You bring up so many great points about the benefits of these kinds of community gatherings. I always feel this vague sense of fulfillment when I go to local art fairs or farmers markets. I think any kind of entrepreneurship is good for children. It teaches such a wide variety of important lessons. I absolutely love to stop at those lemonade stands when I'm on my bike rides and just give them a ten or twenty dollar bill. : ) The weekend was good for us, just packing moving boxes mostly!
Oh I imagine you're a favorite visitor :D It's a great, empowering feeling for a child to earn their own money.
How's moving going? Imagine it's an invitation to reflection.
I try not to hit the same lemonade/koolaid stand twice. : ) Moving always kind of sucks but won't be horrible since we're leaving a very small space this time (way under 1000sq ft). It's going to be protracted though. We close on the new home on 10/24 and don't move into it until 11/18 so our condo feels like we're living in a storage unit. You're so right, I'm doing lots of reflecting. It's weird to think this will be the last place we lived with Amstel. On the other hand we've had our fair share of challenges and struggles since we've been here in this condo so it'll be amazing to start fresh. I really feel our luck will take a turn for the better in this new home. Hopefully we'll be able to resume our travels.