Monday, February 1, 2010

Toddler Bed

So this weekend I started looking around for a bed for Lexie again...I had tried in the past to get a twin, double, or even queen bed. We just need another bed in the house. My crib has become a 'death crib'. It is one of the cribs affected by the huge Storkcraft recall. Warnings were sent out not to put your child in the crib until you get the part you need from...China. This is the second recall I've had on this crib and yes the previous part also had to come from China.

But Lexie is outgrowing it anyways. My kids are tall and become too big for the crib probably a little younger than they are ready. So the playpen has come to the rescue again. But that gets old too. It is time to start transitioning the little one. But what to do?

So I've been checking Craigslist off and on for about a month now. I'm not from Minnesota and I have no concept where some of these towns are. Usually they are too far away, at least as far as Jim is concerned.

So this Saturday while Jim is off painting I got the God breeze to just check Craigslist again. This time for toddler beds. Hey, it's a stopgap measure. I made 1 phone call and told the woman that I would come out Monday to get it.

So a little bit later, SHE calls me and says, 'Hey, my husband's doing a job in Blaine- how about we bring the bed to you?' I tell her that sounds great but I don't have any cash in the house to give them. Then she tells me that that is fine because honestly she just wants to get rid of the thing.

So Saturdays afternoon 2 hours after making that phone call the baby's bed is delivered to us. Front door service even! Lexie loves her new little bed. We decorated it with Princess stickers from the Dollar Tree and voila!

God takes care of his children...even the littlest ones!

2 comments:

  1. Want to hear something crazy....a couple weeks before Christmas I was trying desperately to find someone to take our toddler bed! I needed it out of the house, no room for it! I found a lady who lives in our apartment building who was looking for one. Why? Because her crib was recalled!!! How crazy is that! :) Glad God provided! How is she adjusting to the big girl bed?

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