New TV

Yes. . . we the proud owners of a new TV. This was something that we have been talking about getting for awhile, but decided that we just couldn't afford one until after our tax return in January. Well it just so happens that the new TV purchase would have to be made sooner than we thought.

Last Monday afternoon Hazel was taking a nap. I turned on a movie for Kimball to watch for quiet time. I left him downstairs watching Toy Story 2 as he was playing with a Nerf gun and a foam ball. He often falls asleep while watching a movie during quiet time. I was upstairs in the office and hadn't heard from Kimball for quite some time so I figured that he had fallen asleep. The next moment I hear a huge crash downstairs. I go flying toward the stairs calling Kimball's name. He came running up the stairs crying, "Mom I was just trying to get my ball behind the TV and it fell off." I ran down the stairs to see what the damage consisted of.

The TV had fallen off the stand and was laying face down on top of the DVD player. Kimball was crying hysterically, "Mom I am so sorry, I am so sorry. It was an accident." I asked him why he hadn't come to get me for help instead. He just cried some more. I quickly realized that this is just a TV and that things could have been much worse considering how heavy the TV was. I held him on my lap and hugged him telling him how grateful I was that he was not hurt. I explained that the TV was so heavy it could have broken his leg or worse if it would have landed on him or Hazel. I was very happy that Hazel was asleep and not standing in front of the TV.

I was able to lift the TV back up to the stand. But it would not turn on. I knew by the sound of things that it had to have broken the lamp inside and it would not work any longer.

When Andrew got home he quickly looked on craigslist to see what he could find in the way of televisions that we could possibly afford right now. We have been wanting to get a flat screen to hang on the wall but knew that they were more than we would be able to spend right away. But luckily some lady had listed a flat screen television poorly on craigslist and hadn't sold it because of her bad ad. So on Monday we made a trip to Bountiful for a new TV for family home evening. We ended up getting a 32 inch flat screen television that is less than a year old for $180. We were happy with this purchase because the same one at Walmart and Costco where both around $550. I guess I should have titled this post "Our new (previously owned) TV.

If you look at the pictures you will notice that it is mounted on the wall. . . now the kids can't tip it over. You will also see our fine antenna. We may be able to get cable or a satellite sometime in the future, but for now our rabbit ears serve us just fine.