Flying mattresses.

With the arrival of the bunk beds this afternoon, we decided to scout out some mattresses tonight (unfortunately, those weren't included!) We founded a great deal at a nearby bed store, so we loaded up the 2 mattresses on top of the Tribute, tied them down, and headed home.

Well, Arizona is known for its dust storms that suddenly blow up out of nowhere ... no rain, just blowing dust. Lovely. We left the store and the weather was fine. Not more than 10 minutes and less than a mile from home, we were in the midst of a brewing dust storm. The mattresses turned into windsails, popping the twine that was securing them. They toppled off the car. Luckily, no damage was done to the mattresses or any cars behind us, and fortunately, we were on a side street. We surveyed the situation and determined that we could shuttle the mattresses home one at a time inside the car if we crammed them in there. Luke had to be a little cramped, but he found the whole experience quite humorous. But this also meant that one of us had to wait in the blowing wind with the other mattress alongside the road. Scott was the lucky one.

After Jami unloaded the first mattress at home, she headed back to rescue Scott and the 2nd mattress. Only 5 minutes had passed, but 2 good Samaritans had stopped and offered their assistance to Scott while he waited. Nice neighbors. We managed to get home all in one piece with 2 mattresses, one laughing Luke, and a first of many good stories to come about fun times with the bunk beds.