oh, lemons!

Today is the first day we have felt the warmth of the sun in weeks. I thought I was over reacting when I pulled out the winter storage bins and started putting away our sweaters and gloves but, the kids had their own way of saying goodbye to winter.

Somehow, the kids got the idea to do the traditional '

kid thing' yep, a lemonade stand. Far it be from me to deny

my kids creativity but, I knew that this was going to involve me in ways that I did not want to be involved.

I could be doing a dozen other things like: laundry, reading, or taking a nap. Am I not the worst mother? Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with my children but, that's also why we had three, so that can keep each other company...geez! WEll, I decided I would help them. I pulled out those Otis Spunk Meyer fundraiser frozen cookie dough and started to bake. And I made Kool-Aid lemonade with real slices of lemons inside so that it looked more home made. Unfortunately for our little entrepreneurs, we live on a low traffic street but, before long, the neighbors were out and did the neighborly thing...they bought cookies and lemonade. It was really sweet to watch the kids sell their hearts out and have a great time with their friends. And they even made a little profit :)

Snow worth it

Weird, unacceptable things have been happening around here as of late Monday evening. After the big ice storm, schools shut down for four days. By Friday at noon, I was getting a little stir crazy.

As I pondered thru the house I couldn’t come up with any good reasons to leave the house.

The refrigerator was full of enough groceries to last thru the weekend and the news keeps showing cars stranded on the side of the road but, I wanted to get out just for a moment. Just to get a change of scenery. But, still no good reason to leave the house until…..I went to make some coffee and noticed that I was out. Now, THAT is a good reason to get out.

So, instead of fighting the crowds at the grocery store for instant coffee grounds I decided to venture out for a venti anything. I was ready to drive up to a window and let someone wait on me for a change, especially a Starbucks!

But, when I finally made it there…..I was shocked to find that they were closed! And I could not believe it.

I sat there for a moment, wondering if I should attempt another Starbucks (there is one just down the road) but I decided not to. I almost hit the grocery store when I looked over and saw the really full parking lot. Nope, I don’t do busy grocery stores. It’s one of the few things have little patience for. Instead I just headed back home. Empty handed. BIG SIGH!

As I headed down the street (at 15 mph), I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful everything looked. The sparkling sheets of white snow and the laughter of kids sledding and playing in surrounding neighborhoods filled my view and I couldn’t help but smile, especially when I reached in my purse and found a package of Starbucks VIA instant coffee……ahhh, it what worth getting out.