Signs of Summer

One day last week, I discovered Ana gathering rocks from the front yard.

Yeah….it gets better.

When I asked her what she was doing, she told me she wanted to sell them.

She wanted to sit on the corner & sell rocks. (This makes me laugh so hard as a parent!!)

I told her the rocks were the Homeowners’ Associations. (I didn’t want to totally discourage her by telling her that not a soul would stop to buy them from her).

Her next idea?

Set up a stand to sell stuffed animals.

Oh, dear.

I didn’t have the heart to tell her no one would stop for that, either!

& another idea:

“Well, then, let’s have a garage sale, Mom.”

Me-in my head-“Sure, let’s just open the door & start selling!”

(I love how kids don’t have a CLUE how much TIME of preparation these kinds of things take)

My little entrepreneur then says,

“Well, what on earth am I supposed to do to earn money, then, Mom?”

(In her most serious voice).

Meanwhile, in my head, I’m just thinking, “I bet I’m going to have to set up a lemonade stand. Uggg……I REALLY don’t want to set up a lemonade stand.”

But, she wasn’t going to let the idea of earning a bit of money go.

Finally, (& I must admit-VERY reluctantly) I asked her,

“Would you like to make some Kool-Aide & try to sell it?”

& you know what?

I’m glad I asked her-the shear delight that jumped in to her eyes when she processed my question was worth all the trouble.

& I guess every kid has to have a lemonade stand at some point in their lives, huh?

& what a great kid! She got Ruth involved, & they made $4.25, which Ana generously split with Ruth!

(I was just PRAYING someone-ANYONE would stop & buy some from her. & after I got the Kool-Aide made, I was just praying we had plastic cups! Forgot to check on that before we made the Kool-Aide)

(& you know what?

Now that I think about it,

I still have no idea WHY she needed money so badly!!!

Hmmmm....)