Last Saturday we went thrifting. Knowing my son would soon be coming home on leave motivated us to finally get out and look for a bed for the spare room. We went to a new thrift store and hit pay dirt as far as we were concerned. Matt found this cute little wooden cardinal tealight holder originally marked 50c which rang up for 13c!!! It's an adorable addition to my growing cardinal collection.
We also picked up two more of the Harry Potter series, both hardbacks, for $10 each. The books looked like they were in brand new condition. I think we just need two more books to complete the entire collection. Matt's been waiting for us to pick up book three so he could continue the series in the correct order so now he has reading material.
I also found this beautiful headboard marked down to $9.99. With a bit of cleaning up it looks very nice - not to masculine, not to feminine, and not to childish. I apologize for the disorder in the picture. Matt had been putting in the molding around the floor so we had pushed everything to the middle of the room. It was fortune that we went thrifting because Wednesday my son informed me he'd be home the next day! Wow, talk about very little warning. Matt and I managed to pull the room together and he has a peaceful place now to rest and sleep. Matt even managed to get our old tv brought in and hooked up the cable for him.
On a serious note, I haven't posted regarding my oldest son being injured in Afghanistan as it was very personal for me and I was very emotional for a while. About a month ago he was shot multiple times while on patrol. He was extremely lucky and none of the shots caused any serious injury. He's been in a hospital in Qatar since and wasn't sure they'd let him come home on leave. Thankfully they did because mom really needed to see her son to make sure he was okay. Creating a sanctuary for him was my labor of love and a way to focus my energies. His Purple Heart Medal is beautiful BUT I wish he'd never gone through what he did to receive it. I was one of the fortunate that when I got the call it was from my son and not a stranger. My heart and prayers goes out to all those moms who aren't so lucky.
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