It Just Keeps Going and Going......

Sometimes ya just gotta wonder, what's the point? It was a rough weekend to say the least. I did manage to get a 3 day weekend, got to pick up Margaret and Nicholas for the weekend. I was really looking forward to spending all 3 days with the whole family, that did not happen. Darlene had to drive to Spokane on Friday to pick up her Aunt and Uncle. We knew this was comming, this was just sooner than planned.
She had rented a car and hoped to get on the road by 8am... nay, nay, the rental place picked her up at around 9ish and she didn't get on the road till after 10am. This is gonna make for a long day as she continuously reassured me that she will be cooking our Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. I told her not to worry, just get there and come back safely. The whole reason she had to drive up there is because her relatives didn't want to give up a couple of cats. Look, if had lost my home and my relatives had offered to buy a train ticket for me so I would have a place to live, I'd be saying "By,by kitty-cat!!!!"
So, Darlene gets up there to pick them up and wouldn't you know it, her uncle's drunk!!!!! This will make for a GREAT return trip. The drive was even longer getting back, but Darlene managed to get her aunt and uncle to her mom's house and made it home safely. She got the car turned in and got home at around 9 am Saturday morning. I had basically been up all night waiting for her, worried. On top of that, Andrew woke up really congested so I had to take him to the doctor. He's O.K., just a virus.
So, I get home, ask the kids if they could watch Andrew for 4 hours so Darlene and I could get some rest, turkey's in the oven. we got up around 2 pm and started working on the other fixins. By the time it was all said and done, we ate around 7:30, it was a family effort and a great dinner. After dinner, and the kitchen was cleaned, Margaret, Nicholas and I took turns playing Left 4 Dead, they are both as hooked on that game as I am!!
I figured after all we did Saturday, Sunday was going to be a relaxing day, slept in late, Darlene woke up feeling horrible so we let her go back to bed. The rest of us had bacon and waffles for breakfast. We cleaned the kitchen and started a load of laundry. I go back later to change out the laundry and hear a hissing sound, see and smell smoke. I go to the washer and see that the jiggling of the washer has caused the washer to rub against the water hose cutting through it and water has sprayed onto the back of the washer where the electronics are, shorting them out. I managed to get everything unplugged without any problems. Now the dilemma is "What to do???" Washer has gone tits up and the dryer is on it's last legs as well. We don't have alot in our savings and she wants to get a used washer and dryer, 500.00 limit. I don't mind buying a used car, but I do have a problem with used appliances.
She refuses to shop at Sears, which ties my hands. I look online at Best Buy to see what they have. Nothing worth while in that price range. I look at their credit card application and see 18 months, no interest. I apply and get a 2500.00 limit, cool, but I see an argument coming on. Seeing that Darlene wasn't feeling good, I took all the kids out for the day to give her time to rest. We got haircuts, had lunch, and went to Best Buy. I took about an hour and a half to pick out what we needed, got a LG 4.2 cubic ft washer and a LG 7.3 cubic foot dryer each with a 3 year service agreement. Lock, stock,and barrel ran me just over $2000.00, it'll be delivered Sunday the 6th. Darlene and I talked about the purchase I made and went back and forth on a few things. The big thing for me is getting the old items out and disposed of and the new items in and hooked up properly, They will do that AND we will have a brand new washer and dryer that we won't have to worry about. I should have this paid off on a few months. We finally got settled down for the evening, got Andrew to bed, watched the movie Hancock with Will Smith. VERY good movie!!!