After this weekend, I can't say anything bad about Peggy or my sister Jean forever.  Or at least a week or two.  Let me relate why. Peggy and I worked the auction on Friday--a little slow--and then tore down and moved Big Red to Belvedere Plantation.  Friday night was disappointing.  JJ, Laura's son, helped but mainly we stood around looking at each other. I got up Saturday morning at 5:00am and drove Big Red to Harrisonburg for the JMU game with Hofstra.  Peggy worked Belvedere from the tent and had Anthony during the day and JJ Saturday night.  They got slammed.    Second biggest day we've had at Belvedere in the two years we've been going there. Keep in mind, Peggy has primarily been the front person and handles most of the prep work.  While she's cooked at few funnel cakes here and there, she's never handled cooking in a high volume situation.  Saturday was just that and from all reports, did beautifully. In the meantime, I was working the JMU game with Jean.  While she's been around some high volume events, like the VDKA races, she was primarily a fill in person and as such, wasn't under the gun.  She was equally as awesome as Peggy and we ended up with our second largest ever football game. See why I love the women around me? They really saved my butt this weekend. After the JMU game, I hauled  my ass back to Fredericksburg to give Peggy a break.  We finally got in bed at 1:00 am after I finished the money counting and bookkeeping. Sunday at Belvedere was almost as busy as Saturday but a much shorter day, ending at 5:00 pm.  We were so tired after a leisurely dinner, that we decided neither of us should drive, so we crashed for the night at our trusty Days Inn and came home Monday morning. An interesting note: after I got to Harrisonburg and dropped off Big Red, I went by Peggy's and her grandson had just finished his breakfast.  He immediately pulled out the vacuum cleaner and a broom and began cleaning up the kitchen.  I think Peggy has trained him well. When I left, he was sitting at the dinning room table working on writing his name. Not bad for 18 months. This week continues our incredible October schedule.  We have the Big Equipment Auction on Friday and Belvedere Friday night.  Tank is supposed to work Amelia on Saturday while Peggy and I do Belvedere Saturday and Sunday.  This week is a Tractor Pull and Lawn Mower races, whatever that is.  I heard they had presold 6,000 tickets so it should be nuts again. I stay in Fredericksburg for Monday, Columbus Day, which is a special day for all of the Armed Forces bases in Virginia.  Last year, that day was huge.  Then on Wednesday, there is a big Catholic school that rents the whole place for the day.  Steve tells me that might be our biggest day of the year. I'll report again when I get back to the farm, whenever that is.