Cost of Bailing Out Mom and Dad From “Lemonade For Change”

29Sep08

1. Double sleeve of red cups=$2.59

2. Double sleeve of blue cups=$2.59

3. Blue cocktail napkins=$2.59

4. Red cocktail napkins=$2.59

5. Blue paper table cloth=$3.59

6. Blue mylar star-shaped helium baloon=$3.99

7. Red, white, & blue helium filled balloons=donated by the excellent employee at our local Key Market

8. One bag chocolate chip cookies=$3.49

9. One bag Trader Joes biscotti= A wash, already in our pantry

10. One can Minute Maid Frozen Lemonade=$3.59

11. One large pitcher organic lemonade=not much, lemons really do grow on our trees

12. Homemade Limoncello=every sip is an untold loss for the adults in our extended family…but not much was drunk…

13 .One sheet poster board for signs=.99

14. One sheet blue foam board for signs=1.99

15. One Shepard Fairey Hope Poster=donated by the excellent Brandon Ross of Ella Bella Farm

16. Obama Campaign Support Pack that did not arrive in time for the event=$25

17. Postage for Support Pack that did not arrive=$14

18. Matching funds from Mom and Dad=$60

19. The fact that  my six year old can give three real reasons why we’re voting for Barack Obama, and that my almost four-year-old buried his head during the debate to exclaim “Oh no! Not I know who is going to win?!”…you tell me.

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