Finally, a new bed

Mark has been sleeping on a broken bed for months now. Tim bought a bunk bed for the boys when they were pretty young--he got it at a garage sale for about $100. But the bottom supports that go across the bed have been coming loose, making the mattress in the bottom bunk sag. For a while, we piled books under there to support the broken bar, but then two or three of the bars broke lose. Mark is not a complainer, so he just tolerated. Raven was happy to sleep in the lump during the day. So, we didn't do too much about it.

Now, Luke has moved his stuff out of the bedroom downstairs. On Thursday, Tim spotted a garage sale that seemed to be selling big ticket items. Sure enough, they had a bed--a nice wooden full size bed, complete with box spring and mattress for--$100. We snatched it and Mark is now sleeping comfortably. Now, we plan to convert his room into an office for Tim. So, I guess the red, white and blue Twins baseball theme in the room will have to go. Mark is happy in the room where Luke painted the walls a dark red and black (yes, black). Tim replaced a couple of fluorescent bulbs in Mark's new room's light so it's not so dark he can't see. At least he should get a good night's sleep--in the dark, on a big, comfortable bed. Thanks for your patience, Mark!

Anybody need a broken bunk bed---maybe you're a welder????

Till next time,


Suzi