Our "New" Table!

I'm so excited today! We received an amazing gift from my parents yesterday. A "new" table! I put new in quotes because this is the table that I grew up sitting at, but it is new to our house and it fits perfectly. We've been using a dinette set that the previous owner of our home didn't want to pack.

While I liked the way the dinette set looked in the space, it just wasn't very practical for a growing family. The chairs weren't terribly comfortable and the seats were upholstered so they could not be removed for cleaning (very nice with toddlers). The real problem was that it just wasn't big enough. It could only seat four and made it practically impossible to serve meals family style at the table. We have not been able to invite dinner guests or even host lunch after a playdates without having to figure out extra seating.

Hooray for a new table that can seat up to ten if I wish! How awesome is that? The kids have been having a whole lot of fun picking their new spots at the table and now there is plenty of room for baby brother when he's ready to be seated in a highchair. I would have never believed that someday I'd be old enough that a dining set would absolutely make my day. Funny how being a mom can change things.

Have a Happy Day!

MJ

Embrace The Camera: New Glasses!

In an effort to use up our flexible spending money from last year, D and I decided to get new glasses.  For whatever reason, I was pretty darn excited to get some new frames. I guess it's just fun to have something new and different.

I slipped on the new frames and began to reminisce about my very first pair of glasses.  I was in 4th grade and picked those mauve and gold frames all by myself.  We purchased them in a mall and I still remember looking across to the other stores with total wonder at how clear everything had become. Such a vivid memory after all of these years.  It shows what an impact clear vision can have on one's life.  I could probably come up with some pretty great analogies with that last statement, but I'll leave that to you.
I went through my old photo album in search of a good picture of me, when I was 10, sporting my new glasses.  I found one that made me so happy.  My grandfather, cousin and me (all wearing glasses. Yes!) on the back patio of my grandparents' home. Here it is for your viewing pleasure:

Pre-braces and rocking my purple Oshkosh overalls.  Very nice!

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ 

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