Priorities

So...I wanted a new pole caddy.  No, no...not a guy to carry around my 'pole' for dancing but a shower pole caddy...you know for your shower goodies??  Get the mental picture of me pole dancing out of your little heads.  (Although I've heard it's great exercise.)  I bought a cheap pole caddy at Target when we moved into the new house and after 2 weeks, it was full of rust.  I've been doing my research and I decided on the "Rust Proof OXO Lift & Lock Pole Caddy".  I actually decided on this one a long time ago, but it was so expensive.  I've been trying to justify the cost for 2 months.  It's $129.99!  That's big bucks.   I finally told myself I was going to order it this weekend on Amazon...period.  But on my weekly trip to BB&B, there it was...the Rust Proof Super Duper Lift & Lock I had been dreaming of since the rust first reared it's ugly head on my cheap Target pole.  And I had a 20% off one item coupon at BB&B, so I snagged it.  I wish I could say it went up easily and I was enjoying the many pleasures of having our shower products neatly organized...but that's not the case.  It did go up easy enough; but I wanted to change the position and when I tried to re-position it in a different corner, the locking mechanism wouldn't work.  So, I run to the computer and Google OXO's customer service.  However after explaining my problem in detail, I realized it was 8:00 pm in PA and I wouldn't get a reply until Monday.  Then I remember overhearing the clerk at BB&B tell another customer that everything purchased in the store has a life-time guaranty.  (News to me.)  So I call the store and tell 'Melissa' what happened and she says"bring it back and we'll give you a new one."  So...that pole is going back to the store on Monday and I'm going to try it again.  This time I know where to put it.

My story has a point...I've wasted 2 months trying to talk myself into spending $129.99 $103.99 on a useful item that should last me 5-10 years, but I think nothing of spending $5.00 on a Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt that lasts 15 minutes tops...not once this week...but twice!!  Priorities.

 

 

New Swing Set!!

Ok...here it is.  Leah will be the first to try it out tonight!  Sure hope they like it.

Too many birthdays!

Ok, we're deep into September and knee-deep in birthdays!  As I've previously stated I have 27 September birthdays of family and friends.  It's crazy!  Oh those cold December nights.  My daughter-in-law Russett is 40 today.  She lives in Wyoming and is a Special Education teacher.  We are celebrating Tina, Richard & Bailey tonight...wish Adrian was here.  Dinner at 5:00!  I better get going...but first...

Grandpa has been busy this weekend building a swing set for our little grandkids.  (Hey...Cristian and Adrian will be here this weekend w/o parents and for a week in October.  We had to arm ourselves with something of interest to them!)  It turned out really nice too.  I think it took about 12 hours to build and he did it all by himself!  Of course, I supplied plenty of  1/2 & 1/2.  (Iced tea and Lemonade!  I learned yesterday that is called an Arnold Palmer.  All these years, I thought an Arnold Palmer was an alcoholic drink.  Oh well.  That's our new favorite drink.)

SS was sure good today.  We're studying the Book of Ruth.  What a great lesson on commitment.  I also heard a new song this week on KLOVE by Amy Grant and Nicole Nordeman called "I'm With You".  http://youtu.be/UW4r72nJObw  It's a song about commitment and I just saw on You Tube that someone put pictures of Naomi and Ruth on the video screen...it's good.  Take a listen.

Ok...gonna go out and take a picture of the new swing set and try to post it.