Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Mama loves Craigslist, Mama hates Craigslist, Mama loves Craigslist

Last year we bought a huge purple plastic dinosaur sandbox at a local garage sale. The price was good. It was put into service with some Lowe's play sand and was mostly out of sight next to the deck. The biggest trick was keeping the sand in the sandbox.

This year Mama got an inkling to get real "beach sand". Daddy found a way to work the play sand into his landscaping project and we bought the beach sand. While the dino was empty it seemed like a good time to move it. Then Mama realized that the purple and yellow didn't really fit into her ideal yard and contemplated getting a new box that was more neutral or maybe one that would match CJ's playhouse:



Mama checked Craigslist and eventually found a nice, neutral wooden sandbox that wasn't too far away so we brought it home. Mama loves Craigslist. Before I could post the old dino for sale, Mama found the sandbox that matches the playhouse for sale on Craigslist. Mama hates Craigslist. The week prior I even had a "wanted to buy" post, but I got no response. Today Daddy picked up the sandbox that matches the playhouse (sandbox #3). And Mama sold the dino for $5 more than asking price. Mama loves Craigslist. Mama's now in the process of posting the wooden sandbox for sale. Let's hope the Craigslist love keeps flowing...

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