Lemonade Stand

All summer Brenna patiently waited to have a lemonade stand.  Immediately at the start of summer I told her that we would, but there was too much going on with school ending and preparing for the vacation.  Once we were home from vacation, I delayed again saying that we needed to prepare for her birthday party.  After her birthday, my excuse was that we had to wait for a hot day.  This was really the reason I had been waiting all summer.  I thought that as the summer continued the temperature would rise and a lemonade stand would be much better suited for a hot day.  We didn't get any hot days here!  I'm not complaining at all, because the weather was fantastic!  This mild summer allowed us so much outdoor time that it was hard to keep us inside.  But it didn't really lend itself to the "tall glass of cold lemonade" feel that usually leads to us dragging out the lemonade stand.

So as a last ditch effort, on the last Friday before school started (just like last year) the kids whipped up four gallons of lemonade and went to work.  It was only about 75 degrees and a little overcast, but thanks to our neighbors and social media, we had a good turnout.  They peddled lemonade at 25 cents a cup and even though the kids drank most of their inventory, they still managed to make $38!  Which should tell you we have some very generous neighbors!  The kids were very diplomatic and decided that they would donate their earnings to our neighborhood's playground fund!  Just beyond our street is a clear grass area that's reserved for a playground/park.  I was very proud of the their selfless decision after all the work they (and even more so me! My kitchen was smeared with sticky lemon juice/peels/seeds from one end to the other) had put in!

Turns out it was worth it to drag that stand all the way from Texas!  I've stored it in the garage to be ready for next summer!