I'm a Lawbreaker! ...Adventures of My First Tag Sale

     ~By Emily Cline~

Two separate police cars screeched up to the house. The officers jumped out and approached me: "Sorry, ma'am! We're going to have to shut you down." And here I thought I'd done everything right....

I lugged all the boxes and bags of clothes, toys, and home stuffs I'd been stockpiling for the last year down from the attic, into the living room. I sorted through piles of old memories and forgotten treasures.

I washed. I organized. I separated. I hung. I folded.

I listed on line. I bought bright orange tag board, made signs, and posted them. I gathered change.

I carried everything outside. I lined it all up.

I considered. I priced. I tagged. 

I waited.

I met fun adventurous people. I sold some things. I gave chocolate away. I picked up what the wind blew over. I was doing my duty as a member of my community: I was holding my first tag sale!

But when the two policemen walked up to me and said, "We're going to have to shut you down." I realized I didn't follow the rules: I didn't use their signs. I didn't have a permit.

*sigh*

And yes, I feel like a lawbreaker. Not because I didn't follow the rules. Because I stole a moment in time that I'll never forget. My very first tag sale... complete with a book, a snuggle, and a growing boy on my lap.
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