Memorial Day Weekend 2010 started differently than any other in recent memory. In years past we would take it easy on Saturday and attend church on Sunday per our usual routine. Then on Monday maybe attend the Annual Smith Family Potluck in Salt Lake City. However our plans changed when our dishwasher having died a slow and gruesome death a few days earlier destroying several of our dishes and utensils in the process. It became very apparent that a new one was needed.
We thought the long holiday would be perfect opportunity to buy a new one as there were sure to be holiday sales throughout the valley. After researching a bit my wife Emily found the best deal at Sears so we packed up the kids first thing Saturday morning and headed to make our purchase. Little did we know that this would be the beginning of a very long day as we had no idea what lay in store for us!