for some fancy pants window shopping.  None of us had any discretionary dollars so window shopping was going to be good enough for us. 
But Danny had other ideas.  As we left the hotel for our stroll to the Plaza we were instructed to line up youngest to oldest.  With a peck on the cheek and a slip of his hand, Danny sent us on our way with love and a little walkin around money.  There was a little extra for dinner as well. 
It was fun explaining to Hayley that this was hers.  It was not gas money or lunch money.  It could not be used for school.  It was walkin around money and by definition had to be spent with joy on something that was not going to be otherwise purchased!  Ashlyn, years older and wiser, was well aware of her legal and moral obligations by accepting the walkin around money.  She found a pair of Sperry's that fit her feet like the glass slipper of old. 
Hayley found a dress and belt that looks quite spectacular on her.
Me, well, I found a pair of shoes in orange.
Best part though was watching Danny ooh and aah at our purchases as he and Jacob went on and on about how cool the Gang and Kool were! 
Watch for it, that girl with a little extra swing in her step.  The guy who swaggers just a little bit more than average.  They probably have a little walkin around money and are lookin to spend!