Shopping and other stuff
Now matter how hard I try to write more in here, a whole week seems to go by before I end up writing. I guess, I should just give up and assume I will write here weekly.
Now, for the week. Nothing much happened on Monday. Tuesday night was spent with me at the church with the Scouts while they were going through their Emergency Preparedness merit badge. They kept on getting a little out of hand until Scott told them he would just leave and they wouldn't get their merit badge. What's with these kids.
Wednesday was my works annual Christmas party. We went to Gardner Village again this year (just like last year). There was a nice Christmas dinner and I even had some of the Salmon. It wasn't as bad as I remember it being, but I still didn't like it too much. I figure I should have fish every now and again as it is supposed to be healthy for you. A lot of prizes were given out and there were a lot of good ones. My coworker ended up getting a 32" TV. I got a $50 gift card to Smiths. I decided that it was a good thing there is a Smiths Marketplace with that type of a gift card.
On my way home from the party, I stopped into Smiths to see about purchasing a GPS. I knew I would have to put some money towards it but the only one I could come close to really affording (and feeling good about it) was a TomTom. I preferred the Garmin though and so I didn't purchase one at all. I went home with the $50 still in tact.
That night, I went out with my son to look for a TV that would be $150 or under. I didn't know if we could find one, but he had $100 and we told him we could loan him the rest. He also informed us that we had $25 of his dollars for Christmas from my mom. We went to Smiths first to see if we could use the card. There was nothing there. We then went to Radio Shack and then to an RC Willey outlet that was by there. There was one TV there that was at the $150 level. It was called Prizmo. I knew nothing about it and asked if it was an RC Willey brand, but they really didn't know. I then asked who it was made by, and after some searching they told me that it was from a company called Red Rock Solutions in Las Vegas. My son wanted to buy it because it was in his price range. I told him to hold out because we know nothing about this brand.
We went to Shopko, Sears, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and another Radio Shack. We also stopped into a game stop because he was also willing to spend that money on a game for the Wii called Rock Band. There was a Rock Band in game stop, but then we went into the Radio Shack next door. They had one TV that was for $152. It was marked down from about $170 (sale price) because it was the last one. It was Radio Shacks name brand and I asked if they would give a two year warranty that they sell for $40 to me for nothing or for half price. He told me I would have to talk to the manager and he would probably have to talk with the District Manager to get that. I told him I could wait. My son kind of wanted to buy it, because once again, it was in his price range. I told him that we could probably find one for the $150 but it may take some time. I didn't like the display if it didn't have an extended warranty on it. I did tell him it was his money and if that's what he wanted to do, to go ahead. I put enough of a worry in his head that he said he would just go buy that rock band. I told him that now he was just buying for the sake of buying because he knew that he would use a TV more than he would rock band. All of these TV's were 19".
On the way home from there, I had the bright idea to stop in at Big Lots, which was on our way home. What should we find in there, but a 15.4" TV for $140. With tax, that came to just under the $150 price range. My son thought that was perfect. And, to top it all off, it was a brand name we recognized (Coby). Well, we bought it and came on home. It was a long night looking for this. But, it did everything he was hoping it would do. Not only does he get TV, but he can use it as a monitor for his little computer. He can play Netflix on the thing. We have even watched a movie on it with him in the room with us.
Not too much went on Thursday. I didn't go into work on Friday. Instead, my wife and I went out and did a little bit of shopping and then went to lunch. Nothing else really to tell about there.
Saturday, we were able to sleep in a bit. There were the usual chores around the house and the kids cleaned their rooms. Our daughter wanted to put some flowers in her room that I had bought her the previous night because of something I said to her and had to apologize for. I think we got that all worked out. I was just plain and simply out of line.
Our son was called Saturday morning and told that he had to give a lesson on Sunday. He tried to refuse, but the Young Men leader is hard to put off. He told us that he wasn't going to give the lesson. I told him that if that was the case, he needed to call him back up and tell him he wouldn't and hold to his guns, otherwise they are looking to you to give the lesson. After some arguing, I went in and gave him a basic outline of how I would do the lesson that he was to give and let him work with it. Part of the problem is that he heard a young man with the Young Men leader criticizing his last lesson because he had read it and then the following week there was a lesson on how to not read the lesson when you are given one to do. At least we kind of resolved that issue.
That night, we went to the Ward Christmas party. There was dinner, the Bingham madrigals, and Santa Claus. It was a pretty good party. During that party the bishop came up to me and asked if I was giving a lesson on Sunday. I told him that would be our son. He then told him he needed an abbreviated lesson about Christ (that was what it was on) and then to tie it in to the Sacrament so the Bishop and Brother Nelson could take over from there. I could see the discouragement in my sons eyes. I told him that it just got easier for him and he could just do the scripture references, do the tie in and then turn it over to the Bishop. That seemed to work for him.
Sunday, we all got up and got ready for church. I went to priesthood meeting and then got held up late in there talking with the leaders. I completely missed Sunday School. We then went to Sacrament meeting. The new guy (that had been baptized and the reason for my sons lesson being the way it was) was introduced as a new member and then he was put in to receive the Aaronic priesthood. He was then put in as a new ward mission leader. That seems strange but good to me for a new member, but it is also strange because he is only sixteen years old. Could be interesting.
Well, that's the week.
Now, for the week. Nothing much happened on Monday. Tuesday night was spent with me at the church with the Scouts while they were going through their Emergency Preparedness merit badge. They kept on getting a little out of hand until Scott told them he would just leave and they wouldn't get their merit badge. What's with these kids.
Wednesday was my works annual Christmas party. We went to Gardner Village again this year (just like last year). There was a nice Christmas dinner and I even had some of the Salmon. It wasn't as bad as I remember it being, but I still didn't like it too much. I figure I should have fish every now and again as it is supposed to be healthy for you. A lot of prizes were given out and there were a lot of good ones. My coworker ended up getting a 32" TV. I got a $50 gift card to Smiths. I decided that it was a good thing there is a Smiths Marketplace with that type of a gift card.
On my way home from the party, I stopped into Smiths to see about purchasing a GPS. I knew I would have to put some money towards it but the only one I could come close to really affording (and feeling good about it) was a TomTom. I preferred the Garmin though and so I didn't purchase one at all. I went home with the $50 still in tact.
That night, I went out with my son to look for a TV that would be $150 or under. I didn't know if we could find one, but he had $100 and we told him we could loan him the rest. He also informed us that we had $25 of his dollars for Christmas from my mom. We went to Smiths first to see if we could use the card. There was nothing there. We then went to Radio Shack and then to an RC Willey outlet that was by there. There was one TV there that was at the $150 level. It was called Prizmo. I knew nothing about it and asked if it was an RC Willey brand, but they really didn't know. I then asked who it was made by, and after some searching they told me that it was from a company called Red Rock Solutions in Las Vegas. My son wanted to buy it because it was in his price range. I told him to hold out because we know nothing about this brand.
We went to Shopko, Sears, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and another Radio Shack. We also stopped into a game stop because he was also willing to spend that money on a game for the Wii called Rock Band. There was a Rock Band in game stop, but then we went into the Radio Shack next door. They had one TV that was for $152. It was marked down from about $170 (sale price) because it was the last one. It was Radio Shacks name brand and I asked if they would give a two year warranty that they sell for $40 to me for nothing or for half price. He told me I would have to talk to the manager and he would probably have to talk with the District Manager to get that. I told him I could wait. My son kind of wanted to buy it, because once again, it was in his price range. I told him that we could probably find one for the $150 but it may take some time. I didn't like the display if it didn't have an extended warranty on it. I did tell him it was his money and if that's what he wanted to do, to go ahead. I put enough of a worry in his head that he said he would just go buy that rock band. I told him that now he was just buying for the sake of buying because he knew that he would use a TV more than he would rock band. All of these TV's were 19".
On the way home from there, I had the bright idea to stop in at Big Lots, which was on our way home. What should we find in there, but a 15.4" TV for $140. With tax, that came to just under the $150 price range. My son thought that was perfect. And, to top it all off, it was a brand name we recognized (Coby). Well, we bought it and came on home. It was a long night looking for this. But, it did everything he was hoping it would do. Not only does he get TV, but he can use it as a monitor for his little computer. He can play Netflix on the thing. We have even watched a movie on it with him in the room with us.
Not too much went on Thursday. I didn't go into work on Friday. Instead, my wife and I went out and did a little bit of shopping and then went to lunch. Nothing else really to tell about there.
Saturday, we were able to sleep in a bit. There were the usual chores around the house and the kids cleaned their rooms. Our daughter wanted to put some flowers in her room that I had bought her the previous night because of something I said to her and had to apologize for. I think we got that all worked out. I was just plain and simply out of line.
Our son was called Saturday morning and told that he had to give a lesson on Sunday. He tried to refuse, but the Young Men leader is hard to put off. He told us that he wasn't going to give the lesson. I told him that if that was the case, he needed to call him back up and tell him he wouldn't and hold to his guns, otherwise they are looking to you to give the lesson. After some arguing, I went in and gave him a basic outline of how I would do the lesson that he was to give and let him work with it. Part of the problem is that he heard a young man with the Young Men leader criticizing his last lesson because he had read it and then the following week there was a lesson on how to not read the lesson when you are given one to do. At least we kind of resolved that issue.
That night, we went to the Ward Christmas party. There was dinner, the Bingham madrigals, and Santa Claus. It was a pretty good party. During that party the bishop came up to me and asked if I was giving a lesson on Sunday. I told him that would be our son. He then told him he needed an abbreviated lesson about Christ (that was what it was on) and then to tie it in to the Sacrament so the Bishop and Brother Nelson could take over from there. I could see the discouragement in my sons eyes. I told him that it just got easier for him and he could just do the scripture references, do the tie in and then turn it over to the Bishop. That seemed to work for him.
Sunday, we all got up and got ready for church. I went to priesthood meeting and then got held up late in there talking with the leaders. I completely missed Sunday School. We then went to Sacrament meeting. The new guy (that had been baptized and the reason for my sons lesson being the way it was) was introduced as a new member and then he was put in to receive the Aaronic priesthood. He was then put in as a new ward mission leader. That seems strange but good to me for a new member, but it is also strange because he is only sixteen years old. Could be interesting.
Well, that's the week.
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