School Supplies and Fans

Jason and I went to Shopko yesterday to take advantage of their back to school sale. Although we only bought one notebook for each of us, it was very exciting. I love buying new school supplies. I don't really know why, but I just find such excitement and satisfaction from it. As I stroll down the aisles I miss those days of school supply lists--buying glue, colored pencils, pencil bags, binders, folders, paper, pens, pencils, rulers, book covers, and backpacks. Now that I'm in boring old college, all I ever need is a notebook, some pens, an occasional highlighter, and ridiculously expensive textbooks. I look forward to my years of parenting when I can vicariously live the life of a student and buy new school supplies again.

During this same expedition, we looked for a fan for Jason. I know they say men's body temperatures are slightly higher than women's, but sometimes I think Jason's temperature is 5-10 degrees hotter than mine. We like to keep our AC off as much as possible to save money, so we open our windows at night to cool the house down (a luxury not available in Texas). While this does cool down our house to around 70 degrees by the next morning, it usually cools down after we've gone to bed, so Jason is frequently too hot at night. He's been wanting a fan for our house since before we got married, so when he found the 20% discount coupon from Bed, Bath, and Beyond in the mail, it didn't take him long to decide to use it to buy a fan. As pictured above, we found the Borg Oscillating Stand Fan with remote control. Jason has had it turned on almost every waking moment that we've been at home since we bought it, and he takes it with him from room to room.

Buying our Borg Oscillating Stand Fan with the 20% off coupon = $42.73. The joy, relief, and satisfaction felt by Jason from our new fan = priceless.