Once upon a time, there was a family with a sweet baby boy. When he was born, they lived in a tiny high rise apartment with no room for a crib. So they didn't get one until they moved into a house later on.
At that point, they were generously given a crib by their sweet sister-in-law. They thought, "Great! Free crib!" And then they discovered that some of the parts for the crib were missing. Replacement parts appeared to cost more than the crib. Sadly, the crib went out on the curb for garbage pickup. This was Crib #1.
The little family was blessed with another baby. Their toddler was comforted by his crib, and they didn't want to move him yet, so they decided to hunt down a crib for the second baby. And some generous friends said, "We have a crib that you can have. It's sitting in our garage." They thought, "Great! Free crib!" (I think you know where this is going...) So they brought it home. Despite the fact that the friends couldn't seem to find any of the hardware. A week passed, the crib sat, and the friends tore their house apart. No hardware. This was Crib #2.
So the very pregnant mama went out to a yard sale. She bought a crib for $20. It had the hardware and instructions. She brought it home. She told her poor, long suffering husband that it had last been used as a toddler bed. He discovered that there were no instructions for putting the crib back once it had been used as a toddler bed. He spent 4 hours figuring it out. The crib was finished. He was also finished. This was Crib #3.
The pregnant mama had learned a valuable lesson. For the love of all that is good and true, do not try and save a buck on anything with small moving parts that has been taken apart. Go to the store, and buy the thing new. Your husband will thank you. The end.
2 comments:
So does this mean you are getting a new crib? Or did David figure it out? (this is Sarah btw)
Yes, he finally figured it out. But he didn't enjoy the process much. =)
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