Puppy Chow Stand

Yesterday, the kids were out of school again. They already have to go to school an extra 4 days because of "snow days" and yet they are off again. Luckily, it was a beautiful day out and outside they went. (finally-enough of the rain already!) Kate had her best friend over and they decided it was a perfect day to have a Puppy Chow stand. Although the idea the girls came to me first with, before the Puppy Chow, was actually a doggy treat stand (for actual dogs). I, fortunately talked them out of that one and they moved onto something similar but more digestible for humans.

For those unfamiliar with Puppy Chow, it's NOT dog food. It is in fact a dangerous combination of chocolate, Chex mix, peanut butter and powdered sugar. Can you say "YUM!" They sold for a couple of hours and as sales died down we decided to go to the park for a picnic. When we came home, the girls wanted to do something else but Ryan decided he wanted to keep on selling. That's when he hit the jackpot. He quickly learned the best time of day to sell is when everyone is coming home from work. When all was said and done, they ended up earning a whopping $13.60. (thanks in part to a lot of kind and generous people also saying, "Keep the change.") They were so excited Ryan and Kate were dancing in the streets-together, hand in hand. Word is they are going to share a Webkin with their new fortune.

Even Eric helped.