The new bed we purchased arrived yesterday. Kelly and I broke down our existing bed and set to work assembling the new one. Halfway through, we found that it was missing a bag of hardware. So we slept on a mattress on the floor last night. It wasn't bad; I feel pretty rested today. The dogs were happy about too because they could just walk right on to the bed. Getting out of bed was confusing as in my groggy state I tried to step down and found the floor immediately. 

It may be a few days before the replacement hardware arrives. I'm sure I'll learn.