Day 87: All Better, and All Caught Up

Ok, moving right along! I woke up this morning more rested that I think I have ever been. I'm really starting to get jealous of Alivia's life. I seriously wish more than ever that I could sleep as much as her now that I have experienced it for one day.

I had a lot of work to catch up on today that didn't happen. I mean I got a lot of work done, but I am no where near caught up. Oh, and as it turns out, when both mom and dad are sick for a couple of days, the house goes to POT! Shawn had to sleep the end of his sickness off this morning, and went to work a little late, but I think we are both better now. I don't know how long it will be before the house can kick this sickness.

As I was rushing to get out the door for dance today (I got delayed by my work and realized I had to shower, get ready, dress 3 kids and load the car all in an hour), Shawn called and told me about a sale going on at the furniture store we bought out bed at. His co-workers were able to get refunded the difference between the prices they bought their stuff at and the current sale price since it was less than 30 days since they made their purchases. I was told to call and see what I could learn. Well, we were not allowed a refund, bummer. But we were given an in-store-credit for the difference which was a whooping $250!!! The only catch was we had to use it today or it would expire since our 30 days were up after today (talk about catching it by the skin of our teeth!).

So, right after work we headed in to see what we could find. I was hoping to get a steel on a cute decorative dresser or something, Shawn had his hopes set high on a desk to help the mess that is our computer area in our family room. We were both dreaming when we though maybe, just maybe we could find a new and very much needed dining set. Well, guess what we found? Yeah, a new dining set! I'm so excited! We didn't have a ton of options when budget IS the deciding factor. But we found a table that had a small ding in the side of it that we were able to get with 4 chairs for $300. The best part is that is it big enough to seat 8 when we are ready, and we can buy more matching chairs whenever we are ready. I'm pumped. Seriously, we are so lucky! And we were able to get all that for basically $50 since we'd already paid the other $250 for our bed. Good day.