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Unhappy wife! What to do?

My wife has been planning to have a garage sale at our home. I volunteered to take our four children, ages 2, 5, 7 and 8 camping so she could be freed up to do it without an problems. She was planning on doing it at our home. A couple of days ago, she changed plans and told me she is going to take all of the items to a friend's neighborhood where they will be having a neighborhood garage sale which will attract more potential buyers. So, the plan was that she uses our minivan to take the items there. Today, while at work, she calls me and tells me she realizes she will not be able to fit the folding tables into the mini van. I could have told her that a few days ago but she did not mention to me that she planned to bring the folding tables. So, she calls me (mind you, the kids and I are leaving tomorrow after work for camping and I have a meeting to go to tonight) and wants me to find a solution right now about how to get everything over to her friend's house. I told her that she should have planned this better. I felt she was dumping the entire problem into my lap. I tell her she should just end up having it at our house and she just gets all mad at me. So, I called a friend of mine to ask if I could use his flat-bed trailer to move all of the stuff and he says he's really busy tonight and needs to use it for his business. So, she's still being a bit rude with me likes it's my fault that no solutions are found and I was wondering what you would do in this same situation. I must add, I did tell her she's acting like a spoilt child who is not getting her way which, as you can imagine, did not help the situation any. Thanks for any helpful advice.

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Fix her problem, but do it so poorly that she will never be tempted to ask you to help her again.
Dude, she wants you to be involved. She was already upset that you were going camping while she did the whole thing. All that other stuff about the van and the friend are just stories to get you into it. She's going to the friend because you're not being a friend. She wants to do it with you!!!
She should just make a couple trips to her friends house to unload everything, and strap the tables to the top of the van.
Rent her a truck at Uhaul or Ryder. Good luck.
Wow, you spoiled her haven't you!! Your already helping her out with the kids. I think that's awesome. She needs to grow up and stop blaming you when you've done beyond what you could. A garage sale is not life or death. Not to talk harshly about her, but I think she should just appreciate your efforts.
First of all it isn't your problem. She can easily sell the stuff at your house, it isn't the end of the world that she can't take it to another location. She can ask a friend to come and get the tables if it is so important to her. Otherwise continue with your plans with the kids. I would love to have a caring husband like you. He would go off if I asked him such a thing!
Sounds like she's just stressed out, and taking it out on you, even though its not your fault. I'm sure she realizes that she planned poorly, which is probably just adding to her stress. Is it possible for you to rent a trailer? Or can she just make 2 trips to get all of the stuff there? Just tell her to improvise, and not worry about it too much. Don't let it ruin your vacation. Just try to be patient with her, after all a kind word turns away wrath. :-)
She didn't execute her well thought out plan very well. Call and tell her just what you're telling us. Quit acting like a spoiled brat and making a mountain out of mole hill. After your meeting strap the tables to the top of the minivan, drop them off and be done with it. P.S. Make sure you tell her your fee for giving her a kid free weekend will be 1/2 of her earnings and a $25 delivery fee for the tables, whose your buddy. Kudo's to you for braving a camping weekend with the kids alone. I want to know where you'll be going for vacation alone when you return. :-) You're a brave soul.
Rent a trailer and help her out. Suck it up. Even if she doesn't appreciate it you'll know you were a good husband and did right.
B R A T - is what she is and she is not getting her way so it is now your problem. I would have been greatfull for Dad to take 4 little kids camping for the weekend. She needs to get over her self and act like an adult and figure out how to take the table or simply leave it behind and display stuff on a sheet/blanket on the ground. It is a garage sale not a boutique sale!~
Garage sales are way more work than they are ever worth!! lol Why cant you take the seats out of the car and make two trips? Or why cant she use blankets on the ground instead of tables? Tell her you married her not just for her body but her high intelligience and that you have faith she will figure it out. Tell her you are not as clever as her and that your willing to help but you cant think of the answer. Then hand her a bouquet of flowers and tell her shes the most amazing wife in the world and your glad she is yours.