Marlee And Charlie Learn About Too Much Advertising Too Soon

Marlee and Grandma B were getting all ready for work this morning. Marlee was making sure she had some of her birthday money in her wallet because there were still some things that she wanted to buy for her new business. She was happy that B told her that it was okay to spend some of it. She counted it carefully and prepared to go to work.
At work Charlie, and her grandma, Nanny, were having a whole big bunch of trouble. Things were being delivered that Charlie did not order. She had been so careful and had asked for help with the paperwork. She was about in tears. There were truckloads of costumes backed up to the doors of Marleewood. She had no money to pay for any of them. She had ordered costumes with her own money. Remember? There were enough for her to sell and then she wanted to reinvest her money into Christmas decorations to sell.  Things were completely out of hand! Besides the trucks backed up to the door there was a lady all dressed up in a fancy hat that said she was there to help. Her name was Deidre... Oh now that explains some of the mystery. But what about the money for the costumes?

Deidre introduced herself to Nanny and Charlie and explained to them that she loved to dress up in costumes. She wanted to donate or in other words pay for all of the costumes that were in the trucks. What? Free costumes? How wonderful, but they were not ready to display them or hang them up or price them or even sell them because they had not hired anyone to help them. They were going to start out slowly so therefore, they didn't need anyone to help them. But now with all this stuff to put somewhere, how were they going to be ready for customers in three (3) or four(4) days.

While Charlie and Nanny were working their little selves to death, Marlee and Grandma B were taking their time shopping and once again stopped to have a bite to eat. Deidre had gone home and wished them luck with their new business. And there the two of them were with masks and costumes for Halloween and no one to help them. Oh dear, I wonder if there will be anyone to volunteer to help?

About the time that Charlie and Nanny were just worn out and just knew that they couldn't do it all by themselves a young man showed up out on the playground on his 4 wheeler. Charlie saw him out there and asked her grandma if it was okay if she went out and talked to him for awhile. She needed a break. Of course, Nanny said she could.
Charlie found out that the little boy's name was Sawyer and he was bored. He was here visiting his Grandma Phyllis and needed something to do while the grownups visited. Charlie immediately had an idea. She asked him if he would like to help her and her Nanny put away costumes in the Costume Shop. He said, "I sure would,

but do you have any snacks?"  Charlie more or less ignored his question and took him inside to get him busy helping. She sure hoped that Grandma B and Marlee were going to bring in some snacks with them when they got to work.
Well,  Grandma B and Marlee had eaten chicken and had drinks at the food court so they had completely forgotten about buying any snacks. Oh dear, but guess what they did buy while they were gone. They found a really good deal on costumes so they bought a big box full of costumes for Charlie for her Costume Shop! Oh no!