Ok, so I meant to post right after the first garage sale, to say how we did and when the next one was, but in that time I had a wedding and then exam prep and then exams, so I was a little stressed out for a while there. Let me just fill you in now:

1. The garage sale went fantastically. We had some good volunteers and some very generous peope, both with donations and buying things. The end result???

!!!!!$831!!!!!

2.The next garage sale was a little slower than the first, only getting about $364.27, but the same thing happened last year, so I'm okay with that.

3. The total bolton garage sales added up to !!!!$1095.27!!!! which when you think about it is petty darn tootin for a garage sale.

4. The Brampton garage sale went well, making a total of $335! I would like to say a big thank you to Jenna for helping us out and to Carly who got out of bed at 4:45 am (which I can assure you is no small miracle). At five a.m. we were out in the rain on our bikes putting out signs. I would also like to thank all of our parents for helping us aswell :)

Now I'm sure you are all wondering what the grand total is. If you think that you already know from adding up the subtotals, well think again. There were some things not included there. Ha. The grand total so far is:

!$2404!

And now it is time for the happy dance!

Garage Sale Day!

Today is the garage sale at my house, 114 Hickman St. Come on down and by stuff for a good cause! We also have coffee and muffins and bookmarks. Speakin of which, I should go help...
To be continued.

Italy

Two weeks ago, I got back from a school trip to Italy. 56 kids from the music department went on a ten day trip to Venice, Florence and Rome. We also went to a few smaller places like Padova and Luca and Vatican City (which is not in Italy). We were in Venice for two days, Florence for four days and Rome for two days as well. We say things like the Colosseum, St. Peters Basilica, St. Marks Basilica, and lots and lots of churches.

I went on a gondola!

My favorite place was Luca, me and my friends rented Bikes for an hour and rode around the city wall which was really beautiful. It was also really painful because the night before that, I had a really bad fall and hurt my arm pretty bad. I couldn't move my arm past a ninety degree angle, which means I couldn't reach the handlebars. Or get my hand anywhere near my face for that matter. Two weeks later and I still don't have my full range of motion back.

I went on a gondola!

I'm sure your wondering what the heck I could have fallen off of to hurt myself so badly. The truth is, I was just stepping over a chain tied between two posts when My foot caught and down I went. But you see, I was provoked. As I was stepping over this chain, one of my teachers called out “Oh no Keira, don't fall!” I looked up to glare at him and my foot didn't quite clear the chain. Down I went. He felt petty bad about it. And don't call me a klutz, It was only partly my fault, right?

Right.

Did you know that I went on a gondola?

It was so beautiful in Italy and the food was so good, coming back to Canada just didn't feel right. What also didn't feel right is the six hour time difference. Which, by the way, I cant seem to shake. I have been up since 4am everyday this week, though I suppose that is a big improvement from getting up at 2am last week.

Oh Italy, how I miss thee.

...and the gondola.

Thank You's and Garage Sale's

Updating fail. Please forgive my foolishness. I will do better.

On a lighter note, the Grand Total is now $924.26 dollars! A big thank you to Cheryl Pickess and the Caledon Treblemkers for donating $300 from their winter concert proceeds and for letting me hold a raffle which made $224. One Treblemaker in particular, Jessica Sole, donated $24.26 from success at the E-fair. Thank you Jessica:) Another big thank you goes to Daryl Yong for donating $100. Thank you thank you thank you! You are all wonderful people:)

The big garage sale has been turned int two for this year, one in Bolton and one in Brampton. The Bolton one is schedule for may 14^th and the Brampton date is yet to be determined. My friend Carly Morrison is going to donate her driveway for the day to support the cause. Yay Carly!

Its not over yet folks. There's 3 months left and I still think we have a chance at the original goal, five thousand. Lets see what happens...