Are We Sad or Just Lucky?

So....my husband, who will remain anonymous, is yes folks a "Dumpster Diver." Through this sad obsession of his, we have managed to find some really cool stuff, though. I can't figure out why people just throw there valuable stuff away and not take them to the DI or try and sell them. But, all in all, we reap all the benefits! :)

We got our first BBQ (which was later stolen) from a dumpster. We got a really nice floor lamp that we had up until we moved here. (It didn't apparently want to leave the Boise area) We have also found many valuable things and sold them. It has given us some nice income when needed.

Our most recent find, is a toddler bed! Yes, we already have one but this one that we found is the one I wanted to buy originally but we didn't have enough money. We ended up getting a wood one for Joey which worked for him because it matched his room. This one though is perfect for Emma...it matches her room! So I am happy we found it. It was in really good shape too...it just needed to be cleaned. And of course it needed a mattress (but we already had one of those) So now we can sell Joey's and get some much needed money.

Here is the bed...Pretty nice eh?



So...you may be thinking we are sad but it has blessed us greatly and Emma sure likes her cool new big girl bed! She slept in it last night (first time away from her crib) and only had one incident. She started screaming at about 1:30 in the morning. She had fallen in between the wall and the bed. A big girl bed is definitely something she will have to get used to..she likes to move way too much! :)