I posted last night on FB that I was sad to have missed the Olympics Opening Ceremony. For at least 6 years we have not had any cable. It was all part of our budget cuts for when we originally started our adoption in 2007. And really we just never got it again (every time we checked into it, the costs got higher and higher!). We DO have a tv, and do rent Redbox movies (when we get coupon codes for free or discounted). We also have had Netflix, but after 6 years, we've seen nearly everything available on there! I'm not savvy enough to figure out Hulu and Vudu (is that real?), so really it's just been Netflix.
I've had some very sweet friends reach out to us and offer to let us come over and watch the Olympics - thank you ladies!!
As E and I were out running errands today, I received a message from yet another friend about some sort of converter thing-a-ma-doo. I dismissed it, and said, "That thing is $50!". We continued running our errands, and on the way home, I had a brilliant idea!
I did a U-turn and went to Radio Shack. I asked the guy if he had a converter of some sorts.
He said yes.
I told him that I really just want to watch the Olympics.
He stared for a moment. Then said, "Yep, how old is your tv?"
What in the world did the age of my tv have to do with a converter thing-a-ma-doo??
He started to explain how the old converter works vs. the new one, blah, blah. I had to stop him. I don't know anything about the old nor the new. I just want to watch the Olympics. Will this little black box help me?
In the end we walked out with a shiny little black box called for only $49.99.
AND I'm watching the Olympics!! Yay me! But now I'm wondering how in the heck did we make it this long without knowing about this magical box??
In addition to the Olympics, we'll also get 10 or 12 other channels! There may be some tv watching parties in the future, watch for an invite!!
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Jess you have turned into an amazing woman. You have created a wonderful family, I still look at the statue you brought me back from the cruise you went on & think of you. Stay happy.
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