Out with the old,

In with the new.  Not there was anything wrong with our old couch.  We still like it very much.  Not only do we like it, but it holds a special place in our hearts.  It was custom designed, by us, at a furniture store in Italy.  It's 3 separate sections, each section length and shape picked by David and I.  However, it's not preschool age friendly.  Each couch section cover comes off and is washable but the sections are large and it's difficult to get them back on every-time Hannah gets a little carried away coloring.  David's dad mentioned that he was going to get rid of his leather loveseat and recliner.  I jumped all over it.  Now, I'm not typically a leather furniture person.  My experience with it has been sticky.  It stick to any bare skin.  This doesn't though.  It's nice and soft.  Plus, years ago, my girlfriend Coretta told me the reason she opted for leather seats in her car was because it's so easy to clean with children.  Makes sense to me.  And that is the biggest reason I jumped all over Bob's couch/recliner.  This weekend, David had a 3 day, which is rare in the police world.  So we drove to Atlanta to pick up the furniture.  Bob also offered up his refrigerator, which we happily took to add to our brewing adventures.  A separate fridge means we can start brewing lager beers which need to ferment at a cooler temp that ale's.  And here it is....

Our old couch, piled in the kitchen

The new...

How happy we are that it ALL reclines!

Just a day

That's all it was.  Nothing special, other than the fact that I finally paid my late fee at the library.  I'm really bad at returning things on time, that's why Netflix works so well for me!  So I had a late fine from the end of last year, so I figured it was time to try it again.  Besides, Hannah likes the library.  They have a very small play area.  It's not a great library but it is conveniently located.  This morning, we headed out at 830.  Hannah and I struck a deal, I got to run 2 laps, then she got to play at the park.  So I ran 3.5 miles, then took Banana to the swings.  She did get off the swings momentarily to play on the slide.  After about 30 minutes, she told me she wanted to go to the library, so that's what we did.  We spent another 30 minutes there.  Hannah picked out two books, I picked out two for her and one for myself.  Then I ran another two miles on my way home.  It was a great morning.

After my run

I love this feeling

"Look at me, mommy"

Oh, no!  (I'm not sure what this was about)

Headed to the library

At the library, this is one of the books we brought home.  

Playing at the library

The Rossi/doll spectacle at 10 pm last night

A little after 10 last night, I heard Hannah crying in her room.  I put her to bed at 730 and I know she had been asleep.  I went back there and she explained to  me, while sobbing, that Rossi had eaten her doll and her unicorn.  Now, as I mentioned, she had been asleep.  So she woke up and found the dog eating two of her favorite toys.  There were real tears involved!  My heart broke for her!  So much in fact, that I promised to take her today and get her a new doll and unicorn.  Geez, I'm such a sucker for that kid!  Now, what you have to understand is the doll Rossi ate was a mini barbie from a happy meal.  This is significant for two reasons; 1) i do not promote mcdonald's (especially happy meals) and never take my child there and 2) i dislike barbie and do not promote them in this house.  So, I have now been sucked into buying my daughter a barbie.  Dang dog!