We are getting organized and making the house safe for our growing family. Up and early on Saturday with a list about 3 pages long. Our first stop was Babies 'R Us, to do a bit of research and get more safety gadgets. We also wanted to learn more about car seats, strollers, video monitors etc. Very overwhelming, much more online research to do (sometimes I wish I was more like my sister - she is brilliant at researching). Two and half hours later we decided it was time for a late lunch, our brains we fried.
After lunch we went to Home Depot, Lowe's and Wal-Mart, comparing prices on garage storage items, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, sliding door locks and storage cabinets. After a long afternoon we came home excited about the accomplishments and ready to start assembling items on Sunday.
After church this morning it was back to Lowe's for a few items we neglected to pick up. When we came home I suddenly remembered that we needed drawers and closet space set aside exclusively for foster children. Our guest rooms do not have chest of drawers so it was off to the Container Store for an Elfa Drawer Unit.
Once home (again) we assembled the garage storage cabinet, installed a smoke detector and replaced light bulbs (they all just happened to burn out this weekend). We will spend the next few weeks on more projects to prepare for the home study.
It was a great weekend! We laughed and cried, talked about the future and planned out the next week. Scarlett is still a bit confused about all this, but is just happy we are all home on this cold night.
The garage storage unit.
The Elfa Unit.
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