We mourn the loss of our most trusty friend, Old Plaid. He has had such a profound affect on so many around us. He first began with our family when he was discovered at a yard sale by my brother's wife's sister. He served their family well, and was then passed on to my brother, Corbin. Plaid also served them well, but suffered a tragic accident while being moved and was never quite the same in the years following. He then followed my brother Tim and his wife Andrea into their new home, where he was shown much love by their two children, and many others around them. He held their small toys and crayons until they were to be found again. Plaid spent a short amount of time in their garage, where he was later invited to join our family. He cared for us well, until we were able to find something else that suited us. He will be truly missed, and we will never forget his great journey. We hope that he may be able to go on to serve another family, even though he is not in the best of conditions. We'll miss you old friend!


Let's just say we needed a new couch. Poor Old Plaid has been well used. The cushions are finally wearing out on the edges and the frame is so busted that it hurts your back to sit on it for too long. And then there's what we call the vortex. Because the frame is broken, there is a huge gap in the back of the couch and anything you set on the couch is bound to fall in. Anytime we lose something, especially the remote, the first place we look is always in the vortex.

We're hoping we can find someone else we know to pass him on to, just to continue the legacy, but he just might have to end up at the DI if there are no takers.

Anyway, we went shopping for a new couch. We had looked at a few places, and didn't really find much, especially because our budget was kinda small, and finally found one we really liked on clearance. We weren't really planning on buying a couch right then that day, but after sitting on the display model for a while and taking some time to think about it, we decided we couldn't pass the deal up. We had to wait almost two weeks for it to get to the warehouse, and then began the battle of getting it into our apartment...

So, the boys were able to get it up the stairs alright, but started to have trouble when they tried getting it in the door... so they had to take the door off.

John said our front door weighs more than the couch did. Apparently it's solid metal. So they took the door off, hoping that the few extra inches would give them enough room to get it in...and they got it in the door, they just couldn't get it around the corner. So we had to go with Plan B.

Plan B was to lift the couch up over our balcony and onto the porch, and then there would be no corners to turn. So two guys stood on a picnic table down below and pushed the couch up to the two guys on the balcony. Let's just say Plan B worked, and wasn't as difficult as we thought it would be. We are excited for our new comfy couch, but we're trying not to think too much about how we're going to get it out when we have to move :)