Minding The Pod: The Big Purchase

Andy won $250 for a poster presentation in February. I really thought that he should use that money for something he wanted. We so rarely have money like that and he works really hard. I suggested a new TV as he is always looking at them and talking about them. I even offered $100 extra to help with his budget even though we really shouldn't do that. So, anyone who knows Andy knows he was immediately at Best Buy, Target, Sams, Costco, etc. looking at the differences and sizes. He dragged the three of us with him and we would meander around the store looking at things that interested us more.

To my surprise, he decided that the budget wasn't big enough and he thought we should shelve the TV idea until he could get what he really wants. Well, I am not a big TV person, so I was a little amazed, but it was his reward. So, he was left with a huge sum of money (to us) and it was literally burning a hole in his pocket. He was researching headphones, speakers, and all sorts of electronics. Again, we were dragged to the stores to look at options. We started to notice that the girls always ended up at the Wii station to play whatever game was in the display. One night when Andy took them alone, they came home telling me about this Just Dance game with their favorite song, Girls Just Want to Have Fun. So we start to get the idea that maybe a Wii would be a nice family present. I have always wanted a Wii, but not $200 worth. Our dilema comes that we are not video game people and we rarely let the girls even watch TV. We did think that it might be nice with Mistletoe coming that we could put him/her down and go downstairs and have fun and be loud. So, we looked at deals and thought about it for another month. Finally, the money just went through Andy and he came home from soccer on a Sunday and said he was going to get his Wii. The girls pile into the car and off they go to Best Buy.

$250 later and...It is really cool. We are all having a blast. We did buy them the Just Dance game. If you know our girls, we play Dance Party almost every night, so this was very fitting. Andy is a master tennis player and he is delighted to know that my tennis malformality extends to video games as well. I need to practice on my own and school him! The best thing lately is bowling. We can all play with our Mii (your personality) and the girls are amazing. Golf is fun, too. Joiner got a hole in one the other day! So, I am a convert. I still don't love video games, but this has been really fun. The girls tell everyone that daddy got them a "little Wii."

Here is Carly dancing