Christmas comes late for some people

And those people are the Piersons. For Christmas last year I kept telling everyone I wanted to get Carson a playset for the backyard. Nothing fancy, just a small playset with something to climb and a slide. I had the plan to buy a used one on Craigslist and it was going to be his Christmas present from us and my parents. So I started looking back in the end of October mind you. Well Craigslist drove me crazy. People wanted WAY too much for like 5 year old playsets but apparently I am the only one unwilling to pay their prices because they all sold, like hot cakes. When one would come around that was a decent price it was always sold when I called. (I was checking 3 times a day mind you) It was really frustrating. I had Aaron checking them out too. Then in December I got a ticket for not signaling while I changed lanes. Lame, I know, but a ticket I still had to pay for....postponing any purchases for the month of December. (Not that I was up for any kind of shopping or much of anything the month of December and Aaron was already working crazy hours) I got back on track for Jan., Feb., and March - same story, different verse. Finally I woke up one Saturday morning early, called 2 people about playsets and when they said both were sold, I hung up, went to Walmart.com, and bought a brand new one. Finally Carson would have a Christmas present, better late than never right?? :)

Oh wait, the story doesn't end there... I did site to store delivery because delivery was $100. Playset arrives and the pick up hours are 10 AM to 10PM. Great just great, wouldn't it be nice if I had a husband who was home one night during the week before 10PM to pick up this playset? What am I gonna do? So I go to get it myself and have the workers help me, and it doesn't fit in the 4 Runner, too big. I should've just called someone to come and help me but instead I call Aaron, full of frustration, demanding that he take care of this and spouting off how ridiculous it is that he can't come home one night before 10 and load up a playset for his pregnant wife. I'm sure you can imagine how much patience and love I showed during this conversation considering what an undramatic person I am. :) So my sweet husband, who is a much better person than I am, called Walmart, asks them if someone from another department will come over and check him out if he shows up past the pick up time for the playset. They agreed and that very night Aaron went and picked it up after working who knows how many hours, used bungee cords to tie it to the top of our car and brought it home to a wife already in bed. Isn't it beautiful?

Now, just to toot my own horn, I put this baby together all by myself. I had to use a wrench, a drill, and a few screwdrivers. It took me 2 whole hours but I must admit it was one of my proudest moments. Aaron made sure to tighten everything after he got home but I did a very good job. :) And the best part is, Carson loves it and we play on it everyday. Even though it was a lot of drama and a very late Christmas present...it was worth it.