, but also a lot of fun. Starting Friday morning, September 5th, John and I dropped the girls off at school. When then went to eat breakfast at IHop. We had a nice breakfast and then went to LSI to pick up the trailer since I had a massive amount of stuff to take to the sale. On the way back from LSI, we then ran by the bank in order to get the change for the sale before heading home. When we arrived back at the house, we loaded up all of the stuff for the sale from the garage, the office, and the backyard. I knew it was a lot, but until it was all loaded on the trailer and the back of the truck, I had no idea how much it actually was. We then grabbed a quick drink before heading to the church to meet Leah. Unknown to us, June (Emily's cat) must have climbed on the trailer before we left. John was in front of me on Mauldin Rd and I was following behind him in Daddy's truck (we switched cars since he needed the van to pick up the twins since 
they were staying the night with him and Katrina while I was at the sale). All of a sudden as we were driving down Mauldin Rd, in front of those strips of business, when I see June jump into the road. I had no idea she had been on there so I was shocked!! I managed to slam on breaks to avoid hitting her, but I was terrified she was hurt or gone. I was able to whip into the business's parking lot, TechGraph, where I thought I say her jump into the sewer or the bushes out front. I called for her for a while and thought I was able to hear her down in the sewer. However, she could not seem to find her way over to me and I could not pick up the sewer grate. I called John, but after trying to find me, his phone died and so he headed to the church. When he arrived, he used Leah's phone to call me back. I really hated to leave, because I thought that if I did not find her right then, I would never find her. However, I just was not having any luck. I then headed up to the church, Augusta Heights Baptist, and met Amy, Leah, and John. We left a vehicle there and then headed back to where the cat jumped. John also tried to lift the grate, but was unable to move it. We called for her, searched, and went in the businesses to ask them to look out for her. Since we were unsuccessful, we headed to the UHaul place to meet Leah and get the truck. I had not been overly attached to the cat since it is truly Emily's cat, but I was fond of her. However, by coincidence the prior day, E
mily had a dream that we were getting ride of her cat and had a breakdown at school about it. I had promised her over and over that I was not getting rid of her cat and then the thing manages to sneak on the trailer and jump off on Mauldin Rd. I lead the way to the storage building, followed by John in the UHaul, and Leah in her car. We unloaded all the racks and other sale items from the storage building into the truck and then John and I swung back by the UHaul place on the way back to the church. When we got back to the church, Lisa and a few of the others were there starting to get things set up. We all worked like crazy to get the gym set up before people start checking in. Once all 
the racks were together and the tables were out, John and I went to the front of the church to hang the signs. After
returning from hanging the signs, we were really hot so John ran up to McDonald's to get us drinks. Before we knew it, people were starting to arrive to drop off items. It is always fun to see a lot of people that you only see at the sales twice a yea
r. However I am usually so busy with the treasurer stuff, I don't get to visit with everyone. Before things got too busy, John started helping me unload the trailer and truck load full of stuff I had brought to the sale. I was still amazed at how much I had c
leaned out. After I was done unloading, I took my place back at the front to help check everyone in. Before we knew it, it was 6:00 and we shut the door
s for people to no longer drop off items. I quickly scarfed down my McDonald's Emily Volkert so kindly brought me, and then got the cash boxes set up and had Amy watch them while I headed outside to check in everyone that was shopping and give them their name tags. Things ran very smoothly this time and I was back inside with time to spare. Things ran very smoothly, I I was able to get the few of items I really wanted (a stroller for Mom and a couple of chairs). After picking my stuff out, I headed up front to help out and then floated around throughout the night to help where needed. John stayed until the crowds died down. We were exhausted as usual at the end of the night, but still decided we would make our usual outing to Cheers down the road. After we finished at Cheers around 12:15, I headed back to TechGraph with the hope that I would actually find the cat. I was really in luck!! I got out and called her a couple of times, thought I say something in the bushes and walked over to what turned out to be a bag. I was so disappointed and about to leave when I called again. She then came running to me. I had never been so excited to see the cat in my life!!!! We headed home and I even work up John to tell him. Normally I would not, but I figured he would want to know. Normally I do not let her sleep with me, but that night was an exception. The next morning, I got up and m
ade my way to the church by 7:30. As usual we already had a line. The morning was very busy. I ran a register and it was non stop the whole time. Later in the morning, Kim made it by. She really found a lot of stuff for Helen. Around 11:30, Melissa also m
ade it by with Addison. By 12, we 
closed down the floor, and the break down crew started splitting out the clothing and then breaking down the racks. I was amazed at how much I still had, but it was really not much compared to what I brought. I picked through to get a couple of the boutique outfits, but set the other things on to Safe Harbor. Amy and I then finished counting the money and I headed to the bank before going to get the kids. It was a great sale!!!It even turns out that I was the top seller at $1,239.
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