Look What We Got

I have a new hobby: Craigslist. I had heard about it in Utah, but didn't try it because I didn't have an urge to try and stuff more things into our already crowded apartment. I miss the memories, though :) I remember living there and thinking longingly, "I will have memories of living here someday."
The day has arrived that we have spaces to fill, and I'm having so much fun! I've been looking in the "Free" ads on Craigslist for things like a desk for Jace's room and a kitchen table. I found someone offering a free desk AND crib. True, we didn't NEED a crib, the Port-A-Crib has worked great since she was born, and would have worked just fine until Cami moves to a toddler bed, but wouldn't it be so fun?! Why live temporarily when you don't have to, and it's your last time to enjoy your last baby? The boys all had slept in a white crib that I bought at DI for $15. It worked great until after Kyle grew out of it and moved into a toddler bed. We needed the space, and since a Port-a-crib fit much more nicely in Jared and my bedroom, we gave it away.
Now I can enjoy Cami's babyhood without being temporary!

She's all for that.
( Isn't it great that it matches the other furniture in her room? Both of those chairs are from my mom's parents and my great-grandmother.)

Then, this morning, I went yard-saling, and was really bummed after going to 3 yard sales and not buying one thing. So I happened upon my handy dandy new phone that I am still trying to learn how to use, and found on Craigslist that there was this very sturdy oak dining room table with a leaf and 4 chairs for free! I went to pick it up, and found that they were also offering their matching hutch and china cabinet! When you've got the space, why hold back?!
We've been eating at a card table for the last 2 months. A table cloth gave it a dining -like feel, and it worked fine, we just couldn't all fit around it. So tonight after swimming, as we were enjoying our first supper at our "new" dining room table, I asked my tired family to take a moment and look a-round.

We all fit!

The generous donors got tons of phone calls about this table, and I'm so grateful that I was the lucky winner! (First one there gets it.) What a blessing.

Here's another great plus: if something happens to it, like a child driving a fork into it, I can easily remember which is more important between the table or the kid. There are already scratches on it :)

Gotcha!

In this case, it was actually Jace that got me. He was pretending to be asleep with his Harry Potter book one evening, and as I tried to sneak up with a camera.... he couldn't hold it in any longer!

If You Can't Stand the Heat... Make Lemonade!!!

Jace sharpened his business skills by having a lemonade stand. He is working towards buying an Ipod Touch. Lance and Kyle even got tips! It pays to be cute :)

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Kyle - can't stand the heat?