VERY excited!

For years Lauren has been asking us for bunk beds. Four weeks ago, we went into Harvey Norman during a big bedding sale and bought her a set of bunks, and a king single ensemble for Patrick who is going to be a giant (or at least 6ft4" if my calculations are correct). Patrick has had his old bed since he was 2 so it is beginning to sag, and really needed to be replaced before he has another growth spurt. They told us 4 weeks for delivery and sure enough, they turned up on Friday (unheard of as 4 weeks usually means 6-8!) I decided not to tell Lauren about her bunks and surprise her as she has been SO excited asking every other day if they were here yet. Unfortunately someone - not naming names - SHAYNE - told her on Thursday night that they were coming, so I had to FIB to her and say only Patrick's was here, and her's would be here soon. After a few tears and the promise of a sleepover at Tracey's, she got over it, and we set to work cleaning out the tip that was her room, and assembling the bunks. Shayne did a FANTASTIC job on Friday night and Saturday morning, and we had the bunks ready to surprise Lauren by the time she got home on Saturday. We have lots of sleepovers here with the kids cousins, so now instead of the lounge room being full of sleeping bags and bodies, we should be able to confine it to two bedrooms!

It began with 3 HUGE and VERY heavy boxes

an empty room for the first time in 5 years lots and lots of piles of numbered parts and it soon began to take shape

the work site supervisor kept an eye on things

making sure the OH&S guidelines were being followed

and after about 8 hours of work

the finished result is fantastic

and made one little girl VERY happy

The bunks and new bed were put to good use with 2 cousins sleeping over last night, and 7 kids here at one stage today checking out Lol's "day bed" as she's calling her bottom bunk!

P.S Lol dressed herself in the lovely brown and gold with fuchsia pink socks, and will now be wearing that winning combination every game day!

GO HAWKS!

*Thanks Tracey.