Scott had a friend from work move out of state recently and he had a bunch of household items he was giving to Charity. He told Scott that if there was anything we'd like, we could come and get it. So while Angela was here, Scott took the truck over and came back with a queen mattress and box spring, a couple of end tables, towels, lamps and new pots and pans. I felt like it was Christmas, but better because we didn't have to pay for any of it. I bought a metal bed frame at Costco for $35 and then we were able to set up the bed down in our library/guest bed room and get rid of the futon. I'm sure our family and other visitors will be happy about that switch :). Futons are not very comfortable, but that too, was free so we took it thinking it'd be better than the floor for our guests :).
Bed, end table and lamp for library/guest room:
End table and lamp for Jane's room:
I was so happy to have a few new pots. I got rid of a few that had been badly scratched during our first year of marriage- I later told Angela that I don't think newly married couples should use new pots and pans because they're just learning and coming out of a stage of life(singlehood) that is very care-free. I wish I had some old, beat-up ones to practice on during that first year. I should have saved my new ones to use when I got a better feel for cooking and learned more about caring for kitchen items. Unless you have a lot of money, when you have a family to care for, and you have to make breakfast, lunch and dinner every day for several people, you're a lot more careful with your things because you know you need them to last and you don't want rust and other junk getting in your food.
On Angela's last day here, Elisabeth had a 'mom's and muffins' morning at her school. Angela and I both got to go with Elisabeth which she thought was pretty special.
We're always so happy when we get to have family or friends come and stay with us for awhile. We're so looking forward to the month of April when we get to have visits from Becca, Fred and Kelley and their families(during different times in the month). Yay for family!
