We finally decided it was time to upgrade our TV.  Jesse has been campaigning for a long time to get a new TV, but I didn’t see the need to get rid our TV that was working just fine.  But then it started not working fine.  Something was going wrong with the speakers.  They started making this popping and crackling noise even when the sound was off.  And when the sound was on, it would just get louder as the volume got louder.  So, of course, Jesse decided this was the perfect reason to finally get rid of it.  I’m not so sure Jesse didn’t do something to it to break the speakers… just kidding! 🙂

Anyway, we found a great deal on on a big screen.  Pretty much the biggest TV that could fit in our entertainment center.  We got to the store and told the Sears man the one we wanted.  I was kinda annoyed that he immediately tried to talk us into a different one that was $50 more.  We thought about it for a while and decided to go with our original choice.  We again told the guy the one we wanted and he said “Okay, but I don’t even think we have any of these in stock.”  Maybe he could have told us that before.  I’m thinking it was a little too convenient that the one he was trying to talk us out of was all of a sudden out of stock.  Especially since we saw online that they had several in stock.  He called around to several of Sears to see if any other stores had it in stock… they didn’t.

Of course, the sales guy suggested we change our mind to the slightly more expensive one he was trying to sell us in the first place.  Jesse did some last minute research on his phone and determined that one would be just as good.  However, we didn’t want to pay more for it.  Jesse told the guy if he gave it to us for the same price, we would take it tonight and give him the sale.  We win!!  Jesse calculated that with the sale price and the bargaining we got it for 36% off normal price.

Jesse is more than happy with his purchase. He was practically bouncing out to the car with excitement. I’m glad he’s happy, he totally deserves it with how hard he has been working the last couple of months.

There has always been this “rule” in our house.  It started from the time I was young, living with my parents and now it’s become my rule.  No Christmas before Thanksgiving!  It’s really not that it’s that bad to decorate before Thanksgiving, but I just don’t like when Thanksgiving gets overlooked.  People go straight from Halloween to Christmas.  They forget all about Thanksgiving!

I promise I wont forget Thanksgiving, but for whatever reason this year I couldn’t wait to decorate for Christmas.  Besides, I’m only one week early.

I was very busy today turning our house from fall to Christmas.  The house feels so cozy with Christmas decorations.

My nativity is my favorite part of my Christmas decorations. I really like this nativity. I got all the basic pieces as a Christmas gift years ago, and then I’ve added a few extra pieces through the years.

We are also very excited that Jesse’s parents will get to be with us for Christmas this year. I realized while I was decorating that they come in exactly one month!

You may have noticed, sadly, that Flash Me Friday has stopped.  I kinda miss doing them because it always gave me something to blog about on Fridays and it was fun to see what everyone’s houses looked like.  I’m so glad that my bloggy friend, Darcy, decided to continue the sharing, with her own twist.  So, she’s given the invitation to bare it all each week as she asks random questions about anything and everything.  Take a walk on The Wild Side and check out her blog!

This week she asked if anyone else has had an “I’m Losin’ It” moment…

For the last week or so I have been losin’ it big time.  I think it’s mostly because we have been so busy my mind is going in too many directions.  My allergy doctor also told me that confusion and memory loss can be allergy symptoms, but I’m not sure I can blame it all on that.  I just can’t fully concentrate on what I’m doing.

We’ve all had moments when we walk into a room and can’t remember why we were there, but this has been happening constantly.  It is most frustrating at work.  The accounting person asked for a report, I got it and instead of walking to her office (10 feet from me) I found myself out in the middle of factory.  What am I doing here?  Oh yeah, the reports!

At work I’m responsible for ordering all the supplies for the factory.  Lately, unless I am at my desk, writing it down when someone tells me they need something, I completely forget about it by the time I get back to my desk.  What the heck?!

The other night I made pork chops for dinner.  When we sat down I realized I didn’t have anything to cut with.  I asked Jesse to please get me some scissors for my pork.  He just smiled and asked if I was sure I wanted to use scissors.  Obviously I meant knife, but my brain isn’t working all the way.

It has been a super long week.  I can’t wait for the long Thanksgiving weekend coming up.  I SO need a break!