Hey, Kool-aid

Remember this?



Ah, the good ol' days. You just don't see this guy anymore, do you? Well, I don't, but apparently, he's still pretty popular.

My older girls and their friend decided to have a kool-aid stand a few weeks back; yes, it was barely 60 degrees, but they didn't care. Who needs warm weather for kool-aid, right?

I was skeptical, but happy to help with the all-important signage, as everyone knows that marketing is an essential part of any successful commercial enterprise.

Tastefully displaying the merchandise is important as well,

as is a good location, the right equipment, and a clear division of labor.

With all these in line, it didn't take long for the local neighborhood peeps to gather round.

Then to muscle in on the coveted corner spot.

But they did provide variety, offering, as they were, lemonade. But their sign?

Pfftt.

Thanks goodness for those missing two front teeth!

Chilly as it was, some combination of cunning and cute got the people rolling in.

hey thanks, mail man!

And a few hours later?

They were all sporting a "big wide happy ear-to-ear Kool-aid smi-i-i-le."

Oh yeah.