The Second Time We Had a Lemonade Stand

It had been four years since we had a lemonade stand--long enough that the younger kids didn't remember it at all.  And so, because our church is raising money to provide Bibles to the Shona people in Zimbabwe, it seemed like a good chance to have a lemonade stand again--to give the kids a little experience with business, make a fun memory with them, and best of all, donate our earnings to a very good cause!

We decided to set up outside Jeff's work; and as a result, Josiah could do his regular Saturday work at the shop (sweeping hair, as well as various other tasks) and occasionally pop out to see us.  That's why he doesn't appear in these pictures, in case anyone was wondering.  ;-)

 The sun was bright, so we scrounged around in the van and came up with enough sunglasses for everyone.  :)

 One interesting thing we did was take note of where the shade began on the sidewalk, then lay an object there to mark the spot, then check a little later to see how far the shade extended out from the marker.  The sun seems to move across the sky so slowly that we never really get an accurate feel for its motion; but by doing this simple thing, we could see that the sun was actually moving quite quickly (of course, the earth was moving quickly, but you know what I mean).  We were very grateful when the sun rose high enough in the sky for us to be completely in the shade!  :)

 Most of our business came from customers and workers at the shop, but a few people came by just for a drink and a sweet.

 On such a hot day, lemonade was welcome; and we were glad the day didn't dawn cool and rainy!

 Between the fudge (smores fudge, the kind David made for the fair and won a blue ribbon for) and the lemonade (and the generosity of some of our customers who gave over and above--sometimes, WAY over and above--what the cost of their items were), we were able to raise $72.19 for our Bible project!!  I had hoped for $50, but we were all delighted when we saw the total.

Not a bad way to spend a Saturday!  :)