Grateful for a Good Deal

One of the items on my "back-burner shopping list" (not the top of the priority list for spending money on, but something I'd like to get someday) has been another set of sheets for the boys' beds. We really only have one set per bed for Josiah's and David's beds: a dark blue one for Josiah and a dark red one for David. Incidentally, I once tried to switch them and give Josiah the red and David the blue, but that didn't go over very well. Are these boys creatures of habit or what? ;) We do have one extra set of sheets that fit their beds: an almost ancient set of white sheets that have shrunk enough to be quite a good strength exercise when stretching them around to each corner of the mattress...either that, or a test to see how much frustration one can tolerate without resorting to angry mutterings when one side of the fitted sheet gets tucked in as the other side pops out...and around the bed we go to continue the high-impact sport of making beds with too-small sheets. There's nothing like a little anger to get the heart pumping.

To avoid that detestable situation, my usual mode of operation has been to take the good sheets off the beds in the morning, wash and dry them, then return them to the beds before nightfall--consequently, no real need for extra sets. It wasn't terribly convenient during times of sickness of the stomach-bug sort or when David wet the bed (which still occasionally happens, although he's doing tremendously in this area...he'll love reading this when he's 50, I'm sure); but I was having a hard time justifying the expense of new sheets when there were other needs in our family--and, of course, in the world!

Recently, however, we got an advertisement in the mail, including a gift card for $10 off anything at Kohl's. On the day before it expired, I finally got a chance to go in there; and look at what I found! A red sheet set drastically reduced which I could use the gift card for and therefore purchase for a grand total of...are you ready?...$3.66. I was thrilled! :)
From the original price of $34.99 (plus tax)...
...to my cost of $3.66. It couldn't have worked out better!
Sometimes it's just the "little" things like this that make me pause and breathe a "thank you" to the Arranger of every detail, the Orchestrator of every moment of my life.