Good morning.
It feels so good to just be sitting here…. with COFFEE CUP…. and chatting with you. 😀
Behind the scenes…
I have a car filled with items for the home show concessions. This is my yearly weekend contribution to our local Home Show. The home show is a large show in the local Civic Center where businesses that deal with any kind of building projects from here to Minneapolis come and set up booths for people to visit over the next three days…. last night I was there prepping the booth, stocking it with supplies…. making sure I had everything for todays “go time”
Anything from home builders, windows, decks, lawn care, landscaping, roofing, real estate, painters, remodeling, pest control, garage doors, house doors, floors, carpet, plumbers, electricians, siding, cabinets, etc…
and my part… I run the concessions…. organize what we sell, the prices, the prep, and I do this all weekend long and have one weekend a year for the past 4 years. The concession part of the show raises money for scholarships.
SO…. as I sit here this morning, casually sipping my COFFEE, still in my pj’s, pretending my weekend is nothing but book reading and light house work… the truth is…
in about an hour I will be in go mode…. dressed and out the door to finish this mornings set up, be sure everything is working right and start the coffee, the hot dogs, the brats….. and wait for the doors to open for the weekend. I will then spend the next 10 hours running and keeping things filled, doing what I can to help where needed.
Relaxing with coffee in pj’s….. running stairs and making brats and hot dogs.
These two scenarios…. are so different. 😛
So in bookish thoughts… I am taking with my today Laptop (you never know – I may catch a break during the day) and Joyce Carol Oates – Black Girl White Girl which I am almost through. My reading has suffered the past two weeks but after this weekend looks like things will slow to a slightly raised pulse rate and I can hopefully pick up more of this delicious books that surround me…
Now I am feeling optimistic… I am taking a second book with me today…. Rooftops of Tehran.
Book Journey 
Definitely sounds like a busy weekend for you! The boys & I are hitting the road for a 20-hour drive down to see my sis & niece in Phoenix….
a 20 hour drive? Oh please tell me you have audio! 😛
Wow, busy weekend…nothing new there, though, right?
It’s nice that you have a few moments in pjs with coffee, though…and chatting with us!
How are you liking Black Girl White Girl? I have it on my stacks and keep meaning to dive in.
Even though I’ve made good progress in working my way through my “old TBRs,” there are still quite a few chunksters left….
Enjoy your weekend! I plan to read, watch some shows that are on my DVR, finish the DVD set of Family (1st and 2nd seasons), and maybe see a movie.
The book is a little slow Laurel… I think it is going to be good… but every time I pick it up I feel overloaded with details…. not giving up though 🙂
Ah yes, concessions. I ran our HS basketbal concessionf for 7 years. Hope you have an outstanding weekend and get a minute or two to read!
Thanks Nise – I am up “on a break” now… checking in and eye balling the books I brought 😉
I’ve had Rooftops on my to-read list for what feels like ages now.
Me too Hannah – over a year 😦
I finally had my hand forced when this was the book chosen from the winner of the library book sale. I need to read it and pass it on 😀
Oh, yeah! I’d forgotten about that. And then there’s my excuse: Well, I don’t own it …
Does that fly, you think? :p
If memory serves, you’re at the Home Show today, too, right?
Yup… start at 8 this morning to 6 tonight and Sunday is 8 – 4. I am hoping Sunday will be a little mellower so I can sneak away and read a bit 😀
I hope so, too, for you! 🙂
I hope you raise tons of money!!
Thanks Kathy – me too 🙂 I always try to beat the previous years profit – so far today feels slow 🙂
I adore Joyce Carol Oates! I went through a period a few winters ago where I read her books obsessively- I had to stop because too much JCO at once can be depressing, especially in winter! But I love her, she is one of my favorites.
Oh oh Erin… you know I am reading everything Berg this year….. I wonder if Joyce Carol Oates may be another project? 😀
She is worth it!
Hopefully you’re now home with your feet up!
That’s funny – Jill… I got home about 10 minues ago, I am with laptop in the recliner – feet up 😀