Meggie and me: Part One - Yesterday
So, yeah. Yesterday, despite the grand opening of Fry's Electronics in Fishers, was a total wash. It started out decently enough, what with our Sunday paper actually being delivered this week, ads and all! While sifting through the paper, Julie came across an ad for For Fry's grand opening sale.
What really caught her attention was World of Warcraft for only $38, since she'd only started playing three days prior on our friend's 10-day pass. I found a good sale on computer speakers, and we both thought that a 50-pack spindle of DVD+Rs for FREE after rebate sounded pretty good.
After a few phone calls, my sister agreed to watch Megan for an hour or so while I went to check it out. The store was a lot bigger, nicer, and better staffed than I had expected. I shuffled through the crowd, got the items mentioned above, the strategy guide to WoW for Julie, and Skies of Arcadia Legends for GameCube for $12, new.
It wasn't until after Megan and I left my sister's house that things began to fall apart. It hit 80 degrees yesterday, and we haven't yet installed any air conditioners in the house. Megan was hot, and fussy all afternoon and evening. Julie made a wonderful Chicken Tetrazini (sp?) and salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing. Unfortunately, the oven pushed the temperature indoors to nearly 85, with all the windows and screen doors open, and every fan on high. Megan was inconsoleable, even as Julie and I passed her back and forth in desperate attempts to calm her.
Julie was a little depressed that she'd spent all day cleaning, and the house was still a mess. Once Megan finally wore herself out about 9:00, I went to the store to pick up a couple of air conditioners. The larger one was nearly $200. I stayed up until midnight trying to install the thing, only to find that once I got it installed, and tested the amperage, it would not power on. I was so defeated that I just left it and went to bed.
What really caught her attention was World of Warcraft for only $38, since she'd only started playing three days prior on our friend's 10-day pass. I found a good sale on computer speakers, and we both thought that a 50-pack spindle of DVD+Rs for FREE after rebate sounded pretty good.
After a few phone calls, my sister agreed to watch Megan for an hour or so while I went to check it out. The store was a lot bigger, nicer, and better staffed than I had expected. I shuffled through the crowd, got the items mentioned above, the strategy guide to WoW for Julie, and Skies of Arcadia Legends for GameCube for $12, new.
It wasn't until after Megan and I left my sister's house that things began to fall apart. It hit 80 degrees yesterday, and we haven't yet installed any air conditioners in the house. Megan was hot, and fussy all afternoon and evening. Julie made a wonderful Chicken Tetrazini (sp?) and salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing. Unfortunately, the oven pushed the temperature indoors to nearly 85, with all the windows and screen doors open, and every fan on high. Megan was inconsoleable, even as Julie and I passed her back and forth in desperate attempts to calm her.
Julie was a little depressed that she'd spent all day cleaning, and the house was still a mess. Once Megan finally wore herself out about 9:00, I went to the store to pick up a couple of air conditioners. The larger one was nearly $200. I stayed up until midnight trying to install the thing, only to find that once I got it installed, and tested the amperage, it would not power on. I was so defeated that I just left it and went to bed.