Thursday and Friday were Preview Days for this year's Scholastic Book Fair and this is the third book fair I have been a volunteer worker and the second book fair where Amber has been the coordinator.
Every year just gets better and better!
I arrived Thursday morning at 10:00 but Amber had already put in a couple of full work days getting the tables set up and the books unpacked and displayed.
Everything she does is first class and it has paid off in all the excitement of the students!
The Scholastic Book Fair provides some decorations but Amber went a step further and found lots of cool and inexpensive ways to pump up the Jungle theme on Amazon.
The balloon arch is so much fun and adds a special fun feel to it all!
I tried my hand at filling those balloons up with the pump and that didn't work out too well!
One of the volunteer moms is a pro at it and made it look so easy!
She and Amber knocked that job out in record time.
So the classes had a scheduled preview visit to the book fair where each student was given a clipboard, pencil and a 'wish list' they could fill out and take home to their parents.
Half the classes came on Thursday and then after school, Amber hosted a Teachers Reception and Preview.
She had a great spread of snacks!
Cheese and crackers, three different kinds of mini scones, veggies and ranch, and more.
I said it was just like a cocktail party without the wine!
Everyone had a great time....it was relaxed and friendly and the teachers were able to fill out THEIR very own Wish Lists!
Amber and Mike make a great team.
He helped by putting up signs and doing the heavier things.
I had a fun time working with my daughter and serving at the reception.
One of the perks of working the book fair is getting to see the grands!
I loved getting to eat lunch with them and the hugs they gave me after they would run into the library when school let out!
That was my Thursday!
I stayed home on Wednesday because there was a possibility of ice and/or snowy weather.
That didn't happen in Irving.......
but Thursday morning the ranch looked like this!
See the wild peacock up on top of the coop? He's still hanging out down there!
I have never seen snow there before.
Ice, yes. Once.
Lake Toguchi!
Aka - the big tank.
The meadow.....one of my most favorite places!
Friday was the second preview day and, once again, I arrived at 10:00!
After the last students came to preview - Amber set the table up with the rest of the book fair offerings.
It was a good day and by the time we left, everything was all ready to open up for business!
The book fair was open on Saturday from noon to 2:00 and did a phenomenal amount of sales!
I took the weekend off to rest and recover.
I came home Friday afternoon and was in my nightgown tucked in bed with the sound machine on and the oil diffuser misting by 5:00! I stayed in bed until 7:00 and ate the steak dinner Louis Dean made for us and then went right back to bed.
I spent all of Saturday in the den puttering around when I wasn't lying on the couch watching movies.
And I watche not one.....not two ....but THREE movies in a row!
Fool's Gold, Two Weeks Notice and Central Intelligence.
All three light hearted comedies and just perfect for my Saturday.
I took today off, too.
No pain anymore but I still get so tired even when I do very little.
I do my exercises and take plenty of rests.
Louis Dean has been doing at least half of the cooking.
I made oatmeal, biscuits and bacon for our Sunday lunch.
While we haven't watched the Academy Awards in years, I popped some popcorn and fixed me a big Diet Coke and turned them on......then paused it to give us some time to run through the commercials or any parts we weren't interested in. So far it's been entertaining.....
Tomorrow begins four days of book fair and I will be the cashier!
I haven't been out and about for four days in a row since my surgery which is why I took the weekend to rest up. I'm looking forward to it and have already laid out my clothes for school in the morning that will go with the special Jungle theme apron I get to wear!
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