Spending Spree of 2008

As instructed by the government, we are doing our best to stimulate the economy. We used part of our tax refund to pay for some new furniture that Dave has wanted for a very long time. We were in the car on the way home from buying the furniture when I pointed out that it wouldn't all fit in the room with our current configuration, we would need to implement phase 2 of Dave's master plan immediately, you know - buy the flat plasma TV he has wanted for the last 2 years, and mount it on the wall. So, that was purchased and prompted the purchase of an HDMI cable and a wall mounting system. During installation we found out that the wall studs were not correct so we couldn't mount the TV without cutting a hole in the wall to add wood. (we had the wood on hand, so no purchase) but we did find that we hand no paint to match this room, so off to Home Depot to buy paint. Then we got the wall fixed, the TV mounted and we were ready to add HD programing to our Dish Network bill, we had an HD reciever already, we've had it for 2 years and were just waiting to have a TV to take full advantage of it... what? That technology is no longer compatible? We have to add a new reciever, plus pay for the new program package... okay, so there went the rest of our tax return... Now what? Oh, our old DVD player can't play HD movies? We need a Blu-ray player? Happy Mother's Day to me, oh, and Happy Father's Day, Birthday, Christmas, and Birthday... That's it right? No more spending? Yes, no more spending... until we go to Florida in 2 weeks and have to pay for food, rental car, and entrance fees... Good thing the Government is sending us some stimulus money! So, all of you can thank the Tarbet Family Spending Spree of 2008 for single-handedly stimulating the economy. Here are the much awaited pictures of our new family room...