Happy Valentine's Day!

So how has everyone been? Things have been going well here. We got our income tax return in, and I'm happy to report that we are all caught up on our bills! We even had enough left over to get a new TV, something that Nick was fairly desperate for. Three years ago for Christmas my parents bought us a TV. It wasn't a very big one as far as they go, but it was our first flat screen, and we were beyond thrilled with it. I wouldn't say we're glued to the television by any means, but we watch our fair share, and Nick and I have a few shows that we really enjoy together. And he's not so secretly addicted to cheesy 80's/90's movies. On Sunday afternoons after church I take a nap and he stretches out on the couch and finds something featuring Steven Seagal or an unlikely plan for a bank heist. So a few weeks ago when our TV suddenly went on the fritz, Nick was pretty devastated. The bottom half started out flickering, then quickly  got worse. Soon it was almost impossible to watch (although it didn't seem to diminish Jack's enjoyment of Yo Gabba Gabba lol). 

On Friday Daisy, Jack, and I went and had lunch with Nick, then we all went to pick out the TV. He went back the next day to buy it. It's quite a bit bigger than our last one, and he's been positively giddy with it. So much so that when we had to go back to Best Buy Sunday to get a wall mount, he bought me a Kindle Fire HD! I'm so in love with it, and I've been having so much fun finding free books to download on Amazon!

Monday I took Morgan to the eye doctor. She's worn glasses since she was eight, and she's been pestering us for contacts the whole time. Nick and I have always put her off because we felt she was too young and immature for them. But we recently found out that she needs braces (another expense we'll be trusting God for!), and she was devastated by the idea of being the girl with glasses AND braces. She'll be twelve in a couple of months (!), and she really has been responsible with her glasses for the last year, so we decided to see if her doctor thought it was time. He was on board with it, presuming she follows his directions religiously, and we go next week to pick them up. She's thrilled and can't wait. Sigh...I suppose letting her shave her legs is next.

My in-laws watched Daisy and Jack all day for me about a week and a half ago while Morgan was in school, and I got their room almost done. Unfortunately all three kids and myself got sick the next day, so I still have some to get done on it. It's crazy how fast the house gets out of shape when I'm down for a few days. I'm not going to pretend that it's ever immaculate, but I'm definitely playing catch up right now. In fact, Nick has promised a punishment over a pile of clean laundry he's asked me to take care of for three days. I've gotten most of it done tonight, but it seems to be a case of too little, too late.

Anyway, Jack's finally gone to sleep, so I'm going to wrap things up. I've got a couple of product reviews coming up next. Good night, all!