New Additions

I'm not sure if it was because of our tax return or our birthdays or just because we haven't bought anything in a while, but we have recently aquired some new additions.

First, dressers for the kids' room:

I have been searching on Craigslist for months for a new dresser for the girls' clothes. I came close a couple times, but never managed to find what I wanted (and get to it before someone else did). So I finally broke down and bought a cheap set of dressers from K-Mart. They look cute and the girls are so excited to each have their "own" dresser. Hopefully they last until we can afford something "higher quality".

Second, our piano--that's right piano:

This is something we have really wanted for a long time. Neither Mike nor I play the piano (except Mike does fake people out with the ONE song he does know "Right Here Waiting"--by Richard Marx), but we both want to learn. AND we want our kids to learn. So, Mike found a great deal on Craigslist for a digital piano and he brought it home yesterday. We are calling it his "birthday present".

Third, my new cell phone:

Woops, I haven't got that one yet...grrr. A new cell phone was supposed to be my birthday present. The only problem is, the phone I picked out (Blackberry Pearl--cutest phone EVER) can only be used with a data plan--which I don't need (seriously, how would you type an email on that thing anyway??!). So I am not willing to pay and extra $30 a month, just so I can have the cutest phone on the planet. The problem now is, I can't find another phone that I want to settle for....stupid Verizon Wireless.