another bargain high

I bought a Dyson vacuum cleaner this week. It is one amazing vacuum. I’m not one to rave over vacuuming, but I do love using this thing. Today’s Linens N Things ad said if you bought a vacuum in the price range I paid, you could get a $100 gift card from LNT. So, I called them up and asked if I could still get the gift card. They let me “return” the vacuum, and buy it again and get the gift card. So now I saved $200 on a $400 item. Which is still a lot of money for a vacuum, I’ll admit, but these machines are really well made. I shouldn’t have to buy another one for a long, long time. If ever. And getting 50% off the price of one is as good a deal as I have found anywhere. And now I will have $100 to spend in LNT — yea!

disconnected

We’re going on vacation on Monday. to northern Florida to see some friends from our former town who moved down there about a year ago. The girls are getting so excited about seeing each other. I’ve gotten the children’s clothes packed and things for the beach. I still have to gather food for road and my own clothes as well as medicines and bath supplies and all sorts of other things that we’ll need on a long road trip.