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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1746177, member: 16948&quot;]Wednesday morning was the usual routine.&nbsp; Here are a few of our usual dining companions – Larry, Mike (MFH),&nbsp; and Mary</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2083_zpsc5b1bde9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Matt and Ken Hallenbeck</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2084_zpsa1c9860d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In class, it was my turn to lay out a mock-up of my exhibit, and it was very helpful that I happened to have all my pieces with me.&nbsp; I originally signed up for 4 cases, but after setting out my exhibit, I saw that it was necessary to spread into 5 cases.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2085_zps6b8900c6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2086_zpsbc35273f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2087_zps2fa653e0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2089_zps27da2e04.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2088_zps5982dea0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2090_zpsa3201149.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>During a break, I decided to try out one of those very cumfy chairs right outside our class.&nbsp; And in keeping with my boring diet, that’s a glass of plain old boring ice tea!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2091_zps7d822c54.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After lunch on Wednesday, our class met at the ANA headquarters so we could go shopping for supplies at an art store in town.&nbsp; While we waited, Susan McMillan showed us the medals that were given out for the ANA competitive exhibits, including the top prize – the Howland Wood Award.&nbsp; Apparently, they no longer give out the silver and bronze medals.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2093_zps5fb533c1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2095_zpsd3625ca6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These are pictures of the YNs that were posted on Susan’s door.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2096_zpsbc81a6b7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And this is Emily – she is the convention assistant and works tirelessly to make sure we dealers have everything we need!&nbsp; She is very patient with those of us who have special requests!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2094_zps65249648.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is my class instructor, Larry Sekulich, who is a Howland Wood Award recipient, as well as winner of several other exhibit medals!&nbsp; He’s pointing to his name on the list of other Howland Wood Award winners.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2097_zpsd5f856c8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is our little class – me, Peyton and Mitch. (We had one other classmate but his wife was ill so he couldn’t make it that day.)</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2099_zpsa8e6cfb9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s Mitch (CoinHusker) and his son Sam (NotLogical)</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2100_zps3cd8b78d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tiny is a Summer Seminar fixture! </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2102_zpsc3b539f4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That night, another friend of mine who recently moved to Colorado Springs was picking me up for dinner so I waited for her outside the Worner Center near the street. </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2108_zps5e2858b6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While I was waiting, I watched this crazy squirrel that kept darting in and out of the street trying to decide whether to cross it.&nbsp; He’d take a few steps into the street, stop, then wait for a car and dart towards the car, then run back to the curb just in time.&nbsp; When he finally decided to go all the way across, of course he waited until some cars were coming, then stopped right in the middle of the street.&nbsp; Luckily for him, the cars stopped and waited for him to cross the rest of the way.&nbsp; That squirrel would have been a very appropriate candidate to sit next to David in his “special” shirt!&nbsp; Stupid squirrel!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2107_zpsf0bfdd9a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is me and my friend Elaine.&nbsp; I worked with her for many years back in my other life as a litigation paralegal at Morrison &amp; Foerster.&nbsp; She is a tiny lady who is in her late 70’s – she is obviously very well preserved!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2109_zps6318d186.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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