Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Lemonade from Lemons

After church on Sunday, Harrison asked if we could go to Lenny’s for lunch. Lenny’s is an authentic Memphis sub shop, which my son should have stock in. He LOVES the place. As his father would say, “he’s a growing boy”. But, to mom, he’s eaten enough sandwiches in his lifetime to waste away his college education! So, you can imagine the disappointment when I suggested that we eat at home because of the expense of the suggested stop.

Without hesitation my 7-year old plainly made this profound observation: “It’s about time that I go to work and earn some money for this family.” His entrepreneurial spirit was as high as the heat. With it being 100 degrees outside, I was hesitant, but, figured he could always drink some of his inventory. For nearly 2 hours my children would wave at passers and with their charm were able to earn about $5. It was about the cutest thing you’ve ever seen. We’ve worked the stand one more time since then, and I’m happy to report that we might have enough money for a turkey sandwich. We’ll have to split it 4 ways.

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