Charlotte was able to secure two booth slots today at the Rockford Tractor Supply. As Megan reviewed her sales, she realized Charlotte still needed fifty-one boxes to reach her goal. Joe helped Charlotte and me set up the booth around noon, then he wandered through the supply store until he and I had to head out for another engagement at 1:30 pm. Shanna, Charlotte’s mom, arrived at 1:15 pm to get the hang of the credit card system and man the booth until 3:30 pm.
Around 3:45 pm, Megan texted me to let me know Charlotte had sold forty boxes. Then, a man walked up and donated $100, which translates into sixteen boxes, bringing Charlotte’s total to fifty-six boxes. Later that day, one of Shanna’s family members also placed an online order. We’re all beyond excited!
This morning, Charlotte mentioned that she’d done booths for four days straight—twelve hours of standing, asking for orders, and hearing “No thank you” over and over. We’d agreed early on that each “no” meant a “yes” was coming soon, so the “no’s” became part of the process to get to the “yes.” I’m incredibly proud of her for maintaining a cheerful attitude, sticking with it, and putting in the effort. Several times, when things were slow, we talked about how important it is to show up and keep going, regardless of how tough it gets.
I don’t know who the man was who donated the $100 or what inspired him, but his gesture was a gift to our family. It’s moments like that that make this journey so meaningful.
By the end of the day, we were all ready to wrap up the weekend. Even though the Girl Scout Council decided to extend the selling period by a week, the sales could only continue door to door—no more booth sales. Charlotte had already sold in her neighborhood and to neighbors on our street. We’re also thankful to the Girl Scout in her troop who reached her goal and was generous enough to let Charlotte take over the Tractor Supply booth, while she took a booth in a town farther away.
The morning didn’t start out easy for Megan. While prepping the cookie inventory, she pinched a nerve in her back while lifting a box. With the baby asleep upstairs, she wasn’t sure how she’d manage to safely bring him downstairs. Worried she might be stuck, she tried stretching to ease the pain. Jeremy works on Sundays, so Megan didn’t want to worry Charlotte. Eventually, she made it upstairs, took a pain pill, and was soon able to safely bring Oliver down and finish preparing the cookies for the booth.
After Joe and I left Charlotte, we drove to Edina to join friends at Missing Pieces Escape Games. We did the Ruin Raiders Room, and it was incredible! Only Juli and I had done an escape room before, and the other three (including Joe) were first-timers. Though we didn’t escape, we all agreed it was an absolute blast. Afterwards, we met at Red Lobster for dinner and spent almost three hours chatting and enjoying each other’s company.
By the way it snowed off and on (mostly on) the entire day; however, coming home the
roads were clear and there was no snow in our driveway. We saw more snow in the
Edina area (about forty minutes southeast of Saint Michael). When we got back
into town, we still had quite a bit of snow accumulation on our car, so we
drove by the carwash and took advantage of our unlimited monthly carwash pass.
All in all, a lovely day!
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