Thank goodness the weekend is here

Wed night was great in that my mom arrived. She got lost at baggage claim, but thankfully Shawn was able to find her. She was at the wrong baggage claim. Figures. I was so excited to show her the house that Inara and I met her outside and got to take her on a tour of the place the second she stepped out of the car. She was very excited to see our new house finally. The next day was our crazy day in that we had a gardener come over to give us an estimate on trimming trees/bushes and weeding our backyard. Man, do things add up fast? I'm going to call to get another estimate or two before we decide what to do. Then our new dresser was delivered. Shawn scored on this find. Our nightstands are from Bassett Furniture and we wanted the matching dresser, but it runs about $800 at the store. Shawn found a great website that had a used one for only $400. We were of course a bit worried how bad this one was going to look considering it's used but were jazzed to find it in perfect mint condition! Yay, honey!!! Then we had the Direct TV guy here to set us up so we can finally watch some TV. I've been bummed watching the Olympics on Shawn's laptop. Last night I got to watch Phelps win another gold medal on our big screen TV. It's the little things that make me happy. One mishap from yesterday came from our washing machine. Who would have guessed? As I ran my first load of laundry, I noticed the cold water was really hot. I asked Shawn to come see and we discovered that our hot and cold water lines are reversed in the laundry room. Ugh! I swear this laundry room is becoming the biggest challenge in the house. Shawn had just tightened the tubes too because of the water leak we had the day before, so he had to undo them and switch the pipes. He's becoming quite the handyman around here. Wink, wink! Mom and I did make a dent in the kitchen boxes at least. Shawn said things are starting to come together around here. Thanks, buddy.

Today, Mom and I ran errands and made a Walmart run. I picked up some little things we needed for the house, like a shower caddy, couple trash cans, and curtains for Inara's room. Add that to the credit card bills we're accumulating. Thank goodness Shawn has two side jobs now so he won't have to sell his other kidney quite yet. Although, I did bring up that I'm sure we could sell some eggs, sperm, and blood before we consider selling Shawn's other kidney. Tonight, Kristi is making dinner for us. Then tomorrow Mom and I are going to check out a consignment sale in Castle Rock as I'm on a mission to find a bath seat so I can bathe Inara in the regular bathtub, but I don't want to spend the $35 Babies R Us is asking for it. Later, Mom, Shawn, Inara and I are going to Bed, Bath and Beyond to look for a couple other things we need for the house. This way the 3 of us can make purchases and use 20% coupons I've been saving. Hey, it's all about the best way to save money right now.