TheBanyanTree: Missing Mattress....

[Sheri Baity]

CJ's story made me think that maybe I'll share mine about my new old couch.
 
Last week I went and bought new firm foam for my couch cushions.  I got so tired of setting down on my couch and I immediately lean in towards the middle.  The couch is 8 years old now.  I thought maybe I would give it a few or more years of life.  Also a problem arrises that when you try to set at the corner edge of the couch, you feel like you have to include rock climbing just to hold on to the side of the couch.
 
So, immediately when I got home, I measured, cut and took out the old and restuffed the new.  WOW... they look great.  I didn't take time to test sit on the new cushions, I just took everybody's word that they were marvelous!  I've been having a little stress in my life and have been sleeping absolutely terrible in my bed.  It's time for a new mattress there, but I keep on going to bed and tossing and turning every night.  
 
Last night, it was about 6:30 p.m. and I was waiting for G to get home from the barn and the girls to get home from cheerleading. I don't know what came over me, but I felt like a little kid and decided I was going for a test sit.  I sat down, wriggled my assets into the firmness, did a few bounces up and down.  I seemed to be wide awake and having fun, then, I thought I would try a horizontal test lay and see how that felt.
 
The next thing I remember was it was 8:30 p.m. and everyone was home an hour ago.  I never heard a thing, not even the dogs.  They were warming up their supper and chatting away.  The real test was when I went to get up and oh my... my back didn't even hurt.  All I really wanted to do at that point was grab and blanket and tell everyone goodnight as I settled back down on my new old couch, once again.  But,  I got up and climbed into that miserable bed once again.
 
oh well... enjoy your new mattress CJ... I'll get there soon... but until then... I know now where I can sneak a nice comfy snooze1
 


God Give Me Peace because if you give me strength, I might beat someone do death!

--- On Wed, 9/17/08, Carolyn <bluenosr at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

From: Carolyn <bluenosr at ns.sympatico.ca>

	On Aug 20th, I bought a mattress and it was delivered Sept 10th. 
However, I had to return it.  Being fed up with the 1st. dealer, I ordered 
one from Sears by phone that same day.  It was to be delivered today, the 
17th, and they were to call me to tell me about what time they'd be here.
	So, I've been sleeping on my sofa.  It's comfortable and I've had
many 
nice naps and snoozes on it.  No problem.  However, spending all night on 
it for more than a week, is not ~that~ great.  It's too warm to really 
sleep well on it in a warm apartment in the summer.  And one can't spread-
eagle oneself as one is want to do.  And I do.  
	To add to that problem, when one's back is not in great shape, there 
isn't quite the support one needs.  Funny about that.
	This morning I called Sears to get a number I could call and get the 
approximate delivery time today...you know, morning? or afternoon?  Not 
that I ~have~ to know, but it would be nice.
	What order?  No record.  Delivered where?  No record.  Hmmmm....
	I was passed on to someone who turned out to be in Ontario...naturally!
[I'm in Nova Scotia].  Repeated all my info again.  Oh!...she found my 
order!!!  Great! And it was already at the Sears order shop about a block 
away from where I live.  For me to pick up.  What?  It was to have been 
delivered TODAY!  And I'd paid for it already!  Oh.  That's a problem. 

Hmmmmm.....
	I was then passed on to someone at the Corporate Office.  And I wasn't 
even screaming at the lady!  Boy...I may be getting somewhere.  They 
really know and acknowledge it was their fault.  Wow!  That's unusual 
these days!  So, she made some calls and my long-awaited mattress will 
arrive tomorrow (no way they could do it today, she's so sorry) between 4 
and 7 pm.  OK.....24 more hours on my sofa.  I can live with that.   

Cj