Mark needed some new shoes, so we went to Famous Footwear after work on Tuesday to go on a quest for new shoes. They were having a "buy one get one half off" sale (which someone pointed out can be abbreviated to BOGOHO) and I received a 20% off coupon in the mail. SWEET! Mark tried on shoes and I grabbed some black Bearpaw boots and Carmen ran around the store excitedly screaming, "SHOES! SHOES!" and trying on every pair that was out on the floor.
It's really hilarious watching an 18-month-old put on men's size 9 shoes and try to walk around in them.
She found a few pairs of shoes that were more size-appropriate but couldn't figure out how to unfasten the shoes to get them on. Then she found a pair of pink sparkly size 6 kids shoes (close enough?) and carried them around the store like they were her precious babies. It was awesome.
Before we left, she found a girl who looked to be about 5 and fell in love with the girl's jacket. She followed the girl around and would touch the girl's buttons saying, "Oooh, jacket." The other girl was very tolerant and only looked a little bit awkward. Ha ha. Her mom was in line in front of me, and Carmen sobbed hysterically when the girl and her mother left. Luckily, there was another girl (probably about 4) with another jacket that Carmen could follow around. They chased each other in circles around the sock display.
Awesome.
We found a Christmas tree in the place they set up in the Big Lots parking lot here in American Fork. We like having a real tree because they smell SO GOOD. We like small trees because they're easily carry-able and we don't have a truck. Mark and I quickly found a tree we both liked (but of course I have to look at ALLLLLL the other trees to verify that the first tree was, indeed, our favorite) and it fit perfectly into our trunk!
Here's a quick picture of our tree:
I've been reorganizing the house since we got home, so it's kind of a mess. Also, the camera's batteries are dying.
STUPID STORY TIME! (You've been waiting for this, you know it!)
So I've had this camera for just over 3 years now, and I've kind of hated it for the past 2 years. It's because the beast eats through batteries like candy. I thought it was because I was using rechargeable batteries, and maybe those batteries had a hard time holding a charge, but no, the camera is just evil.
At least that's what I thought.
We went to my in-laws' house after Thanksgiving and I spent some time looking through all of the store ads, trying to get ideas for new things I might want to hunt down on Amazon (amazingly, things are generally still cheaper online than when on sale at the store!) and saw a spiffy-looking new camera for somewhere around $200. I thought, "Man, my camera drives me so nuts with its battery-eating, maybe I should use this as an excuse to get a new camera!" My next thought was, "Maybe I should look up reviews online of my camera to see if other people think the battery life sucks, or if I'm just retarded."
It's the latter.
Some reviews complained about poor battery life, and other reviews said, "Those of you who think the camera eats batteries ... READ THE USER MANUAL. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO USE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, NOT REGULAR ALKALINES. YOUR BATTERIES WILL LAST A MILLION TIMES LONGER."
I stared at the review for a good 30 seconds. ......... duh. How could I have not noticed that the lithium batteries at the store are all like, "Great for digital cameras!" and are even next to the digital cameras?
I thought I was a smart person. But seriously. YEARS of battery-induced-hating drama.
Instead of buying a $200 camera, I spent about $25 on eBay for a huge box of Energizer uber-something lithium ion batteries. Hopefully they'll arrive before Christmas. And this means I will feel a lot more comfortable pulling out my camera without fearing the batteries will die while I'm out.
Lessons learned? Even if you think you've read the user manual, read it again. You might miss little details like what kind of batteries to use. Other lesson? Actually do what the user guide suggests. Go figure!
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