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Catching Up a Little

Our Winter Solstice was a happy one. We gave Jareth an Imaginarium train set compatible with the Thomas train sets he's played with at a couple other places.

He loves it. He fairly quickly figured out how to put the tracks together (figuring out taking them apart was all but instant). Definitely his favorite toy now.

That night we went to a Solstice ritual at a friend's Unitarian Universalist church. It was more Wiccan than our particular flavors of pagan. Interesting, but not my thing, nor Amy's.

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Friday I sold a motor home to a couple who saw it on the Internet, called to ask some questions, and then raced out from Iowa to buy it and drive it home. While I was driving home afterwards I was on one hand happy about the sale, disappointed at having to split the commission with the other salesman (we split all the sales that come in from the Internet, which is fair in the end), and also sad for the other people I'd have to tell it wasn't available any more.

We had lowered the price on that one, and were getting a lot of people coming in to see it. One group was four guys who were going to take it to Alaska on a hunting trip. There were people excited about owning it. The lesson is that if they want something, they need to make a commitment and put down a deposit to hold it.

I just found my reaction interesting. I get excited for my customers. While I don't want to lose that, I think I'll need to develop at least a little bit more objectivity so I don't end up jaded in the long run.

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Last night we went to Uncle Bill's house for a Christmas Eve dinner. Lindsay brought her boyfriend Scott, and we all had a good time. We had in advance set some precedent that people could give Jareth one gift if they wanted, knowing that some people would just about insist.

Of course he got one present from everyone, so it was still a pile that intimidated him a little at first. *shrug*

Today we're headed over to my folks' house for another dinner. I'm letting Amy sleep in until Jareth wakes up. He had a very long day yesterday with no nap, and won't get a nap today, either. All things considered, he was very well behaved yesterday. But I don't want to wake him up earlier than I have to. The more rest he gets before starting today, the longer his behavior will last through the day...

But that's enough catching up for now. I have an omelete to prepare. :-)

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