This proverbial phrase means to encourage optimism and a "can-do" attitude in the face of misfortune. At the Route 11Yard Crawl on Saturday, residents took sour lemons and turned them into a sweet, positive experience.
      From 10-2, they took charge of their lemonade stand, offering for sale not just regular lemonade but also pink! Plus an enticing array of baked goods.
     Under a canopy to provide shade from the 90-plus degree heat, Heather and Amanda were pros at serving customers and explaining their offerings. They scooped the glasses full of ice and made sure to inquire if pink or regular was the preferred choice.
     “Awesome,” said Heather of her experience. “I’m pretty good help,” said Amanda, who relieved Harlan of earlier duties. (Steve also contributed to the undertaking.)
     Heather, who is adept at addition and subtraction (multiplication and division more challenging, she said), explained how a customer gave her $20 for two lemonades, which totaled $4. He told her to keep $10 as a donation so she gave him $6 in change.
     Another customer, upon eating a lemonade cookie, was heard to say, “That is the best lemonade cookie I have ever tasted!” Which is saying something, since he always has  loved his mother’s lemonade cookies.
     “It was a good experience” for the residents, said Robin Tull, manager of the  Group Home. That experience plus the $95 they raised for their efforts just goes to show you:
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.