Garage sale
of the Century
The signs were out. The ad on Craig's list and a post on facebook.
Thursday prep day
Tiff came and did all
the heavy moving of stuff and putting up tables
Sebastian and I were at Bible Study
Then Tiff continued to
put out garage sale items
Sebastian and i were taking a nap
Then more stuff
came...friends and family, to be exact.
Tiff left for an
appointment, So Sebastian was now my shadow.
Just about 20 minutes to 6:00 the magic hour to eat,( since Darrell was
leaving for Bible Study)
folks were gathering in the garage to display things and then our
neighbor came over. Introductions by Darrell
and I headed into the house to finish getting
dinner ( me and my shadow ).
That was when I felt like maybe there was a whole lot going on and I needed to
to focus on
getting food on the
table and not on my broken tooth
Garage Sale day one
Beautiful sunny day
Coffee check
Cookies check
signs check
Customers.....a
slow stream sort of
First customer was
interested in a couple items. One was $1.50, could she have it for 0.50 ? She ended up with 3 items for $1.75
Then there was a
fellow who did not want to break a $20,
so instead of $1.75, could we accept
$1.41 ?
My friend Judy brought
donuts. There were 12. And Pizza.
Always fun to see who buys what and so on
At
one point there were two customers ready to check out at the same time ( each
had a few items to add up ) And at the same time a neighbor came and sat right
down and began chatting about this and that. She also happened to have a
few tomatoes in her purse which she asked my sister to pull out for her to
share. She also happened to be sitting on a few items waiting for purchase.
Then, coming down the driveway, my friend from BSF, Carol. She saw my
post on Facebook and came by to say hello. She didn't need anything. Or
did she? A nice compact dining room table that seats 12. Hmm.
she had to think about it.
My friend Zena brought cookies ( homemade, we kept for the staff )
Dinner at the Burg. Sebastian, his mom, my sister, Darrell and
me...tailgating.
A good nights sleep for all.
Garage Sale day two
Probably got up to 85 degrees
And we think many people must have wanted to play on what could be the last
warm day in September.
But it did not keep Carol away. She came
back and paid for the dining room table.And that was our biggest sale.
The seller, Judy, was very happy. She said it was an answer to
prayer.
My sister always makes
lunch for us. Yummy sandwiches and fresh strawberries.
Today we got visits
from both little grandsons and their Moms. The hose was a great
entertainer.
Then off they went, Tanner, his mom and Darrell.
And soon they were cheering at the Mariners game.
Don't ask who won.
So, once the gang
cleared out, I had Judy's pizza.
Don't ask how many donuts are left.
A great day for us
all. You should have been there !