I know the feeling. Not only did my duplicate chips weigh a ridiculous 54 pounds (try to get that bag into the overhead!) but there is no way they would all fit into my roll around bag and I am too lazy to take them out of the 3 ring binders. I am really looking forward to this convention since we have not had a fun year between working on 2 rehab houses and Cindy being in and out of the hospital. We just spent this morning putting stain on the hardwood floors we are refinsihing and tomorrow we do the polyurethane finish. Then almost done with the second one and can get it on the market. Hopefully everything will work out and we can relax for a week at the convention.

Of course I have to survive the worlds largest yard sale a few days before the convention as well as the southern Indiana casinos for a night of two. If you have ever gone to this yard sale you know what I am talking about. I visit about 1000 different sales over a 2 or 3 day period in what is normally 90-95 degree heat. Getting up at 5 AM and going to sales continously until exhaustion sets in around 2 PM. I took me a few years to figure out how to avoid the heat stroke from the heat. What fun! Then 2 days of rest before getting on the big bird for the convention.