This is our 2008 tax return. Kyle did a great job putting money aside so that we now have all our doctor bills paid off and we were hoping that our tax return would be spent on something fun but our appliances had other plans for that money.
We had a feeling that our dryer was having some issues just shortly after we got home with Parker. It decided that it didn't want to dry clothes anymore. This happened to be just a temporary thing (which was nice because our fridge went out that same day and we HAD to get that fixed- not fun and super spendy - ugh!) so we just thought that maybe a wire was loose since it is a bit older and it started to work again on its own a day or so later. Well, a couple weeks ago it did it again only this time the heat didn't come back. Kyle figured that it had a bad element and since it was going to cost us about half of what we bought it for, and that we bought it used when we moved into our house, we decided it was time for a new unit. We set a price we wanted to stay around and ended up having to spend twice that (those things are so spendy!) and after we shopped our butts off (not literally, to my disappointment) we decided on a nice LG front load set from Best Buy. If you know my husband, you know that when we have to buy any large items, he sure does his research! He usually takes about a year- yes, a year-to make any final decisions but we were under a bit of pressure with spit-up rags and poopie outfits piling up. Needless to say, I am so proud of him for lining up our finances to do this and all the trouble he went to installing our new set. This set is great though- it holds a ton and cleans everything so well- it even takes out those mustard-poop stains from Parkers clothes! I have actually been looking for things to wash around the house.
It may not have been how we would have liked to spend our tax return but it's no biggie, we really needed it. We always have next year! now.....what else can I do a load of tonight?
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