Gotta Give It Up

In anticipation of adopting, there are some things we will be letting go of. Just material things, though. Some have sentimental value, but when I think of what others have had to give up, it pales in comparison. We will be replacing the kids beds with the twin trundle beds that Theron is making. Hannah and Josiah are excited, which is a good thing. Josiah will be giving up his full size bed with a bookcase headboard. It probably doesn't mean much to him. It was the bed I shared with my sister when we were young. Well, not just my sister, my sister and ALL OF OUR DOLLS. We had so many dolls, we put some in our bed between us and some in a doll bed beside the bed. One night, I fell out of my bed into the doll bed. I did not realize it until I woke sometime later feeling a bit uncomfortable.


Hannah will be giving up her bed, too, which is an antique 3/4 bed. It's an odd size and requires a custom made mattress. This is the bed I used most of my life, until I got married. It's a beautiful bed.

I'm also giving up my massage table. I had a short-lived massage business in 1994 -95. I'm not too sad to see this go. It just takes up closet space.

To update you on our progress - Theron turned in most of our paperwork on Saturday. We had a CPR/First Aid class which I was unable to attend, because Hannah was sick with a fever and cough. I will make it up later. I also have to go in to try to give my elusive finger prints again. The new technology that scans your prints has some kinks that need working out, I think. So many people have to redo theirs! I am not the first to have to go back.

Labor of Love

At the beginning of March, Theron began work on 3 twin size loft beds with trundle beds underneath, which have been in his mind long before. Now we are seeing his ideas take shape.



His inspiration drove him to work into the night.

He designed, measured, cut, nailed, and fastened one after another.

He bought more wood. He glued and sanded.

Headboards and footboards waiting.

And in the first part of April, I stained the first bed.

What's next? Just wait and see.