Dislike: Lemonade Stands
I think lemonade stands are obnoxious unless they are in conjunction with something like a family garage sale or an appropriate fundraiser. I'm not exactly sure what bothers me about them. Is it the fact that little children are not only talking to strangers but waving them down as they drive or jog by? Is it that they are begging for quarters? Is it the time I have to spend helping to set up a table, gather supplies, make lemonade, clean up, etc.? I'm not sure, but every time my children ask me to do a lemonade stand my answer is, "No." Then why did we have a lemonade stand set up in front of our house last week?
The answer is another dislike of mine: persistent begging mixed with a little disrespect. When the children asked, and I said no, our little neighbor proceeded to give me reasons why they had to have a lemonade stand today and it would be easy. As annoyed as I was, I caved when they promised that they would do all of the work and that the neighbors would ask their mom if she would supervise so that they wouldn't be tormented or kidnapped by some crazy stranger.
When I finally made it outside, business was hopping. Unfortunately, I don't think my request for supervision made it down the street, so I ended up spending my time outside making sure the kids weren't too obnoxious and the strangers weren't too weird.
Children from three families participated in the business venture. I only got a few of them in the picture.
Our kids and the neighbors drank most of the lemonade, and I ended up doing most of the cleaning up. Emily kept watch from her perch in our tree which was just beginning to sprout leaves. 
Now I believe I may have myself in a bind. The next day, one of our little neighbor boys came knocking on our door. When I answered, he asked, "Can we do a lemonade stand again today?" Guess what my answer was? I have fulfilled my quote of obnoxious lemonade stand sales for the year. 
Later that night, we went out to dinner as a family. As much as I don't like the expense of eating out and I usually don't love the food, I like that the kids get so excited and that they are fairly well-behaved so that we can do things together as a family without creating too much commotion.
I think lemonade stands are obnoxious unless they are in conjunction with something like a family garage sale or an appropriate fundraiser. I'm not exactly sure what bothers me about them. Is it the fact that little children are not only talking to strangers but waving them down as they drive or jog by? Is it that they are begging for quarters? Is it the time I have to spend helping to set up a table, gather supplies, make lemonade, clean up, etc.? I'm not sure, but every time my children ask me to do a lemonade stand my answer is, "No." Then why did we have a lemonade stand set up in front of our house last week?
The answer is another dislike of mine: persistent begging mixed with a little disrespect. When the children asked, and I said no, our little neighbor proceeded to give me reasons why they had to have a lemonade stand today and it would be easy. As annoyed as I was, I caved when they promised that they would do all of the work and that the neighbors would ask their mom if she would supervise so that they wouldn't be tormented or kidnapped by some crazy stranger.
When I finally made it outside, business was hopping. Unfortunately, I don't think my request for supervision made it down the street, so I ended up spending my time outside making sure the kids weren't too obnoxious and the strangers weren't too weird.
Children from three families participated in the business venture. I only got a few of them in the picture.
Our kids and the neighbors drank most of the lemonade, and I ended up doing most of the cleaning up. Emily kept watch from her perch in our tree which was just beginning to sprout leaves. 
Now I believe I may have myself in a bind. The next day, one of our little neighbor boys came knocking on our door. When I answered, he asked, "Can we do a lemonade stand again today?" Guess what my answer was? I have fulfilled my quote of obnoxious lemonade stand sales for the year.Like: Our Little Hawkeye As our first Iowa-born baby, Sean has already accumulated a variety of Hawkeye paraphernalia. I dressed him all up the other day and took his picture. I forgot to include his yellow and black striped blanket. I suppose that would have been a little overkill.
Sean is growing a lot lately. He was almost 14 pounds one month ago. He is in the 90th percentile for weight, 90th percentile for height, and 50th percentile for head circumference.
He is sleeping through the night more often. He has made it all night two times now. If he does wake up, he usually only wakes up once. I'm glad to not feel so much like a zombie so that I can give up having to take a nap every day. Even though I don't take naps, I don't seem to be getting much more done. I guess that's just life, though.
Like: Spending Time With Our Children
Emily, Makayla, and I went to an American Girl Doll Fashion Show on Saturday morning. It was a fundraiser for the Iowa Children's Museum. We went because two of Emily's friends were models in the show. Emily and Makayla had the opportunity to be models also, but were too afraid of walking in front of people in clothes they may have been unsure about.
It was a cute event. My only regret was that we didn't have more time together to go out to lunch or something afterward. We had to hurry home because Sean needed my attention and Makayla had a birthday party she had to get to.
Later that night, we went out to dinner as a family. As much as I don't like the expense of eating out and I usually don't love the food, I like that the kids get so excited and that they are fairly well-behaved so that we can do things together as a family without creating too much commotion.
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