...of my wife complaining, I finally agreed that we needed a king size bed. Mostly because the queen size bed has started showing it's age. She sent me a couple of links to platform beds (and even DIY ones). I thought it was a great idea and a way to save money by not having to buy the box springs (2 on a king size).
Since a King Size bed is 76x80", there was NO way that I could create it as one piece. Not to mention how heavy that would be. So, I created 2 separate pieces and screwed them together. I also created a base for it to sit on that would raise it 6" off the ground, so total to top of mattress would be 18" (as requested). She felt our current bed was too high.
Here is the structure of the platform. Made out of 2x4s. I made 2 of them.
Then I screwed them together. Can't tell you how much I love my workshop. I was able to fit this in there and still have room to work around it!!
Here is the final product. I had to add legs around the perimeter because it was sagging at the edge. Guess the structure it sits on wasn't quite big enough.
Here are the 2 pieces with trim work.
Without them mattress and before the legs were put on. See how it is sagging? It didn't sag a lot, but would have caused the mattress to be uncomfortable sooner than later.
Master Bedroom wall art. We searched the internet and found pics we liked. Printed them and framed them are excited to have something on the walls. I think we could have improved the look with using nicer frames that have matting (sp?) in them but those were out of the budget for now.
Keira helped me make a crown of thorns/nails for our lenten table decoration.
We bought Israel some adorable Cars underwear. My gut tells me he might be a bit young yet to tackle this one at 2 years 4 months but I figured it doesn't hurt to try.
Ever seen a 10 month old with a bun? So funny how her hair is long enough for a bun and I have trimmed the back once already! Nairi is walking all over the place now. She is so short and just so funny to see her walking Its so crazy how they start out so wobbly and within just a few days her balance has improved 10 fold. She can now bend over and pick up a toy and keep walking or walk while holding a toy. She can also climb all the way up the stairs. Sleep... without waking up every few hours? Now that is another story. Hoping that is the next milestone we tackle!
Her birthday is 4 months away but already she is "planning" and coming up with ideas for what kind of cake she would like and what kind of party or special family day she wants. Okay I know I uploaded the same picture twice here but blogger will not delete one so its going to have to stay!!
Israel loves nothing better than a pile of dirt and a few Tonka trucks. Usually one dump truck, one bulldozer, and one digger or backhoe. We now have outdoor trucks for digging in the mud/dirt/snow/puddles/mulch/sand and indoor trucks for imaginary digging and dumping. We will have to remember to bring a bag of trucks to the beach this summer and he can dig like crazy with his Tonka trucks in the endless sand!
We have had some really beautiful 40 and almost 50 degree days with glorious sun. Since there is no snow the ground is dry and I am able to put Nairi on the ground and let her crawl around, eat grass and mulch and pick grass. She loves being out and I love the SUN!!!
