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Thursday, August 12, 2010

summer joys

as i was coming home today, i was feeling particularly happy. it was a beautiful day outside, LOTS of good things happened this week and i had just gotten out of a job interview that i felt really good about. of course i am always happy {give or take a few days} but today seemed to be a little more noticeable.

and then it happened.

as i was turning the corner, i saw three adorable little kids sitting next to a table. on this table was a cooler and a cardboard sign that read "juice pops...50¢" {as rodney atkins would say, "man, what a picture-perfect postcard this would make of america."} i thought to myself, "self, it's warm outside, you have a couple extra bucks, why not put them to good use?" so i pulled over and one of the little girls got very animated when she asked me which kind of popsicle i would like. i told her an orange-pineapple would do so she proceeded to grab it for me. i gave the oldest girl 2 dollars and told them they could keep the change. i don't think i have ever seen a more grateful 7 year old. the look on all of their faces was PRICELESS.

every kid dreams of becoming rich off a front yard lemonade stand {or in this case a popsicle stand}. i realize that yeah, i may not be able to donate a million dollars to some kid that wants to make a few extra bucks, but to them, even 2 dollars means the world! so starting today, no matter when or where, every time i see a couple of kids selling popsicles, lemonade, juice, etc. i will be their #1 supporter. {even if it means having to eat in for dinner that night}.



p.s. i'm pretty sure this was the BEST popsicle i've ever had. that is all.

2 comments:

  1. I LOVE this post! Summer is truly the best! I am with you on supporting the lemonade stands! It is so fun to see the kids faces! I found your blog through Zach's so I am adding you to my blog list. If you want to view our blog, shoot me your email.

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  2. Hey thanks! I've been meaning to talk to you about that actually..I wanted to follow you, but I didn't know how to get your e-mail to send you mine. ha It's sarah_june7@hotmail.com. :)

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