THANKSGIVING 2010 & TURKEY TROT

Clint, Nikki and I registered for the annual Turkey Trot, a 5 K Run/Walk held every Thanksgiving in Rapid City. The predicted temperature that morning was 8 below zero, luckily it wasn't quite that cold. Clint and Nikki ran, and I walked, and when we started at 9 that morning the temperature was 13 degrees.

My one hand was cold when I started walking, but it didn't take long and it was OK. The walk was from the Shelter to Canyon Lake Park and then you turned around and walked back. Clint and Nikki ran the other way.

It took me one hour to walk the 3 miles, Clint finished in 22 minutes, Nikki in 28 minutes. When I got back to the Shelter, they were drawing for pies, Nikki had already won one and she picked a peach pie. We stood around and waited for them to call our names and finally after a half hour, they called Clint's name, and finally mine. So, we each ended up with a pie, 2 pumpkins and 1 peach.

I had been told that the pies (from Colonial House) were worth the walk and they were right. They were so YUMMY!!!! I really wasn't cold until the last 10 minutes of standing around waiting for my name to be called. Clint and Nikki came out then, and we had a wonderful dinner and did alot of standing in front of the pellet stove the rest of the day.

RUMMAGE SALE NUMBER SEVEN OF 2010

On Saturday, November 6, 2010  we held our Seventh Rummage Sale of 2010, the ninth since we started selling our stuff back in 2009, so we can go traveling when Darrell retires in 2011. We held it  at the Rockerville Community Hall from 8 to 4. Put ads in the paper, signs up on bulletin boards at all three Family Thrift Centers, and signs by our mailboxes in downtown Rockerville . It paid off...not only did we sell alot of stuff, we made $624.35, our biggest sale yet.

Although my Christmas tree and wreath did not sell, I was able to sell most of my outside Christmas decorations,  and quite alot of Christmas stuff, which I was glad about. We didn't ask anyone to go in with us this time and it's a good thing, because with our stuff the hall was full!! After getting set up Friday night, Darrell and I stood back and looked and couldn't believe we still had this much "stuff". 

It was perfect weather for a rummage sale and we had a steady stream of people all day, even after we were packing up we had people still coming. Alot  of our customers had been to our previous sales and remembered us and our plans.

We were tired Saturday night, but so glad to be able to sell more stuff! A couple that has attended every sale out here said they would see us at Number 10!  Not sure when that will be, but already planning on one more for sure!