As summer started this year, I began to think that maybe the girls could be spending their time learning lessons that we don't have time to teach during the school year. One lesson that has always been very important to my husband and myself was instilling a strong work ethic in our children. Turns out this is much easier said than done. The fact that our lives are so crazy busy nowadays makes it much more efficient to just do rather than teach. I am especially guilty of this; I love crossing off all the tasks on my To Do list. However, summer seems to slow down our pace and let's us explore interests beyond the classroom. I spent much of the first part of our summer trying to come up with a way that the girls could have a little job that would earn them some money and teach them some responsibility. I was seriously considering a paper route but was strongly persuaded to avoid this idea after a close friend shared her own exasperating experience with her young children. I've always romanticized about the idea of selling something at a craft fair. The whole atmosphere honestly gives me goose bumps - I love it. However, I've never had the inspiration of what would be worthy of my own table. I can't even say for sure how the idea for "Get This CARDY Started" came about; more than likely another one of my daydreams while doing dishes or folding laundry. I knew it was the right business to introduce the girls to. I would be able to teach them so much and really it wasn't so complicated that they wouldn't be able to be involved in the process. My one fear is how I'm going to get them to sit at a table for hours and sell. But that blog is for another day. Regardless of what the outcome of this project is the lessons will be invaluable and hopefully will give the girls a solid foundation of how to make their hopes and dreams a reality.
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