LEMONADE!

With moving comes goodbyes. Some of our kids' (an our) very best friends are moving prior to our moving. So sad. With our backyards leading into the same big field, we have had impromptu playdates, dinners and just plain old fun for years and years now. Miss J and best friend Miss E have been best friends since they were three. We've been happy to spend extra time with them lately and Miss J (a girl after my own heart) planned a whole "Best Friend Camp 2009" full of activities. The list includes: tea party, friendship bracelets, lemonade stand, field day, talent show and pictures. Today we checked a few of these off the list, including the infamous lemonade stand. The girls made their sign, made their lemonade and set up their stand and then looked at me expectantly: "now what?" Thankfully the accompanying brothers worked hard at advertising, and I almost felt badly for the ruckus they were making.


Perhaps people crept over to pay them to be quiet for a moment or two! One older lady said we should call the newspaper since she hasn't seen a lemonade stand since she was a little girl. Their first customer was the highlight of the day, and when she offered a dollar when the charge was only a nickel and said "keep the change" the children were ecstatic! After the second offer of "keep the change" Little E started to tell people beforehand, "You can only have some lemonade if we can keep your change." It was a hot hot day, and I think most of our customers belonged to our entrepreneurial company, but they walked away with a total of $4.70. Not bad, especially since they don't realize I spent $6 on cups and lemonade!!! It was well worth it to see them experience the summer delight of a good old fashioned lemonade stand. Oh the memories.