8 Foot LoveSac

It finally came yesterday!

We went to LoveSac (lovesac.com) which sells these oversized beanbags. (but if you call it a beanbag around any lovesac employee, they will be highly offended). Its actually stuffed with furniture foam and is very comfortable.

Well, they have all sizes, but we decided to go all out and purchase their biggest one, which is their 8 foot one. It costs approx $420 and is 8 feet squared. Yes it is HUGE. You could easily fit 6 grownup ppls on it with no problem. My sister Marie bought the 6 foot version, and I was just amazed at the size. This was about a year ago. When I found out that they had an 8 foot version, I knew it was meant to be. We bought it for the loft piece of our new home where the TV will go. It will be a cool addition to our already awesome house.

Me and Cody Nielson put it together yesterday. It wasn't too bad to put together, but puffing it..... SHEESH. That was quite a job! We kicked and kicked and kicked and rolled and punched and threw and jumped and kicked and hit and rolled forever and ever and ever. And it still had lumps in it. But eventually we got it to a comfortable puffiness.

I got a free 2 foot lovesac with it as well, and it only took about 30 seconds to puff, but this 8 foot one is sooo big, puffing it takes forever. But you just gotta get the lumps out one time, then you just roll it over from time to time to keep it puffed.

The only complaint I have about the lovesacs, is initially, they smell funny. It must be the new furniture foam, but eventually (like 1-2 weeks) the smell disipates and it takes on the smell of the house.

The house is being built.....slowly

Well, Amy and I and kids all drove out to Stockton last Friday to see what the status of our house is, and it has finally made some progress. It seemed like it was stuck in the "foundation has been poured" mode for 2 weeks.

When we arrived at the site, there was a large backhoe there with a dude driving it. He was filling in the sides of the house and the garage with dirt. When he saw me taking pictures, he got out to talk with me. He said that this Tuesday (so that would be today!) they are scheduled to pour the cement in the basement floor and the garage floor. So that is exciting. He also mentioned that the septic system was put in that week.

I went around to the back and checked out the septic tank. It is all finished indeed, and the guy was about to bury it.

So that is the status of the house so far. Im a little leary that we will actually be in by Thanksgiving, but the longer they take to fix it, the more free rent I get anyway, so Im not complaining.

And yes, we took some pics of the site, but I have yet to post them.

What is a blog?

I've decided to start a blog. What is a blog? Unless your a heavy web surfer, or a technical dork, you probably don't really know.

From webopedia.com: Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

Instead of writing generic "my family this year" emails, or instead of calling everyone and asking "so whats going on in your life", I've decided to give this blog thing a try. I enjoy reading others blogs.

So here goes nothing...