funny how things work out

i have been bemoaning the fact that old age seems to be catching up with one of our dogs, and she seems to have a weak bladder. she scratches to go out, and if you don't let her out right away, she has gotten into the habit of just peeing right there. on the floor. or, if there is a storm outside, she refuses to go out and do her business; instead, she'll go inside.

which is not nice.

this, in turn is destroying our carpet -- but--- i've been wanting to replace the carpet with hardwood flooring anyway.

however... as you know, hardwood is expensive, and we just had a baby. so i was thinking this was probably not going to be an option.

but... nick and i talked about what we were (okay what he was) willing to pay, and set a price limit. he then said an even lower price (which he thought would be even more ideal), and i thought. okay, this isn't going to happen.

but i decided not to be a pill and complain to him, but just wait and see. and pray. this is not easy for me -- i like to make things happen. no sale -- no problem; that's what savings are for, right? wrong. not how nick operates, and... not, i am realizing, how God operates.

guess what? sale on laminate flooring at menards -- for unheard of price, lower than anything i've EVER seen, and lower than even what nick said he was willing to pay.

sweeeet! he stopped by there today, to see if he should get some today and of course, it was going like hotcakes, so he snagged what we needed. good thing we didn't wait until saturday. :)

funny how having a dog that is any homeowner's nightmare would actually make one of my little home improvment ideas a reality.

but i wouldn't mind if she waited til she got outside.