Sofa and Such
The couch/sofa that hubby and I have is over 10 years old... I actually bought it from a friend back in 1998 when I was moving back to Ypsi. She'd had it for a few years at that point- though it wasn't getting used. Over the years it has been a good couch! Very comfy, good to sleep on when needed, and I've liked it. However, it had gotten tattered and the threads in the fabric are coming apart. It was looking like it needed to be replaced- but we didn't really want to do that because we're still planning to leave the country in a year or so.
Kyle intervened, helping us make the decision... Apparently, he suddenly took exception to the couch. He displayed this, when we were out, by attacking the cushions, and throwing them off the couch. This wasn't really a problem, until he actually went for ripping holes in the cushions, oh and removing some of the stuffing... We repaired as best we were able. I'm pretty sure there's some smell there that he's all gaga over... Especially as we've had him almost 3 years, he's been uncrated for almost 1, and this is a new things for him. Also, it has begun to smell faintly of cat pee in that area. So yeah.
The time had come. This meant shopping, checking out Criagslist, etc. We checked out one store that was going out of business, but didn't fall in love with anything. Art Van has pretty good prices, so we went there last night. We had few qualifications- it had to be long enough to lay down on, wide enough for cuddling, and I preferred microfiber. We found a couple we liked in the main area, but then I found one I really liked in their Clearance section. I think our salesperson was disappointed. ;) After much dithering- we bought it! *laughs* So next week we will be taking possession of a new sofa/couch/thing. :) Clearance center = good prices. In total (tax, delivery, etc) it came to about half of the other one we liked. I think we did good! It will be interesting to see how the animals react. (oh, and Kyle has gone back to being crated when we're not home, no more couch rearranging for him!)
In other news- finally got around to seeing some movies: Wall-E and Mamma Mia. Loved both of them! We got them both from Netflix, but I have since gone out and bought Mamma Mia. I grew up with Abba, so knew that I would have to see Mamma Mia eventually. With Wall-E I just loved how they managed to make all the robots so expressive while only really using sounds. I think Mo was my favorite. *grins*
Hmm, there was something else... But I'm forgetting. Ah well, I've been working on this post in bits and pieces all morning, I should get around to actually posting it!
Oh, I remember- locals, I'm sorry for the rain. It's hubby's fault- he washed my car yesterday. ;)
Kyle intervened, helping us make the decision... Apparently, he suddenly took exception to the couch. He displayed this, when we were out, by attacking the cushions, and throwing them off the couch. This wasn't really a problem, until he actually went for ripping holes in the cushions, oh and removing some of the stuffing... We repaired as best we were able. I'm pretty sure there's some smell there that he's all gaga over... Especially as we've had him almost 3 years, he's been uncrated for almost 1, and this is a new things for him. Also, it has begun to smell faintly of cat pee in that area. So yeah.
The time had come. This meant shopping, checking out Criagslist, etc. We checked out one store that was going out of business, but didn't fall in love with anything. Art Van has pretty good prices, so we went there last night. We had few qualifications- it had to be long enough to lay down on, wide enough for cuddling, and I preferred microfiber. We found a couple we liked in the main area, but then I found one I really liked in their Clearance section. I think our salesperson was disappointed. ;) After much dithering- we bought it! *laughs* So next week we will be taking possession of a new sofa/couch/thing. :) Clearance center = good prices. In total (tax, delivery, etc) it came to about half of the other one we liked. I think we did good! It will be interesting to see how the animals react. (oh, and Kyle has gone back to being crated when we're not home, no more couch rearranging for him!)
In other news- finally got around to seeing some movies: Wall-E and Mamma Mia. Loved both of them! We got them both from Netflix, but I have since gone out and bought Mamma Mia. I grew up with Abba, so knew that I would have to see Mamma Mia eventually. With Wall-E I just loved how they managed to make all the robots so expressive while only really using sounds. I think Mo was my favorite. *grins*
Hmm, there was something else... But I'm forgetting. Ah well, I've been working on this post in bits and pieces all morning, I should get around to actually posting it!
Oh, I remember- locals, I'm sorry for the rain. It's hubby's fault- he washed my car yesterday. ;)