What is the second thing that happens before the book sale?

For over a year Ross and his cronies have been collecting books and putting them in my garage.  Just recently they began sorting them into subject matter and packing them in boxes that were labeled.  Now it is February 9 and the book sale starts tomorrow, so they have arrived at my garage and loaded the books into vehicles preparatory to transport to the Pueblo Community College.

So now they are gathered in my kitchen  to see just how many cinnamon rolls they can hold.  Charles only ate 2, but we managed to do away with 18.  The remainder I packed into plastic bags to ride to the site and be eaten by the workers that were unpacking the books and putting them out on the tables and racks. 

But first, Tere has to attempt to manipulate my 2 pound hula hoop!  Come on, Tere!  I know you can do it!

And we have lift off!!

So now the fun and games are over and the first truck is leaving the yard.  Now the work can really begin.  No, not really.  The whole last year has been a labor of love by a lot of people.  I am not going to throw names around because there are so many that made this sale possible.  Ross and Rebecca do most of the honchoing and are the two I deal with most often.  Course then there is Tere who can work the hula hoop, Charles who can eat the cinnamon rolls....see what I mean?  So they are all loaded (vehicles with books, I mean.) and  they are off to PCC for a fun time unloading.

Monday and Tuesday were sale days and I am happy to report that it was a fun time and we raised lots of money for the scholarship fund.  My back is almost returned to normal (and I did not even load or unload boxes) and the dishes are all done from the baking in the kitchen.

Life is good!

A book sale is easier said then done!

PFLAG funds several  scholarships at PCC.  For many years we did it by hosting a spring yard sale.  Recently we have decided that book sales are the way to go and much less work.  See, all year Ross would gather stuff for the sale and until last year it was all stored in the basement at his condo.  Then my garage opened up and that sucker was filled to overflowing.  When the idea of book sale came up it seemed perfect.  The books would be gathered and stored on site at PCC where the sale would be held.  That was right up until somebody donated 80,000 books from the library of an estate.


 
And then my garage came into play again.  A big van backed up to the door and when it left it was empty.  Not so my garage.

The first thing I did was start repacking because a lot of these were in plastic containers that they wanted back.  I tried sorting, but I really got confused!  I did manage to get a box for Louis Lamore (?) and other authors that I remembered people asking for at the last book sale.  Oh, and the Harlequins, and some where I have a box for kids books and another one for cook books.  See all the boxes on the shelves?  These picture were taken after I had been working for over 3 weeks on this.  I plan on finishing up in the next couple weeks and I hope nobody asks me where anything is located!  See how neat?

And way back there in the corner I can see empty shelves!  It is my goal today to make a path back to those shelves so they can not be empty any more.  Wish me luck!  Oh, first I have to gather up some more boxes.

Should have taken a picture of my chair, fan, and box of Kleenex where I spend a lot of time crying!  Oh, yeah, and the plate with egg roll remains on it, my bowl of melted ice cream, a few chicken bones, and my bottle of water and Jack Daniels!  As soon as all the plastics are empty, I can take a break.  I have rented part of the garage to my son-in-law for storage so this will curb my ability to say "Oh, yeah!  I have a great big garage.  Bring all your stuff out here and poke it in there."  I am bad about that!  But, then again, if no one used it then it would just set empty and empty is not good either. 

 

 

So, for now it is off to church.  Next week I may give you a tour of my lower levels here in the house!  If you cringed at my garage, you will run screaming down the road at my basement, but Hey!  If I can live in it, you can look at it!

Have a good day and remember, 

 People who live in glass houses, should not throw stones!

 

 

 

 

 



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Colorado Senior Law Day Program Schedule

 

 

 

 

7:00 - 8:00 Registration / Refreshments / Vendor Visiting / Appointment sign-up for "Ask A Lawyer"
 8:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Explanation of Day’s Events________M.C. James Jarman, KRDO






Sneak Peek Preview of the 2013 Historic Ghost Walk through the Union Avenue District
8:45 MAIN BALLROOM - Adult Protection and Elder Abuse________Missy Griggs

SC-237 - Fleecing Grandma & Grandpa______________________Betty Alt & Dr. Sandra K. Wells



9:30 Visit Vendor Booths
10:00 MAIN BALLROOM - Living Wills, Advance Medical Directives, DNR Orders, Proxies and End of Life Issues______________________________Paul Willumstad, P.C.

SC-237 - Mountain Mafia_________________________________Betty Alt & Dr. Sandra K. Wells



10:45 Visit Vendor Booths
11:15 MAIN BALLROOM - Scams, Frauds & Lotteries_______________Stacy Harris

SC-237 - Grandparent Rights in Colorado ___________________Sarah Lipka



12:00 Visit Vendor Booths
Seniors Invited to Bring Legal Questionsto the Free Legal Advice Clinic during Senior Law Day
  
 Volunteer attorneys from the Pueblo Bar Association will answer legal questions and provide advice at no cost. They will be available to answer legal questions regarding bankruptcy, civil and criminal issues, divorce, child custody, domestic violence, landlord-tenant, wills and trusts elder law and immigration.

There are a limited number of "Ask a Lawyer" segments for attendees to have the opportunity to speak individually with an attorney. If you would like to sign up, you will have 15 minutes to discuss legal issues with a Colorado licensed attorney. The "Ask-A-Lawyer" segments will be on a first-come, first served sign-up. Sign-up will be during the morning registration. We will not be able to give you an exact time but we will give you a time slot. (We apologize that we can’t accommodate everyone.)

The times may conflict with one of the general sessions, so you may miss a portion of that session. If you sign up for a "Ask-a-Lawyer" segment, we will provide information and a form that will help you organize your issues so you can maximize your time with the attorney.

Volunteer Attorneys

Hank Geisel         Matt Martin             Tim Oshea               Lisa Macchiato         Marcus Behm

Christine Pacheco-Koveleski               Kate Shafer             Richard Redding       Mark Ohlson

Wes Hassler         Nick Gradisar           William Ballas       Tony Cross

Mike Desaulniers