Consumeristic Envy

I have a couple of friends who have a wii fit.  I've pretty much thought to myself until today "How nice.  I am happy for them, but have no need for one myself."  Then I tried it today.  I did the hula hoop, soccer, tightrope walk, skiing, yoga, and a few other things.  OH, MY GOODNESS!  I WANT ONE!

Then I did the math for the things we will need to get to have a wii fit:
Television:  $500
Wii:  $250
Wii Fit:  $100

Total:  $850 before taxes.

There is no way we can afford to shell out close to $1,000 for what is basically a toy.  Yes, it is a very fun toy and I am sure it would get a lot of use and have many useful aspects to it.  (Exercise, fun rainy day games, balance, hand-eye coordination, etc) but I need to remind myself that bottom line, it is a toy.  A very expensive toy.

Even if we had a TV that could support a wii (a 9" television will not be compatible with a wii), it is still close to $400 just to get the wii and wii fit.

Consumeristic envy sucks, but so does the fact that we don't have the money to be able to give into the desire to have one of these.

In other news, we have our rabbits outside.  I've started the outdoor habitrail for them to free-range as much as possible.  I took the sides off of some of the cages and wired them together, then I attached the whole thing to the old dog house with the help of my husband.  They seem happy.  All the females are together and the male is in the hutch.

The broody hen is still happily sitting on seven eggs and seems to be doing very well.  Keeping her supplied with food and water rather than throwing her off the nest to get her own seems to be working well.  

We lost Friendly.  The children found her carcass by the back deck.  It looks like a possum or fox got a hold of her.  It doesn't look like a coyote.  She was our most affectionate hen and our blue egg layer.