Blessed

So we're the kind of people who use it up. Everything. Wear it out until it can't be used any more. That's how we roll.

Our couch was gifted to us almost a decade ago right before we got married by my husband's best friend's grandmother (say that five times fast) before she moved to a retirement center. At that point it was 40 years old, but we were just starting out and appeciated every bit of the brown tweed. It is STILL our couch, but I've made a nice slipcover from some canvas drop cloth to make it look nicer. Everyone always comments on how comfortable our couch is - perfect for napping- with no idea how old it is.

I love a good thrift store find. If it's still got life in it, we'll use it to the fullest.

So I was all too happy when my husband's accountant asked him "need a bed for one of your kids?" It was her daughter's, but now that she's 30 and out of the house with a family of her own it was just taking up space.

Now Auds has a big girl bed. She was previously sleeping on a mattress on the floor because the antique iron beds I bought the kids hadn't been refinished since I bought them a year ago. *ahem, husband of my youth and love of my life*

Needless to say, she was thrilled! And it's got a trundle for sleepovers.

We are just so blessed by the generosity of others!