furniture

Today I spent less than $200 for a new television stand. The boys broke the old one which was a cheapie from the local almost-Walmart store. (I live in the middle of nowhere – a real Walmart is 50 miles away.)
We needed a stand. Well, maybe NEED is a strong word. The TV was working just fine on the floor. It’s just that every time the dog wandered into the room he took up his usual position in front of the TV. With a stand, not a problem. Without? I’m sure you know what I mean.
Plus, people think we’re redneck enough, what with my dh’s free truck in the yard. (It runs and gets him where he wants to go. I believe it’s a ’72 model – older than me.)
So we needed a TV stand.
Problem is, the savings account for such “needs” stands at $50. Not enough for a stand. We prepared ourselves to put $500 on the credit card. Today I took #2 (age 3.5) and #3 (age: almost 2) to that town 50 miles away with a Walmart to hit a furniture store with sales.
About a dozen almost broken items later (#3) and all of the couches getting a run for their money (#2) – “man those recliners are cool – and that fact that they ALL recline in the same way – fantastic!” – we found a TV stand that would work. Not my dream stand, but for $196 after tax, it’ll do.
This is the first real piece of furniture we have purchased in five years. Now let’s hope we can pay it off soon.

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