Being married for eleven years, Randy and I have slowly replaced all of the hand-me-down furniture we received when we were college-age newlyweds. The massive, L-shaped, "so low you have to roll your pregnant self out if it" couch was finally replaced with a new coach and recliner, paid for with an unexpectedly large tax return after Audrey was born. The burgundy, "so heavy it takes four grown men to move it", hide-a bed couch that we had by the fireplace was also replaced with a much lighter, reclining love seat a couple years ago (also with tax return money, I believe). When the wooden rocking chair with golden upholstery (from my great-grandmother) broke two years ago, I decided I couldn't part with it, and instead found a welder in town to fix the springs for me. But there is one chair that has never been replaced with a new version. Our swivel-rocker, "reading" chair has always had a slip-cover, but it has actually been four different chairs underneath through the years...either handed down to us or garage sale finds. When the rocker broke last week, I thought, "This is our chance!" We hadn't used any of our stimulus check yet, just put it in the bank and wrote a tithe check from it. So I took a trip down to our local furniture outlet and found exactly what I was looking for within the first few minutes. They had one in stock, so I got to take it home only 20 minutes later. The kids, in turn, got a brand-new fort-sized box to play with. By the end of the day they had cut it to the correct configuration, reinforced it with packing tape, made a sign outside the door that said "Mack kid clubhouse" and even taped a couple of their favorite pictures to the walls inside.
The timing of the new box could not have been more perfect. With Audrey needing to stay indoors and recouperate, not to mention the weather being close to 110 degrees the last few days, the kids needed something extra to enhance their creativity! As Audrey's been feeling better, the girls have also resumed their dress-up times. Here's the latest ensemble (note the single earring).
The timing of the new box could not have been more perfect. With Audrey needing to stay indoors and recouperate, not to mention the weather being close to 110 degrees the last few days, the kids needed something extra to enhance their creativity! As Audrey's been feeling better, the girls have also resumed their dress-up times. Here's the latest ensemble (note the single earring). 
3 comments:
The fort looks great. But what does the chair look like? (I know I'll see it soon enough, I'm just thinking of others in blogland who might want to see it).
I logged on to repeat what Aaron said. What's the chair look like? For all we know, you visited the furniture store, and came away with a very nice looking cardboard box! lol
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