Garage Sales In The Rain
If only the rain was the worst part. But of course it wasn't or else the blog post you are reading probably wouldn't exist.
A development not far from our house had yardsales yesterday. Everyone wanted to go, because going to yardsales is really fun; you have no idea what kind of treasures the "free boxes" might contain.
One lady had a full table of "free goodies" and several of my younger siblings took this as a cue to carry off whatever caught their fancy. With arms laden with a few minor purchases and many more items from the free table, several decided to go back to the van. I turned my attention back to the clothing that was laid out on the table before me.
Clang! Bang! Bumpity, bumpity, and "Oh no! Run faster, catch it!" were some of the next sounds that I heard. Inwardly I groaned as I saw a person from our family scurrying down the hill after a wayward free item, which happened to be a big, bright blue cup. Thankfully the new-found treasure was retrieved unharmed, and its new owner proudly climbed into the van.
Next, someone discovered a table of baby clothes, and immediately thought that it was high time to update the dolly closet. But how was she to make the purchase when she suddenly realized that her wallet was still in the van! There was only one thing to do: go out to the van and retrieve the much needed clutch. Her money brought from the van, she proceeded to pay the lady for her purchases, and then very neatly dropped all the coins from her wallet, when attempting to put away her change.
"Let's go home," I moaned to mom as soon as we were back in the safety of our maxi van. "Cups rolling down driveways, forgotten wallets and then money rolling around on the floor, what else could go wrong!" Thankfully, we made it home without anymore such circumstances!
A development not far from our house had yardsales yesterday. Everyone wanted to go, because going to yardsales is really fun; you have no idea what kind of treasures the "free boxes" might contain.
One lady had a full table of "free goodies" and several of my younger siblings took this as a cue to carry off whatever caught their fancy. With arms laden with a few minor purchases and many more items from the free table, several decided to go back to the van. I turned my attention back to the clothing that was laid out on the table before me.
Clang! Bang! Bumpity, bumpity, and "Oh no! Run faster, catch it!" were some of the next sounds that I heard. Inwardly I groaned as I saw a person from our family scurrying down the hill after a wayward free item, which happened to be a big, bright blue cup. Thankfully the new-found treasure was retrieved unharmed, and its new owner proudly climbed into the van.
Next, someone discovered a table of baby clothes, and immediately thought that it was high time to update the dolly closet. But how was she to make the purchase when she suddenly realized that her wallet was still in the van! There was only one thing to do: go out to the van and retrieve the much needed clutch. Her money brought from the van, she proceeded to pay the lady for her purchases, and then very neatly dropped all the coins from her wallet, when attempting to put away her change.
"Let's go home," I moaned to mom as soon as we were back in the safety of our maxi van. "Cups rolling down driveways, forgotten wallets and then money rolling around on the floor, what else could go wrong!" Thankfully, we made it home without anymore such circumstances!
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