Hang In There!

It was dark, cold, rainy and even snowing in Southwest Virginia this morning. All I wanted to do was curl up under my blankets and lay in the warmth from my bed. Unfortunately, I did not get that choice. Today, Mom and I had to wake up extra early to drive to Dublin, Virginia to set up display for the Dublin Lions Club Craft Show. (However, I will admit that I fell asleep during the car ride over.) 

The more the morning went on, the more I wanted to go back to sleep. We forgot a good amount of our supplies/stock, we had to run to the store multiple times and almost were unable to put up our wreath display! I think everyone was having the same thoughts as me.  It was much easier to lay in bed and not deal with the cold rain. So, the start of the show was very slow.

At around 9 AM, the rain stopped and people started coming in. But, we had barely taken in 5 dollars, so it seemed like we wouldn't make any profit today. Normally, we don't do as well on rainy days, but today was looking like it would be a long day.

Then, at 11, our booth was full of customers! Snowmen candy bars were selling like crazy, snowmen candles were almost sold out and we only had one more girl baby cake in 6-9 months. 

Even with the rain and snow, that didn't stop people from coming out to us, other vendors, and Santa Claus. We ended up making much more than normal and Mom and I were both happy with the outcome of the day. 

My selfie with Santa!

I personally would absolutely love to do this craft show again. It was pretty big and had a lot of variety when it came to vendors. Plus, you get to see Santa! It's fun for the whole family.

Today was a great example that, even though things aren't going the way as planned or things don't look like they're going in the right direction, you need to hang in there and keep going. Even if you have multiple things against you.

~Kira

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