Our subdivision is only allowed 2 garage sales during the year; one in the fall and one in the spring. The garage sale we had last fall was huge and we made a huge profit!! However, despite all of our "Spring cleaning" efforts these past several weeks, we didn't have much "junk" to sell. So, we decided to have a Bake Sale as well and see if it was profitable. Since I was sick with a virus this past week, we didn't start baking until yesterday (Friday)! We baked:- 4 Buttermilk pies
- 8 mini loaves and 1 large loaf (for individual slices) of Banana Nut Bread
- 2 mini loaves and 1 large loaf (for individual slices) of Pumpkin Bread
- 2 dozen Oatmeal cookies
- 2 dozen Chocolate Chip cookies
- 2 dozen Sugar cookies
- 8 dozen Reese's Peanut Butter cookies
- 4 dozen Peach Muffins
- 1 dozen Triple Berry muffins
- 2 Strawberry Cakes with Cream Cheese Icing
- 5 pans of Brownies (1 pan for individual servings)
- 1 pan of Lemon Bars
- Dark Chocolate Toffee candy
- Milk Chocolate Toffee candy
- about 5 dozen Rice Krispy treats
Needless to say, Brittany and I baked all day and night until 4:30 am on Saturday, and then woke up at 6:30 am to set up for the Garage/Bake Sale! We were exhausted and we will definitely get started much earlier next time, plus try to get some of the baked goods donated to save time!! We were so surprised to have most of the ingredients on hand with the exception of needing more eggs and flour!
Brad set up a Lemonade stand with the kids and made signs for the Bake Sale and Lemonade Stand! The kids were so excited about the Lemonade stand and Isabella would yell, "Lemonaaaaaaaaaaaaaade!" everytime someone would walk up! Elijah kept pouring lemonade in several cups on the table and then would drink a few sips out of all of them saying, "Mmmmm! That's yummy lemonade!" Good thing we caught that before he handed them out to people!!
Even though we didn't make as much as last time, we still made a great profit and most of that profit came from the baked goods! So at least that was worth our time and efforts! We had a great time and are thankful for the Lord's provision once again!
6 comments:
What a sweet story! I love it. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun, and glad to hear it was a success after all that hard work. YEY! :)
Wow! I'm glad your sale was such a success. And I can't stop laughing imagining your son tasting each cup of lemonade - how cute!
We are keeping you in our thoughts and hoping that you will get "the call" any day now.
That is awesome!!! ... what we found through all these efforts was that people really got to hear about the needs of orphans. Every step of your obedience is seen by our heavenly Father .... and one of these days ... you guys are gonna get to rest your eyes on the wee-ones that have already found residency in your hearts. :) Keep pressing on!! ~Shelly
Yummy!! That sounds like a full day of baking all right:)
How cute!! I love yard sales...and bake sales!! I even break out my fanny pack when I throw a yard sale. Oops. I didn't mean to publicize that I own one! We are having one in 3 weeks.
Hi Kimberly! Emily told me you were from Houston wanted to connect with families close. I had to smile when I read this post. My two oldest girls are trying to raise money for airfare to Ethiopia!
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