It was so great to get away for the weekend even tho it was a half working weekend.

Once we got to the fair grounds (Perry, Ga) and emptied our trailer and everyone's else.

it was time to sit down for a lunch that was provided for all workers free. Menu: Brunswick stew or Bangladesh peanut soup, cornbread muffin, sweet tea or lemon aid and desert ice cream. That was Friday's lunch. A mini action took place for about 2hrs.

Carl and I were blessed, for one of the congregation paid for us to stay in the motel instead of us sleeping in our car. We appreciate that person for their generosity.

With a good nite rest behind us it is now the big day Saturday. Morning a pancake and sausage breakfast is being served. The auction starts at 9am till everything is gone.

We had allot of small wood items step stool, rocking chairs, nick knacks etc. Those items when really well and at a good price. We also had big items, dinning table and chairs, kitchen tables, entertainment centers. We did not get as much as we thought we should of. (not worth the getting it freight cost. and hauling it down). The handmade quilts fared a pretty good price.

Carl and I were in charge of: When the quilt was auctioned at the front stage the winning bidders number was yelled out by the auctioneer, the quilt runners would mark the quilt with the number and bag it and bring it back to us behind the cashier. We would write the bidders number on a piece of paper big and bag the quilt again. Now to keep them in an easy order Carl said instead of putting them by piles of 10's, 2o's -100, we will make 10 piles going by the last digit. For we did not have allot of room under the table. But, his system worked out great. So, when the bidder came and paid for their quilt we just looked it the pile of the last number of the bidders number. :goodjob:

I also had a sheet with numbers from 1 to 100 on a sheet and I would highlight the number so I knew I bagged a quilt. If they had bought more than one I just used the slash method, one person bought 7 quilts. :juggle:

We also had $$ amount donation auction. We pulled in the dollars on that. :bow:

Carl and I thought we would be bringing a empty trailer back NOT! The entertainment center we hauled down in back of the vehicle we had to haul it back to Atlanta for the person that bought it. We also took a table back.

The drive to Atlanta I75 the worst. A Sunday early evening you would think (like us) that their would not be traffic. WRONG! DOT is resurfacing I75 North.Know I was not watching the signs for I was crocheting. Carl missed the sign about construction to take 675. So we got stuck in traffic. We took the first available exit and take the back roads to the house to drop off the entertainment piece. :bop:wow finally mad e it, started out at 2pm it is now 7pm and we are not at our house yet. It takes 2hrs. from Perry to Atlanta. We now have to drop off the trailer at the church parking lot. We have just put of a fence with a gate and lock with a combination, O NO I forgot what the number is. I have to call Brenda and thank God she knew it. After dropping of the trailer it's now to home.

8pm home. Now the question before opening the front door is did all the projects get completed by my landlord? Carl rushes in to use the throne (toilet), It's the new Kohler toilet American made Oval seat, 17in. Yeah! Is the kitchen floor patched? Yea yes Now did the shelves get up in the back room No. The dead tree in the front yard still needs to be cut down. So, two out of 4 projects done I'm happy. Time goes fast when your doing the work and their is also more work to be done. Note: landlord advises me to buy American made for when you need parts you will be able to find them.