Beginner's 'Providence'

Update: two full days, no diet coke!!

Today I joined a unique group of people who get up really early on a Saturday to scrounge through other folks' discards and try to get as much as they can for as little as possible. Yes, I went "garage sale-ing."

And, boy, did I have a great time!!

Encouraged to "try it" by my friend who claims she's not addicted, I left the house before seven this morning, stopped by Starbucks for a tall Earl Grey and a chocolate cream cheese muffin (one thing I love about being pregnant, eating what I want!) and headed towards the street where I'd seen the sign.

Well, at 7:05 a.m. (even though the sign said 8-4) I pulled up to this house and since there already were other cars there, I parked. Grabbing my purse, I strolled down the driveway, passed piles of clothes (which really, I was not at all interested in), looked at tables full of toys and puzzles (of which really, we don't need any more), started to wonder why I was doing this at all, when suddenly I spied...

a box full of hardback Landmark history books!!

I glanced around to make sure no one else had noticed them, and then sat myself right down to claim my territory! I was close to tears, I was so happy. I asked the lady if I bought the whole box, would she make a deal... so she sold them all to me for $1 each!! (What I really wanted to ask was if she was sure she really wanted to sell them at all.) What a treasure! What a rush!

As I drove away, I understood.

Maybe I'll add a list of the books in that box sometime... 26 in all! But now that I have indulged the desire to gloat... I will go fold the 4 loads of laundry on the kitchen table so that we can eat breakfast in the morning, and so that I can enjoy my Sabbath rest.