Divine Consign

Okay, I just went to the mother of all garage sales!!! The sale lasts for 3 days, but opened today at 11am. Since John's out of town and my MIL was still here, I decided to go right at 11 so she could keep the kids and I could do a little shopping on my own before she left town. Boy am I glad I did. When I drove up to the site I saw cars lined up to get into the parking lot like at a concert. Then when I finally made the hike up to the actual building there was a line to get in and I noticed all the women had laundry baskets, wagons and empty strollers. I had nothing! This must be a huge sale and I'm totally unprepared!!! Okay, it's finally 11 and they let us all in. It was like running with the bulls, women were sprinting to the items they wanted in this huge warehouse room. Clothes, toys, swings, books, and more toys were lined up in rows. WOW! I was totally overwhelmed. Where should I go first. I was looking for a little sandbox, you know the ones that are plastic, shaped like crabs or frogs with a lid on it. Where would they be? I hunt and hunt but don't find any. However, I did find several other things like a play kitchen set (only $10 with all the pieces included!!), a toy push car, a few Baby Einstein DVDs, a bubble blower (b/c every kid should have one of these right!), etc. I found a lot more stuff, but that was all I could carry. Remember, I had no bags, strollers, carts, etc. So I headed to the checkout line. The man asked if I found everything okay and I said no, I was looking for a sandbox but didn't see any. He said there were only two and they'd go fast (I checked out at 11:30 and the sale just opened at 11! How fast could they go?) Anyway, I paid my $38 for my armful of goodies and headed out. WOW! I wish I would have been more prepared.

The sale is moving to Arlington and Grapevine next so check it out if you can (here's their website - http://www.divineconsign.net/). If you go, try to get into the presale, if you can't go right when it opens. The aisles were already looking bare as I left a half hour into the sale. Also, bring bags, wagons, etc. to help you carry all your stuff and try not to bring your kids. The little guys take up so much room in the aisles, creating a lot of traffic jams. Plus I can't tell you how many kids I saw crying b/c their mom wouldn't let them have XY or Z.