Garage Sale Dilemma

I have no idea what to do.

The town mother in law lives in has semi annual (fall and spring) garage sales. We did one last fall, it was a disaster... to me. We made good money and got rid off a LOT of crap. But, NO ONE HELPED.

DH got the bags from garage and dropped them in the spare-room, for a week I hardly slept because I was cleaning and pricing the crap. The night of the garage sale I went to bed at 4AM.

The morning of the garage sale, I was told I have to pick up sister in law who was also taking a part of the sale. I was told "she is ready", I arrived and she opened the door and said "come in, it will take a while" it took 45 minutes to an hour for her to be ready. I was pissed.

All Mike, brother in law and mother in law did was take the stuff from the truck and put on tables. They didnt even separate the clothing by size. It was a huge bundle of mess and something I would walk away if I saw at a garage sale because it would be too much effort on my part to find stuff.

After this all three of them went into the house sat with their legs up (yes, really when I walked in to pee, they were watching TV, relaxing with their legs up) and left me and sister in law, with the garage sale, food that mother in law was selling and the kids to take care of. OMG.

They did not lift a hand during the whole thing. Did not do one single thing. But, I walked in on mother in law on the phone saying how she will never do one again because "it all falls on her and she has to do it all" Are you freaking kidding me?? After the garage sale, she made comments of how usually she makes a lot more money on food, etc. Ugh.

I was hurt and upset and felt as if I was being punished for being late, even though it was not my fault at all.

This year Mike wants to do one again, and while I would love to get rid off some of the junk from our garage, and make some $$$ while at it. I just dont know. I dont think I will get stuck with it again, because this time brother in law and sister in law have to work, so they just might bring some stuff for the sale, but wont be there. My other sister in law is coming down, and Mike's aunt might do one with us. I think everyone will be on their best behavior and help a ton, just because those 2 will be there, and that will make me feel more like crap. Because they couldn't give me the same respect a year ago.

I think what would make me feel better about the whole thing is if I finally got the truth and an apology from both Mike and mother in law. I am not stupid, I can tell the not helping was planned, I can tell it was done because we were late and didnt help with the set up. But, that was NOT MY FAULT, so have the balls to finally admit to me "Yes we did it, it was a stupid idea because you, not her, paid the price, I am sorry". I have gotten an apology from Mike, however he never admitted as to why it was done that way.