Random bits too big for Twitter, or a status update

Today, after much pressure, I gave in and let my children set up a lemonade stand on the pavement in front of our house. Firmly convinced that they would learn important life lessons–about hard work, about the boredom of sitting still while business is slow–I reluctantly mixed up a pitcher of lemony beverage. I’m not quite sure how, but, 30 minutes later, I had an empty pitcher, and they were dividing up $8.25 (!), having flagged down 2 moving (!) cars, chatted up a couple of ladies, a couple, and a family, all of whom were very generous.

So much for my “life lessons”. Agatha learned that it’s better to have a low asking price, and let people’s generosity do the work. And, Edmund reminded all of us that he is a) socially fearless, and b) loudly effective. He even spent time practising pitches for reluctant customers, like, “Maybe next time?”

What’s next? The kids version of “The Apprentice”?

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