My son and his new family are moving into their house next week. They won't be starting with much in the way of household goods and furniture. They just bought the house and since he lives and works on the road as a truck driver he gave up most of his things about two years ago. She is keeping it light so the move doesn't cost so much. My son and I have started over more times then we care to think about however, some of the best times I remember was when we had very little.
My youngest daughter was conceived while sleeping on the floor because we wanted the kids to have beds. Doesn't sound so important but "9" doctors had told me I'd never get pregnant again. Hmmmm, guess they don't know every thing. This was during the time when people thought it was important to tell everyone how their homes were decorated. Was it Early American, Contemporay, Modern, extra well we use to tell everyone we had "Early American Cardboard Box", I had taken large boxes and made a table, chairs to sit on, coffee tables and when they wore out we just went and got more....at no cost. I put dollies, scarfs and table cloths on them. It looks real nice and homie.
They were good times, we laughed alot, was healthy, had a roof over our heads, food in our bellies and plenty of love. What more could one have....stuff just stuff. We were happier than most of our friends and family who thought they had it all.
After 2 basement floods, we were forced to pare down our "stuff", because it got all wet. Life was good. Then Gary's dad died. As we were cleaning out the house, where he lived for 50+ years, and he had pack-rat-itis, many of his things ended up at our house, so right back where we started from.
ReplyDeleteHi Dawn, isn't that the way it goes? You get it all cleaned up and out then gather more back. :D I have been there too. Linda
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