We've increased the mass of our possessions by quite a bit this last week. On Saturday I was checking craigslist to make sure that no one was posting a great deal for a treadmill since I just bought one new (not like I could do anything about it if I did miss a deal), and found that there was a bunkbed posted. In my experience, bunkbeds, at least good ones, are not often offered up for sale and at such a price ($125, hard wood). So we called up the people and ran over for a look. This terribly nice older couple were clearing out their kids rooms to convert to studies and had asked all the kids to take the bunkbed because they did NOT want to get rid of it, but all their kids decline. We liked the bed, especially the fact that it is at least 20 years old but still in really good condition; hardly any nicks or scrapes at all and still really solid. Since it is so old, the safety features aren't as rigorously up to standard as a new one would be, but we are confident that Sam wont be rolling off or through bars in the middle of the night. We offered to pay 100 for it and they accepted! When Rob went back that afternoon in a borrowed van to pick it up (thanks again Edges!) they had discovered that one of the beds didn't have a supporting board. They had been using a box spring on it. They knew that we didn't have box springs so they called up the hardware store to see how much a sheet of plywood cut to fit would be and gave Rob cash for that. Very nice of them. We set the bed up yesterday and the kids have hardly gotten off of it. They are so excited! The only drawback to it that I can see is that there is no storage space under the bed, which in our tiny living space is a big drawback, but hopefully the added space in their bedroom with the toddler bed and crib out of the way will make up for that. Grace is especially proud of her new Princess sheets. 
2 comments:
love grace's bouffant there - and the bunk beds - it would be fun to have a ladder like that - even if sam falls, he will learn after a few tumbles :-)
when Oscar learned that you had a bunk bed he said...but mom why can't Poppy and i have bunk beds together???
I said well, it's because you both sleep in different rooms. To this he replied. So?
You'll have to let me know how the treadmill turns out. Sounds exciting!
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