What a wonderful show and sale!  One of the very best parts was visiting with  BYC friends, meeting new ones, and having lunch with both.  I was too tired at and busy at the show itself to really visit much, and didn't have enough time with anyone, so the lunch break was really welcome.  Riding two and from with friends made for more visiting time!
Along about Friday night, after bathing and otherwise grooming my birds, packing them up, driving to Shawnee and placing all of them in their appropriate spots--situating them with feed and water--I felt a need to be reminded why we DO this?  I was about out on my feet and my knees were complaining.  Now that I'm home, have my show birds--and my three new ones--comfortably taken care of, I can REALLY begin to enjoy it all!  
Not even going to try to name the friends and new friends, but it makes me look forward to POOPS even more!  Vashi may even come with me again!