We did the church Harvest Auction dinner thing last night, with Doyce and Jackie watching the girl (thanks, guys!). A little bit less elaborate than the previous iteration (no band/dancing), it was a fun evening.
Well, first off, what sort of swag did we end up with? A lot more than I’d expected. I was only moderately diligent about updating our silent bids, but still ended up the winner on all but a couple of things I’d put in for — which meant ending up walking out with a lot of stuff in our arms:
- Ice skating lessons for four. Got this mostly for Katherine (who’s done a little bit of it on a field trip) and Margie (who enjoys doing it). I’ve tried it and didn’t do well — but, then, I suppose I can take a lesson (offered by a parishioner who’s a gold medalist type). So … anyone of our local crew interested in some of this action, since we have four slots total?
- A big flannel blank with the US states on it. For Kitten.
- A large floppy black cat stuffed animal. For Kitten.
- A basket with a dozen or so interesting Beanie Babies. For Katherine. Hmmm. Yes, that does look like a trend. Well, Christmas is coming.
- A very pretty knit scarf for Katherine.
- Two nights in a condo just off Main St. in Frisco. For Margie and me (though the “sleeps two” could probably be stretched for Katherine, too).
- A home-cooked fried chicken and biscuits dinner for six. This was a very hot item last time, and this time, too. Yum.
- A dozen glass ornaments decorated by the 4th-5th graders at Sunday school, which are actually more more attractive than that description sounds.
- A set of gift cards to Panera, Blockbuster, and Starbucks.
- A coffee press for Margie.
- A very pretty water color that will probably end up in one of our bathrooms.
Total damage, $600. Could have been a lot more if we’d won more of the trips/accomodations folks had offered.
On the flip side, Margie was offering up a couple of cooking things. The “five weekday pre-prepped dinners for four” went for a steal at $85. The gourmet dinner for six, though … well, it was hot enoyug
Well, there were four full “gourmet” dinners that were offered as
- The Chinese for 10 (which I bid on — it came very highly touted) went for $250.
- The Youth Group Gourmet Dinner for 8 beef tenderloin and “some kind” of pie) went for $200.
- Another person’s Gourmet Dinner for 8 (you provide the wine) went for $350.
- Margie’s Gourmet Dinner for 6 was auctioned last … and went for $400. And a bargain at that. Margie immediately huddled with the folks who won it, and everyone’s really jazzed over it (thought it likely won’t be until the New Year).
Good times.