Keeping Part-Time "VAMPIRE" Hours...

AS IN, I "WENT" TO BED AT *DAWN*. GOT "UP" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON! -- My You, I did manage a Few Hours of "NAPPING" earlier Last EVENING. But, that was more a matter of "Exhaustive Unconsciousness"!

IT WAS A LONNNNGGGG DAY AT THE CRAFT SHOW, *YESTERDAY*...

LEFT at 7am, Driving EASTERLY, TRYING to keep AHEAD of the SOON-to-be-RISING-RETINAL-DAMAGING-SUN. Arrived at the SCHOOL *just* IN Time! And also, to *snag* One of the Little-FLATBED-SKIDS! -- There's a Ways to Walk to THE GYM and My TABLES

I Paced Myself on "SETTING-UP"... And, Tweaked a few Things too. I have Extra RACKS that I didn't bother with, as They take way Longer to Assemble! -- I know that IT doesn't *LOOK* IT, but IT *does* take OVER an Hour to DO!

And then, there's the "UNspoken" Responsibility of being the FIRST Table that CUSTOMERS *SEE* upon Entering THE ROOM, so I HAVE to be READY - *ON* TIME! -- no pressure... Although, I probably have a promising future career as a *certain* STORE-GREETER in about a decade...

ANYHOO... I did the SALE "SOLO" again. MOTHER wasn't up to Snuff enough to DO *that* LONG of a Day, let alone, "BE READY" *ON TIME*! - However, MADAME-Q and Her Daughter had TWO TABLES just Diagonally ACROSS from Me! -- A "Life"-Saver for those *much* NEEDED 5-Minute "POTTY-BREAKS"!

MEANWHILE, "TRAFFIC" was Steady - though, IT could have mean Heavier... "SALES" - thankfully - started Early, but were also Fewer than Expected, DESPITE the Numerous "Nibbles"... LOTS of "HATS-Trying-On", but only Sold TWO. - "RUDDY" and "CEDARWAX"

That's the DOWNSIDE of being in the FIRST SPOT, EVERYONE wants to "LOOK AROUND FIRST"!

However, I DID SELL a BLANKET!!




"SKYLIGHT" will be getting a New HOME for a NICE-OLDER-LADY's FIRST GRANDCHILD!


-- YAY!!

Soo... "BOTTOMLINE" -- I made MORE than Last Year, but NOT as MUCH as the Last SALE. *Overall*, IT was a "GOOD YEAR" - although, IT *could* have been BETTER! -- However, considering the LOCAL Economy THIS Year, I'm actually FORTUNATE that I did AS WELL as I DID!

IT still DOESN'T *PAY* for My YARN, OR My **TIME** -- And undoubtlessly, NEVER WILL!!
WHATEVER... IT's still FUN to Give My "BABIES" New Homes... And, to See the Smiling-Faces of YOUNGSTERS when I pass-out the FREE CANDY-CANES... AND, the Confused-Looks-and-Grinding-Brain-Gears of LITTLE-OLD-"CRAFTER"-LADIES *attempting* to "FIGURE-OUT" My BLANKET and MOABOA "Stitching"!!

[INSERT *EVIL*-GRINCH-GIRL Snickers!!]

Here's a "CLUE" -- **BUY IT**!! -- And, perhaps You'll be *able* to EVENTUALLY Figure IT out..? **IF** You can Find the TAIL-ENDS...

oh. And BTW, Good Luck with THAT! Because even *I* have Troubles and I KNOW *WHERE* They ARE!

[HEY! ZIP-IT, ELF-BOYS! -- You're NOT on Vacation, YET!!]

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