The bunk bed!!!

I have been keeping my eye out for a bunk bed for the girls for quite awhile but we never had the extra money, plus they were sleeping on my old day bed and trundle and it was working ok. But last week I knelt down on the trundle and it popped up in the most awkward of directions and I just couldn't get it to straighten out. So I put Alison's mattress on the floor. In the meantime my mom sent me my birthday gift...a check! So happy birthday to me, we went out looking for a bunk bed! After going to a couple little furniture stores in Yuba City and Marysville we ended up at Kmart. We found just what I was looking for and it was just the right price. I spent this weekend putting it together. I discovered that the slatted head and foot boards were at the most frustrating and at least comedy in a box....just as I would get all the slats in on one side I would try to attach the other side and all the slats would come falling out in different directions. But after a while I was able to get it all put together with a little help from Lily, Alison and Jeff (he helped me lift the top bunk up). The girls were great assistants, handing me tools and parts and getting me drinks of water. It was a fun project and the bed came out great! The most important thing though is that the girls totally love it! Now let's see if they actually sleep all night in it!