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!

My Artists

Lily and Alison have been quite artistic lately. While I was making dinner last night, Lily got out an easle, a smock and some paint and began painting. Alison jumped right in and made a paining of her own. Alison's has a title, "Mommy hearing the cows and she's hungry like a wolf" I think I must listen to too much 80's music in our car.

The Tip jar continued

On Sunday afternoon Jeff heard loud dog barking in our front yard and went to investigate since we don't have a dog. There was a tiny, older lady holding her small dog over her head while a large pit bull jumped on her and nipped at her little dog. Jeff ran out and grabbed the little dog and held it much higher than the lady had been able to and he kicked at the pit bull to keep it back. Jeff, the lady and the little dog fled into our house with the pit bull barking at their heels. Jeff finally had to call 911 to get someone to come get the mean dog off our porch where it was just waiting for that poor little old lady and her dog to come out. The lady and her dog, Daisy, waited in our living room until the police finally came and took the dog (there is no animal control on Sundays I guess) As the little old lady was leaving she saw Lily's Tip jar and said, "Oh I wish I had something to put in your Tip jar! Thank you for letting me stay in your safe house." I was just happy that we do have a house that is safe, not only from mean dogs but also from the evil things of the world. I hope that is the "tip" that Lily got from that scary experience, to be of service to others and that home is a place of safety and love.