The baby I blogged about last week? Taken from his momma again. Only this time they took his older brother as well. Sad as that is, and believe me, it's sad, it's also for the best. The very best part is that they were placed together and with a family that is willing to adopt both of them if parental rights are terminated. They all have a long emotional road ahead of them, momma, new foster family and children. Please pray for all of them. Our family has been on the foster to adopt side. It's can be ugly and painful and we spent two whole years handing a little boy our hearts on a platter and waiting for CYS to carve it into bits. Things worked out in the end. Now he's 8. And he's been ours for 6 years. I pray the same for this new family.

Exteme Makeover : Locker Edition

This is what we started with. I searched Craig's list and antique stores in our area but couldn't find any. On a whim I asked my FB friends. Within 10 (!!) minutes I scored free ones. They were free but we had to work to get them out under a pile of stuff in an old shed. Husband took one look at them and then looked at me as if I was a crazy mama. I am...but I also have a keen eye for trash that can be make into treasure. We sanded off the rust and also added a board to the bottom that we put felt on so it wouldn't snag son's carpet or scratch daughter's wood floor.

The finished product in our daughters room. No, her ceiling is not curved or caving in. Weird camera angle. Sigh. They are painted in a nice, shiny white. We took the locks off but left on the outside part so it still looks like a lock. My favorite part is the number at the top of them. I don't know why. I just like the number.