Lemonade!

Today is the 1st day of Spring.

Which means warmer, longer days.

But wait, we are already having the warmer days.  Let's just hope our stretch of pleasant weather continues through our Spring.

You know, when Spring actually shows up and we lose this mini-Summer we are having this week.  Because it is going to go away at some point.

But for now we will enjoy every last minute of it.

I bought some pansies today.  Pretty blue, purple, and yellow pansies.  They are very cheery and will brighten up the pots around the pool.  Perfect for chasing the last thoughts of winter away.

Plans were made to have a friend of D&E's over today after school.  As were plans made for a lemonade stand.

So, when we got home all 3 girls were focused on having a snack and getting their homework finished.  Then they made a sign while I stirred up the lemonade.

Then out they went.

While they were waiting for customers, they spent the time biking and scootering in the driveway.  They also kept watch for cars.

Every time a car would come down the street they would head to the edge of the driveway near their table that was set-up with the lemonade.  And they would wave. And jump.  And yell, "Want some lemonade??!!"  And sadly, the car would drive by.

After this happened several times they started wondering why no one was stopping. And I really couldn't give them a good answer.  What I really wanted to say was that they were cranky people who forget what it is like to be 8 and have a lemonade stand.

Then, thankfully, a friend of ours that lives in the neighborhood was driving by with her 3 kids on their way to guitar lessons.  They stopped!  And they bought 3 cups of lemonade.  The girls were thrilled!

After a little bit more of unsuccessfully trying to wave down some cars, the girls decided to go play in the backyard and give the lemonade stand another try on another day.

The girls were happy to split the $1.50.

I wandered a bit and found one lone crocus blooming.

I am really enjoying just wandering around the yard each day.  It seems like each day I am discovering something new in the yard.

After a little bit more playing it was time to take the girls' friend, D home for the evening.

As we were driving out of the driveway, our friends who had stopped earlier were on their way back home from guitar lessons.  And what do you know, they stop and J(who is also in 3rd grade and is in D's class this year and was in E's class last year) jumps out of the van and heads over to our car.

I  unroll the window and he pops his hand in and hands the girls another 3 quarters. He sweetly yells, "Here's a tip!" and then runs back to his mom's van.  As the girls pepper him with a chorus of "thank yous!!!!!"

That really made their day!

So if you are passing by a lemonade stand and have a little bit of change, stop!  You will make those little kids' day.  Seriously.  They will be talking about the nice person who stopped at their lemonade stand all day/night.

potd #78.  First lemonade stand of the year.  On an amazing 1st day of Spring.  The high for the first day of Spring?  A very summer-like 79 degrees.