DinkyBaby, Peggy and Me
Posted in Regina's Posts, Uncategorized on 09/23/2009 08:45 pm by quietangel
Peggy losing her hair! Or someone said her "wig"!
Vicki & I at the show....look at those smiles!
Wow...there they are....my books! I am so proud!
Well, Vicki, Peggy and I are all back safe and sound from Northern California. We had a wonderful fun-filled weekend for our first show together in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
Vicki Riley from DinkyBaby.com arrived up north late on Tuesday in order to set-up on Wednesday. Peggy (the cheerleader doll) and I arrived Wednesday afternoon to meet Vicki for dinner and to get ready for our big day on Thursday.
We had a great show at the Fairgrounds. We took Peggy and the book and showed the whole north county. I met wonderful people at the show and had a great time.
I sold several books and Peggy patterns, but the best part was how happy everyone was to buy the book. All but one (she was a one year cancer survivor and bought it for herself) bought the book for a friend, sister, or loved one, and once they took a look at it, realized it was upbeat and humorous, they were thrilled they could get something to make someone they love, laugh, cry, giggle and realize they are not alone in this battle they are fighting. And I got some wonderful, warm, grateful hugs that made me cry!
That is what it is all about. It is about helping, giving back and taking something so “”sucky” and trying to make it a little better. It is about sharing, about saying “hey…. I have been there, and I made it through with my humor intact”. In this journey over the weekend, it was about having those who love us, be able to “do something” to feel good about making even one moment better for those they care about. We forget how hard it is for them. We have our head down, our fight on and are dealing with the monster, but they are on the outside looking in, hands tied, doing all they can to love us, support us, and let us know they are there, but it is still a helpless feeling. So this, this made me cry. To know that I made someone feel better, and that they can make someone they love feel better, makes me cry for joy!!
**Check the blog tomorrow night for some exciting news for this weekend!