I gave in and bought an alarm clock to replace the one fried last week. I was holding out, but in reality it was driving me mad not being able to see what time it was from my side of the bed so I went to Best Buy and bought one for $24. Nothing fancy beyond REALLY BIG numbers.
I sold one of my daughter's sweaters on eBay today and after shipping and fees I made $9.55, so that brings my challenge total to $11,080.43 and the Vespa fund to $31.28. (I think I might have enough to buy a spark plug for the Vespa now....)
I have a bunch of other eBay auctions coming to a close this week, though, so those amounts should change quickly.
Challenge money and time for a clock
August 10th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
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August 11th, 2008 at 01:02 am 1218412975
Funny you should mention clocks - we have one working one, and in my quest for responsible children - each bedroom needs its own alarm clock. This is something I need to get soon - school starts on the 20th!
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August 13th, 2008 at 02:07 pm 1218632843
Before I had my LASIK I really wanted something I could see from the bed as well and got an Atomix clock from Wally for $16. The numbers are HUGE and it sets itself automatically. Available in battery powered or plug in and they remember the time if you change the batteries or lose power for a few seconds. If not, all you have to do is put them near a window for 20 seconds and they get the time from the satellites.
Did I mention they have HUGE numbers? :-)
also a calendar, display the outside temperature and have alarms.