Last night we had to chuckle over the many funny things we have seen throughout the week of the auction. I starting writing down our "Best of Our Rally" list....
Favorite email address (see how they fit with what they were bidding on):
#1 Fabiopants bidding on the French Lessons (will you be my friend Fabio??)
#2 Omchacha bidding on the pony rides
#3 Theoscarqueen bidding on some sparkly jewelry
#4 Fitmama bidding on muffins when -one would think- she would be bidding on the Rock Climbing
Comments that gave us quite the laugh:
#1 "I like pies that sparkle" --the Buhlers
#2 "Who's Pete and does he have anything I can bid on" ---by Marianne
#3 "I need a sketch of myself for my office" --- Claude
#4 "Depending on what time ... Grandma Honey is in for $15.00" - Toni
Favorite Warm Fuzzies:
#1 Fingernail painting by six year old Hannah
#2 people bidding from across the US - Virgina to California to Alaska......etc...
#3 Duo basketball skills lessons
#4 Lorna's pies that sparkle
#5 oh just too many to name......
(My personal favorite is my computer getting a virus at about 10:30 pm and Claude coming to my rescue I guess I should have went and bid on that COMPUTER REPAIR) THANKS CLAUDE!! You saved me!
The sneakiest bidders who came out of the wood work:
#1 Kathy Mabey swooping in at 11:47 pm and winning Lorna's pies
#2 Timfar2 winning several items at the last minute including the Fish Taco Fest
#3 Tian the book snatcher
#4 Sunfirerain and the fishing trip
The best out of town (AZ) RALLY goes to:
Jamie and her fabulous hair cut and color. Getting all of her clients to get on and bid! That was awesome!
The WORST speller and punctuation award goes to yours truly - (Jeannie)!! Any misspellings or grammatical errors were probably done by me and NOT Juli! (and just to type that sentence I had to fix about 4 misspelled words through spell check)
If you have a favorite funny you would like to share leave us a comment :)
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Contacting the winners!
I hope everyone got a good nights sleep after all the fun bidding wars and sneaky snakes that snuck their bids in right at the last minute.
All of the winners should be contacted by email by today. If we have not contacted you it means we don't have your email address and you will need to email us at
RALLYFORRAFE@GMAIL.COM. give us your item # of what you won and your email address.
We will be posting more details of where and how to donate to the family in the future. Please check back for more info....maybe coming later tonight or tomorrow.
Thank you!!
All of the winners should be contacted by email by today. If we have not contacted you it means we don't have your email address and you will need to email us at
RALLYFORRAFE@GMAIL.COM. give us your item # of what you won and your email address.
We will be posting more details of where and how to donate to the family in the future. Please check back for more info....maybe coming later tonight or tomorrow.
Thank you!!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The countdown begins...& some instructions!!
Auction time is almost here. NO sneak peaks but here is a list of instructions, tips for the beginner blogger, and information for those who will be participating.
1. Monday morning we will load the items onto the blog. You will see each "post" separated by a space. At the bottom of each post is number and then it will say COMMENTS. To make a bid (or a comment) you will want to push the word comment.
2. Then you will see a comment box appear. You will then type in your bid amount and your email address. You may remain anonymous but we will need your email address at some point if you win to coordinate payment and receiving your item. (if we can't connect after a day or so we will then go to the next highest bidder that we can contact to see if they want that item)
3. Directly under the comment box it will say COMMENT AS and give you a drop box with a list of options. If you are signed into a google account (then you will know what you are doing anyways), if you aren't then just press anonymous and when you make your bid leave a name (or code name) your current bid, and atleast leave your email address once.
4. You'll have to check back from time to time to see what the highest bid is on the items you are bidding on decide whether or not you would like to raise your bid.
5. It's actually lots of fun and "GAME ON" ---- let the bidding wars to begin!!
6. If you know someone who would like to bid and is computer and/or blogger illiterate give them a hand or a short lesson so they can enjoy it too!
7. We have labeled the items in different CATEGORIES so that hopefully they will be easy to access: example....WOMENS, MENS, CHILDREN, OUTDOORS, LOCAL ONLY, SERVICES, ACCESSORIES etc......... .
----you will also be able to find items from looking at the BLOG ARCHIVE on the right. It will list all the posts there also.
8. If you have donated an item and see a problem or mistake with it please email us immediately and we will get it fixed asap! I would hate for someone to have to make a pie or shovel a walk if they didn't sign up to do so.
9. ONE TIP for when you are looking at an item - CLICK on the PHOTO to see it closer up. It will pop up in a new browser and you can get a better view.
10. Check back often we may still be loading new items for the first couple days.
11. ALL the PROCEEDS for this AUCTION will be donated to Rafe and his family! We want this to be a success and most importantly help ease some of the financial burden of hospitals bills and not being able to work.
1. Monday morning we will load the items onto the blog. You will see each "post" separated by a space. At the bottom of each post is number and then it will say COMMENTS. To make a bid (or a comment) you will want to push the word comment.
2. Then you will see a comment box appear. You will then type in your bid amount and your email address. You may remain anonymous but we will need your email address at some point if you win to coordinate payment and receiving your item. (if we can't connect after a day or so we will then go to the next highest bidder that we can contact to see if they want that item)
3. Directly under the comment box it will say COMMENT AS and give you a drop box with a list of options. If you are signed into a google account (then you will know what you are doing anyways), if you aren't then just press anonymous and when you make your bid leave a name (or code name) your current bid, and atleast leave your email address once.
4. You'll have to check back from time to time to see what the highest bid is on the items you are bidding on decide whether or not you would like to raise your bid.
5. It's actually lots of fun and "GAME ON" ---- let the bidding wars to begin!!
6. If you know someone who would like to bid and is computer and/or blogger illiterate give them a hand or a short lesson so they can enjoy it too!
7. We have labeled the items in different CATEGORIES so that hopefully they will be easy to access: example....WOMENS, MENS, CHILDREN, OUTDOORS, LOCAL ONLY, SERVICES, ACCESSORIES etc......... .
----you will also be able to find items from looking at the BLOG ARCHIVE on the right. It will list all the posts there also.
8. If you have donated an item and see a problem or mistake with it please email us immediately and we will get it fixed asap! I would hate for someone to have to make a pie or shovel a walk if they didn't sign up to do so.
9. ONE TIP for when you are looking at an item - CLICK on the PHOTO to see it closer up. It will pop up in a new browser and you can get a better view.
10. Check back often we may still be loading new items for the first couple days.
11. ALL the PROCEEDS for this AUCTION will be donated to Rafe and his family! We want this to be a success and most importantly help ease some of the financial burden of hospitals bills and not being able to work.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Rally for Rafe Fundraiser
Rally for Rafe
Online Auction December 7th-14th
Online Auction Details:
Online Auction December 7th-14th
Our great friend Rafe has been battling cancer. Many of his friends and neighbors have been rallying together to show Rafe we love and support him and his family at this time. In order to help alleviate some of the burden associated with his medical expenses we are conducting an online auction. Any support you are able to give will be put to great use and much appreciated.
Online Auction Details:
We are asking anyone to donate goods or services to be auctioned in a online auction. You can e-mail a description and picture (if applicable) of what you would like to auction by email to
Donation Ideas: Be creative you can donate an item or a service such as snow removal, babysitting, handmade goods or foods, gift certificates, artwork, scrap booking, Christmas ornaments, handyman services, putting up/taking down Christmas lights, housecleaning, piano lessons.... The possibilities are endless! We need lots of bidders so tell your friends and families to come and check out our auction!
HOW IT WILL WORK: On December 7th check the blog for items to bid on. You will be able to make bids in the comments section. See above for auction rules. The auction will end at 5 pm on December 14th. The bids will be tallied and the winners will be notified. At anytime you are welcome to make donations. A PayPal account has been set up for Rafe and his family will receive 100% of the donations. Your donations will be confidential and any amount will be much appreciated.
HOW IT WILL WORK: On December 7th check the blog for items to bid on. You will be able to make bids in the comments section. See above for auction rules. The auction will end at 5 pm on December 14th. The bids will be tallied and the winners will be notified. At anytime you are welcome to make donations. A PayPal account has been set up for Rafe and his family will receive 100% of the donations. Your donations will be confidential and any amount will be much appreciated.
Let's all rally together and make this GREAT!!
The donate button can be found on the top right side bar.
If you have any questions please feel free to email rallyforrafe@gmail.com
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