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Thursday up early for breakfast and opening up the garage sale. A good flush of customers through the morning snapping up most of the major items. The bicycle remains. Got the dishes finally paid for after two trips to Bed and Bath and several phonecalls to Telecheck to get our check authorized.

Friday temps reached the mid-nineties in the afternoon but there was a good breeze all day so it didn't get too bad. Leofwyna didn't do quite as good in sales today but I did a little better.

Saturday after library computer time and an early supper I got busy and canned 5 pints of tomatoes (the last from the garden) and 25 pints of cinnamon pickles. I carried the two magmor totes and the extra canning 'stuff' downstairs and finished up the laundry. I got the kitchen cleaned up somewhat and finally settled in my chair awhile fripping. I had just turned things off and headed to bed when Leofwyna arrived home from her weekend so I was able to share my thoughts about postponing the rummage sale again. That's settled and now I can concentrate on getting ready for the trip instead.

Saturday after library computer time and lunch returned to the house to empty the van from CR and do some "pick and put" in the garage. Got the SE corner done, swept and two tables set up before I ran out of steam. Potato soup with chedderwurst for supper (Leofwyna says etable)... I say yumtious!!! Got second boil done on the cinnamon pickles.

Thursday evening we played Railroad Dominos and I WON.  Friday I was looking for rummage stuff in my bedroom and with piles of stuff on my bed at bedtime I decided to sleep on the sofa.  Progress is happening, really it is.  At the sewing table I put together some drawstring bags from upholstery samples I ran across in my room.  Saturday more rummage sorting, more bags.

It has been a full week and I need to catch up on the journaling.  Monday I mowed the yard and made a run to the community garden to harvest several pattipan squash.  Tuesday we loaded up the Aliner and headed west.  We didn't find anyone in Kronberg to take the quilt tops for the Sew'nSews but in Marquette Leofwna found Clint Petersen to assign him the task of delivering them for us.  We reached North Loup about 9:30 which was much later than we'd intended. We quickly got set up and plugged in so Laurel could turn in.  Wednesday Leofwyna went to tour the Chalk mine where Dennis was docent(ing) and Thursday afternoon I helped Dennis can tomatoes in Laurel's kitchen.  Thursday evening we all were at Chris's for supper and her granddaughter's birthday celebration.  Friday we came back home by way of Grand Island where we stopped at a couple thrift stores and JoAnn's.  Saturday I canned the tomatoes Dennis had given us while Leofwyna was at a pre-cook.  I wasn't able to do them all because she took one of the big pots with her.  Sunday I went to Sash's to collect the materials for Halftroll's tunic so I can finish it.  Sash was in the hospital while we were out of town; he's had bad news and faces another round of chemotherapy.  This will hopefully buy him through to the new year but he won't be attending any events.  I've cancelled the reservations for Battlemoor since Sash won't be going and his going was our reason to go ourselves.  Instead I'll be able to concentrate on prepping for and doing a rummage sale and getting my glass hoophouse put up this fall.

I spent most of Saturday and Sunday trading off between my genealogy research and cutting the cutters down with a few hours Saturday night at Sash and Rich's New Year's Eve souper supper with Braganza, Stacia, Marcella, Edward, Cat, Oz, Rosa, and Bristol.  Leofwyna worked both nights so she missed out on the party.  Apparently tonight her work is slow enough she's researching plans for a couple camping weeks this coming year in May and September intending to avoid hot summer camping.  This proposed camping scheme may cause me to have my rummage sale in July instead of May to get out from under the spring gardening and JAV/Lilies crush.

Monday through Wednesday I concentrated on unloading boxes onto the tables in the garage, sorting things and making it all look as nice as possible..  I decided the lawn could wait until Sunday for mowing so at least that made things easier.  With all this I skipped Social Moot.  Late Wednesday Leofwyna and I went to put out the twelve new signs. 

Thursday through Saturday I sat out 9 hours each day chatting up customers and reading when there wasn't any.  The weather stayed beautiful as the weatherperson promised so that was delightful.  Saturday when I closed up I went straight away to gather up the signs, two were missing.  After supper I called and lined up a couple friends to come Sunday afternoon to move LS's two televisions so Leofwyna won't have to maneuver around them on the landing with crutches following her foot surgery Monday.

I have a considerable to do list for October now that the garage sale is done.  Oh, and I'm already planning another garage sale next spring for stuff I still have downstairs.