And it's about time to head over to the hotel to set up the booth at Barkworld Expo 2011. Wah-hoo! But here's what been going on at my place:
Tentative booth layout and planning area (also known as, The Living Room). Tape went down on the floor to replicate dimensions. I sat on the floor because the furniture is covered with stuff!
The making of the chocolate/peanut butter oatmeal cookies, because getting through this week without sugar was inconceivable. I burned the first batch and had to throw it out--it was THAT bad. (Yes, I tried to eat it. I hate waste but even I couldn't stomach the first attempt.) This is the second batch, which STILL didn't come out right, although they satisfied the wild-eyed dessert-deprived monster I was looking at in the mirror. They didn't firm up like they usually do, and the sugar was gritty and lumpy. User error, I'm sure, but I've made this recipe a million times before. It's my go-to when i need a sugar fix.
There were some happy developments, like when my FedEx guy showed up. He's not MY FedEx guy, but I like him a lot. He knows about my business and says encouraging things about how he can tell things are going well because the frequency of deliveries has increased. He's a "you can do it!" kinda guy....isn't that nice?! He had several boxes for me this week, including a coffee table book I ordered for Barkworld. It's a gorgeous green fabric, with rich-looking layflat hinged pages. The content is Quincy's urban session in midtown Atlanta a while back. I'm really happy with how the book turned out, and since I know Quincy's mom Cara will be at the event this weekend, I bet she'll be happy, too.
