And the secret is............

All summer long I had to keep a secret. Sherrill made me promise not to tell anyone. Mandy knew after a few days, but all and all it was really funny trying to make excuses and explain.

Oh well......down right LIE!! We survived through the summer, so I asked Sherrill the other day if I could finally tell the family, and he said "yes", with a smirk on his face.

I think every since Sherrill met the "Lance man" he has always been intrigued with route salesmen. His cousin worked for Nabisco in the past, and Sherrill has always wanted to cruise around in a truck selling his wares.

Early summer he saw an ad where Sunbeam needed a route salesman. He went to talk to them, filled out all the paperwork, and sat and wait. They hired a man transferring in from Kinston or somewhere, so he was kind of bummed out. A few days later Sherrill got a call from someone asking if he would be willing to help him out on the truck. His relief driver had had a heart attack behind Food Lion. So, off Sherrill went on the bread truck!

The first day he came home so tired he could barely move. He had dropped one of those large things with trays of bread inside the truck, and a few other things had gone wrong. He went back for a second day. He would schedule his "Sunbeam" days around his "Paint" days. This lasted for a couple of months until the man could find a replacement. They offered the job to Sherrill, but he wanted his OWN route and OWN truck. Anyway, Sherrill was able to learn all about the business. He never was allowed to use the handheld computers though. I think he really enjoyed his "Sunbeam" days. We really enjoyed it. We got fresh bread whenever we wanted!

So, next time you see Sherrill, if he has a loaf of bread in his hand, or is hanging out at the grocery store talking to the bread man, don't be surprised. He almost had a new career!