Dish It Out

I recently spent a considerable amount of time hashing out tv deals in an attempt to get the best value for our family at our new house. In the end I think I found it but wow was it more annoying than I had ever hoped. Temporary pricing and installation cost and service areas all gave me headaches. And I'm not going to even get into the fun I had "bundling" my services. "Bungling", might serve as a better description. I just hope that the bill doesn't give me sticker shock. At this point I just have to hope that the deal I got is a good one.

Tikes R Us

Some friends of ours recently adopted four kids. A monumental undertaking right? Yeah well factor in that they already have three of their own and you have almost enough of a zoo to start charging admission. They do a really good job of things but I have no idea how they handle it all. I joked that they needed to buy a bus to get around and they nearly did. It's one of those big church van type huge passenger vehicles. I'm guessing the gas prices right now are not making that much fun. I feel bad for them about that. But, if those kids grow up in a loving home and learn about Jesus when they wouldn't have otherwise then it will have been worth it all.

OUTside

I don't have a lot of outdoor furniture, so I'm not sure I understand the concept of patio furniture covers. Are these covers somehow made to be waterproof, or are they intended for the not-really-outside-but-it-has-a-lot-of-windows-so-I-can-pretend-I'm-outside-kind-of-room? If that is the case then I suggest calling it Florida room furniture. Not much chance of rain in rooms like that. Unless it's like our old house and the Florida room roof is so rotted that the rain literally poured through the ceiling. We didn't put any furniture out there....

Trunk Revision

I honestly don't give much thought to swimwear. I have one pair of trunks that I think look pretty cool and thats about it. Frankly I don't swim much so it isn't much of an issue for me. I'm sure that there are a lot of people that put quite a bit of thought into that sort of thing but I'm not one of them. Maybe if I ever reach all of my fitness goals, then I will care more. I still can't see going anywhere but the trunk route. The other guy options are, well, gross. Well I think I've said about all I care to about this subject.