Gliding High

Alan and I have hit our local Bebes R Us several times now, as required by the Law of Expecting Parents. We haven't bought much yet, but we roam around this intimidating land, perusing the aisles, trying to figure out what we need, what we don't, and generally being confused. Ignoring most of the smaller items, Alan and I have decided to aim big and get a few of the big purchases out of the way. Plus, a donation from all of the grandparents to put toward furniture helped spur us on.

We knew one of our major to-buys was a glider and ottoman for rocking Wee Tot. This worked out well because inevitably, when at BRU, we end up in the gliders, too tired to continue around the store. So with money now in hand, Alan and I were ready to make the first major purchase.

We sat. We tested. We propped our feet up. We glided (glode?). And we finally decided on a glider. Expensive, yes, but we had a 20% coupon, not to mention the donations (yay again for grandparental donations!) to defray the costs. We then go to order the glider and learn that is has been discontinued. We thought we were back to square one (not MORE sitting around lazily!) until we were informed that we could buy the floor model for 30% off. Plus our coupon. Intriguing.

We went back to check out the glider to make sure it didn't have any super offensive defects and decided that, who were we kidding, of COURSE we would take the glider! We got our major discounts, and even somehow got 30% off instead of 20 for our coupon. When all was said and done, we got the set for less than $200. After the cushions were cleaned it looks brand new:


And can I just toot our remodeling horns here and say, how much better does this room look than before? That is not a question; that is a fact.

And clearly, my stay-at-home time has made me into a pro vacuumer. Check out those carpet lines.