First, I am thoroughly amused by the counters both of your blogs, April and Ange.  I cant wait! 

Im feeling mostly human today.  Probably because I dont really have a choice.  If I could get my nose to stop running, life would be much better.... but since I have no control over that at all...

Just finished reading My Sister's Keeper by Jody Picoult.  (Yes, April, you and Ange finally made me cave. lol)  Great, great book.  But where the heck did that ending come from!?!  (Oh, and you should both be thankful that I am writing this rather than downloading Ange's recommendation of which book I read next... lol)

This past Saturday my sister, Debbie, went to a craft fair to sell her jewelry and my trivets.  (I had to work auction, and they were already desperate for people.  So even though I was sick, I still drug my ass out there.  I was disappointed I couldnt go to the craft fair.)

Of course craft fair isnt really an accurate description of what it really was.  It was put on by the local Grange.  I had seen a sign for it - so we called and signed up.  It was more of a yard sale/craft fair.  The person who was in charge of it was really, really nice.  But it was mostly a waste of time.  From what Debbie told me, it wasnt seperated between yard sale and craft stuff.  When she got there to set up, she got to just pick a table.  Not quite what we expected.  (Granted, that was the first either of us had ever done.)

The person on one side of her had yard sale type stuff.  The person on the other side of her had a bunch of bath and body line stuff that was discontinued.  I dont know what brand it was, but it is a home sales thing (comparable to a Mary Kay or Avon or something along those lines.)  Since it was discontinued, she was simply trying to get rid of the stock she had. 

Debbie said that pretty much everyone who came was looking for cheap crap.  The woman who had the yard sale type stuff had some nice stuff there, but hadnt brought all of her like 50 cent stuff, figuring it wasnt that kind of place.  Wrong, she mostly sold the cheap stuff she did have there.  The woman with the bath and body stuff, Deb said probably didnt sell anything. 

Of our stuff?  Deb sold a few of her cheap bracelets.  And 3 trivets.  Not exactly a profitable day! Thankfully, the table only cost $10.  Deb left by noon because people just werent interested and she didnt feel like wasting more of her time. 

There was one woman who was looking at a pair of earrings that she said she really liked.  She said she had to go get money from her husband and would be right back.  Deb said she would move them from the display and the woman said not to worry about it because she would be right back.  Needless to say, she didnt come back.  People are somewhat obnoxious.  Why pretend you are going to buy something when you know you arent?  You can comment that they are nice and just leave it at that if you want to.  Or dont say anything. 

I asked her what kind of feedback she had gotten - since the only people who have really seen the trivets are friends. 

There was one older woman, (dont worry Ange, she was older than you! ), probably in her 60's or 70's that mentioned she made the trivets when she was a kid.  She said she hadnt seen any in years but they must be coming back.  Deb explained that we had no clue if they would actually make a comeback - we had found one that had belonged to my Grandmother and thought they were cool.  I thought it was pretty cool that the woman was amused. 

There was another woman was asked about them.  She wondered what they were made of.  When Deb explained that they were bottle caps and fabric, the woman asked if the bottle caps were new or recycled.  Deb said there were used bottle caps and the woman pretty much turned her nose up at them.  Whatever.  Because you know, she would have been willing to pay twice as much for new bottle caps - since you actually see them.    (Please, note the heavy sarcasm in that statement.)

There is another similar event on the 21st.  There is one by Deb - but she wasnt able to get ahold of anyone about it.  There is also one really close to me at one of the local fire halls.  I am going to stop by today to see if I can get information and if they are still looking for people.  I think it is a craft fair/yard sale thing also.  But if the tables are only $10 again?  We will probably do it anyway.  It is worth the try and I dont mind supporting the fire stations. 

I am also setting up at a 'girls night' at the bar we always go to.  That is next Tuesday.  That one doesnt cost me anything to set up - so I really have nothing to lose there.  There are already 2 people doing jewelry that night - and the original person is already pissed that there is a second, so my sister wont be joining me.  Which sucks, but there is nothing I can do about it.

Hopefully at least one of those 2 days will go well. 

So despite the fact that I disappeared over the weekend, do you yet believe that I have no life?  I have nothing else to talk about.  Nothing else has happened in my life. 

Happy Monday!

On Wed I headed to my sisters house after watching Ty.  She was working that night and I was helping Tony with baby James since there are still some things he cant do.  (It has only been a week since his carple tunnel surgery.)  It made for a relatively easy time.  Deb and Tony have given up on the crib for now in lieu of sleep!  Tony took James to bed and they slept well from about 12:30 to about 5 - when James got hungry.  Then they went back to sleep until 9.  (When I got up with them.)  I even got treated to soup, salad, and breadsticks at Olive Garden.  YUM!

None of this would be worth mentioning if my ass didnt still hurt.  On Wed night, I was walking down to the basement with baby James in one hand and his bottle in the other.  I slipped on one of the steps and fell straight onto my ass.  Thankfully, baby James is fine.  But seriously, my tailbone still hurts. 

Hopefully it will be feeling better by tonight or it will be a long night inside my car!  Of course, I am seriously considering bringing an extension cord with me so that I can take the laptop.  Perhaps there will even be wifi signal for me to mooch.  (I will have to check if the apartment complex has free wifi.  They have everything else and charge enough, why wouldnt they have that too?)

Halloween this weekend?  I will be dressing up as a security guard.  Wait, that isnt a costume.  :Whatevah: at least I wont be worrying about how much candy I would have to hand out if I was going to be home and not asleep!

And honestly?  I am looking forward to a mostly relaxing weekend.  I shall try to be productive next week, since I will only be babysitting one day. 

Hope everyone else has a safe and happy Halloween!