We LOVE Rebates

Ok, never mind that the "economic stimulus" package will probably fail miserably and not bring our economy out of a slump. Forget that the government is actually borrowing this money to go even deeper into debt.

We thought we'd do our patriotic duty and pump our rebate cash back into the economy...

This week we brought ourselves into the 00's and finally kicked CJ's old TV from high school out the door in exchange for this shiny new 47" LCD. We've been talking about doing this for over a year and the government's cash gave us a perfect excuse to splurge. It is amazing. We also purchased a Playstation 3, so that we could play Bluray movies, and all I can say is... amazing. We're in TV heaven. CJ's in Madden heaven.

We've opted to not jump right into buying cable or satellite for now. We figure that the summer is about to hit and there are no good shows on anyway. So we'll spend our summer watching Netflix movies. We've also hooked our computers up to the TV and have been enjoying streaming our favorite current TV shows. But I am afraid that come football season, we'll be needing to get some cable so that we can enjoy hours of CJ watching and me sleeping my Sundays away.

So we didn't really go out and enjoy the great weather this weekend. Instead we watched several movies, online TV shows, and played some games. We've set the TV up for now on a table, but soon we'll be mounting it to the wall. This wall is just perfect for it too. On the other side of the wall is our walk-in crawl space. So it is going to be a snap to install and get at the equipment from the other side of the wall.

And another really great thing about our new setup...we've placed it in our basement which stays super chilly cold in the summer. Today the rest of the house was a balmy 78 degrees while the basement was so chilly we were snuggling up with blankets. It was great! We've decided that we'll probably move our office/craft room to the 4th level room and we'll convert that basement's bedroom into a summer sleeping quarters. We're excited to be able to save some energy cash this year. But the funny thing about it is that we're sleeping everywhere in the house BUT the master bedroom. Ever since we purchased that spare bedroom King-sized bed, we've been sleeping there. And now we'll be sleeping in spare bedroom #2 during the summer. Ha! :) The master bedroom is really great, but we haven't slept there much in this house. The really funny thing is that this is where Bachelor loves to nap during the day while we're at work. I think he must chuckle to himself...Who's the master now? :)

Everything else is going great at the Sweigarts. We're loving the Spring weather with the exception of CJ's allergies. (and lawn work) We're just about ready to start riding our bikes to work again. We're finally getting some good relaxing entertainment at home with our great new TV. I think the only thing that isn't quite right around here is that CJ is a bit stressed at work. Other than that, we're doing great and I'm feeling quite content and happy with the way our life has been going.