Firework Foibles

This year Mike and I signed up to sell fireworks in front of the market for a week. Now that we are through the week, I can honestly say that it was a blast! *no pun intended :) Joshua enjoyed it almost as much as I did. I loved talking to all the different people. Joshua seemed to be a natural born salesmen. His enthusiasm got more than one customer to buy things.

As fun as it was, we also had some interesting and bizarre challenges. Our credit card machine was broken he day it came and had to be replaced overnight. Then the Gunnison winds blew one of our side walls down while mike was in the trailer. But the one that takes the cake is this: on Sunday the stand completely blew over onto its back. Crazy, eh? Was anyone in the stand at the time you ask? Thankfully, no. Mike and I had decided that despite the profits that might be made the day before the 4th, we would observe the sabbath day. I love instant testimony-building blessings.

We rushed over when the fire chief called to tell us, and spent an hour emptying out the trailer. Caitlin thought it was Christmas morning. Then some helpful neighbors showed up and with their chain and moral support Mike pulled things together. A quick restocking, and we were open the next morning for 4th of July business. When we called our regional rep, he said he had never heard of that happening in his whole career. Of course it had to happen to us. Never a dull moment!