OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!

WE OPENED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25. DARYL WANTED ALL OF US TO OPEN BEFORE THANKSGIVING BECAUSE  IT WAS GOING TO BE A SHORT SEASON.

IT WAS RAINING HARD WHEN WE WOKE UP, IT WAS A VERY COLD, MISERABLE DAY AND WE ONLY SOLD FIVE TREES ALL DAY.

THE NEXT DAY WAS A LITTLE WARMER,  STILL COLD AND WINDY. DARYL CALLED NEEDING DARRELL TO COME GET TREES, THE WAREHOUSE WAS FULL. OUR TENT WAS FULL! SO, THEY DECIDED TO JUST LEAVE THEM ON THE TRAILER, THE WEATHER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COOL AND WET.  THIS YEAR 189 TREES FILLED THE TENT, WE HAD ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO PUT 200 PLUS TREES IN THE TENT, BUT THE TREES WERE SO FULL THIS YEAR. TODAY WE SOLD SIX TREES.
WEDNESDAY, THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET SOME TREES FLOCKED FOR THE WEEKEND. ONLY SOLD  SEVEN TREES TODAY.

I MADE A TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING, WE NO MORE THAN FINISHED EATING AND WE HEARD A HORN HONKING......WE LOOKED OUT, A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT HONKING!! WE TRIED TO IGNORE IT, BUT THEY WOULDN'T LEAVE....THEY WANTED A TREE....WE HAD TREES TO SELL.... SO, WE SOLD THEM A TREE!!

 FRIDAY, SHOULD BE BUSY.....WE HOPED!!

SOMEONE FROM THE WAREHOUSE BROUGHT FLYING SANTA TO US. IT WAS TIME TO PUT HIM UP!!

HE LOOKED PRETTY PATHETIC LYING THERE.

BUT GET A LITTLE AIR TO HIM........

AND HE CAME TO LIFE!!

HE WAS A BIG HIT, WE HAD PEOPLE STOPPING JUST TO TAKE HIS PICTURE; AND THE KIDS LOVED HIM!! SOME DAYS HE DID THE LIMBO ALL DAY!!

HOW LOW........ CAN YOU GO???

HE COULD GO PRETTY LOW!!

THE WEEKEND WAS VERY, VERY BUSY!! BY MONDAY, WE HAD SOLD 204 TREES!! ONE OF OUR NEW HIRES, GOT A PERMANENT JOB OVER THE WEEKEND, SO WE WENT THROUGH OUR APPLICATIONS  AND DARRELL HIRED MARK.  HE  HAD WORKED CHRISTMAS TREES BEFORE, SO HE KNEW HOW TO DRILL AND STAND TREES..WE HAD LUCKED OUT AGAIN!!

RUSSELL MADE TREES FOR THE KIDS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO WE HAD TREES FOR THE KIDS ALL THE TIME.

 HENRY CAME IN AND BOUGHT FOUR TREES FROM US.....$811.00 SALE, HE GAVE OUR "GUYS" EACH A $20 TIP.....WE LOVE HENRY!! HE WANTED ONE OF THE TREES FLOCKED LIKE THIS!!

JOHN FLOCKED ALL OF OUR TREES AGAIN THIS YEAR, HE WAS A GREAT TREE FLOCKER!  WE HAD A GREAT CREW, WHICH MADE OUR JOBS EASIER.

THE GUYS WERE TYING TREES ONTO TOPS OF CARS THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK IMPOSSIBLE........

WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH TREES COMING OFF CARS.THE KIDS STILL ENJOYED GETTING THEIR OWN "LITTLE TREE" FOR THEIR ROOMS.

I TOLD THIS LADY I REALLY LIKED HER ANTLERS...I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE HER PICTURE.............SHE SAYS YES!......I SAID " LOOK LIKE A REIDEER........"

WE ALL WORKED HARD, BUT WE HAD FUN TOO!

WHAT A CLEVER IDEA!!!