There is that lullaby.."Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top...When the wind blows the cradle will rock....When the bough breaks the cradle will fall....Down will come baby, cradle and all..."
First off what does that lullaby mean? I mean who wrote it and why? Was it something like Lewis Carroll and the Alice LSD thing or what... the lullaby is so stinking morbid....but this is not my story... I am getting to it....
We received one of the most beautiful gifts last week. Dan's brother in law John, BUILT us a cradle for our soon to be born son Joey. It is perfect. It took my breath away when I saw it and tears streamed down my face. i could not believe it....
He wanted to build it for us and asked us if he could when he found out we were expecting. At first Dan refused because cradle building is something John has only done for his own children to use for their children. but I immediately re-niged Dan's decline and with tears in my eyes, said to him "It would be lovely if you wanted to do that for our child. It will be treasured."
Well, all these months had passed and as we are setting up Joeys room and trying to get things ready for our little man's arrival, I had heard no progress on the cradle. No worries, but a few weeks ago John had told me it was finished and he would like to bring it over.
Donna and John came over for supper and he and Dan carried the cradle into Joey's bedroom. I came in and cried. It was perfect. It IS perfect. It is big and it is stained dark wood and he cut out footballs and helmets to put on the side and Dan's dad bought bumpers and a mattress and a sheet to go in it. A good friend at work gave a darling quilt with matching blankets and we put that in the cradle too. We did have to move the cradle into the living room area because it is big and the crib will eventually have to go in the bedroom, but it's even better in the living area.
It is so eye catching and since we are kitchen people and living room people then Joey will be out there with us catching a little nap in his new cradle. SO excited for him to come home and use it.
John can build anything. His craftsmanship is stunning. He can find a piece of shit entertainment center or dresser at a yard sale for nothing and bring it home and work on it and the next thing you would know it's a beautiful piece of furniture that you would never know had a previous beet up owner who was going to get rid of it. He even built an addition on to his house. He is in the home repair business. he is a handy guy and his son John is just like that. I think between the two of them they mus keep home Depot and Lowe's in business....Very impressive.
But all in all, this cradle is a stunner. he built one for his son John's first child and since then John and Jennifer's three kids have used it. He also built one for his daughter's child and now her second son will be using it. We will only have one child, but Joey will use the cradle and we may find other uses for it when Joey grows out of it..who knows.. It will make a beautiful family heirloom to be passed on. I like that. We don't have much of that these days, so this cradle is perfect. It is a perfect addition in furniture to our home, for a perfect little addition to our family coming soon...
I can tell you this. You can't get this cradle up to a tree top... the wind will never blow this cradle down and this cradle will Not fall...
First off what does that lullaby mean? I mean who wrote it and why? Was it something like Lewis Carroll and the Alice LSD thing or what... the lullaby is so stinking morbid....but this is not my story... I am getting to it....
We received one of the most beautiful gifts last week. Dan's brother in law John, BUILT us a cradle for our soon to be born son Joey. It is perfect. It took my breath away when I saw it and tears streamed down my face. i could not believe it....
He wanted to build it for us and asked us if he could when he found out we were expecting. At first Dan refused because cradle building is something John has only done for his own children to use for their children. but I immediately re-niged Dan's decline and with tears in my eyes, said to him "It would be lovely if you wanted to do that for our child. It will be treasured."
Well, all these months had passed and as we are setting up Joeys room and trying to get things ready for our little man's arrival, I had heard no progress on the cradle. No worries, but a few weeks ago John had told me it was finished and he would like to bring it over.
Donna and John came over for supper and he and Dan carried the cradle into Joey's bedroom. I came in and cried. It was perfect. It IS perfect. It is big and it is stained dark wood and he cut out footballs and helmets to put on the side and Dan's dad bought bumpers and a mattress and a sheet to go in it. A good friend at work gave a darling quilt with matching blankets and we put that in the cradle too. We did have to move the cradle into the living room area because it is big and the crib will eventually have to go in the bedroom, but it's even better in the living area.
It is so eye catching and since we are kitchen people and living room people then Joey will be out there with us catching a little nap in his new cradle. SO excited for him to come home and use it.
John can build anything. His craftsmanship is stunning. He can find a piece of shit entertainment center or dresser at a yard sale for nothing and bring it home and work on it and the next thing you would know it's a beautiful piece of furniture that you would never know had a previous beet up owner who was going to get rid of it. He even built an addition on to his house. He is in the home repair business. he is a handy guy and his son John is just like that. I think between the two of them they mus keep home Depot and Lowe's in business....Very impressive.
But all in all, this cradle is a stunner. he built one for his son John's first child and since then John and Jennifer's three kids have used it. He also built one for his daughter's child and now her second son will be using it. We will only have one child, but Joey will use the cradle and we may find other uses for it when Joey grows out of it..who knows.. It will make a beautiful family heirloom to be passed on. I like that. We don't have much of that these days, so this cradle is perfect. It is a perfect addition in furniture to our home, for a perfect little addition to our family coming soon...
I can tell you this. You can't get this cradle up to a tree top... the wind will never blow this cradle down and this cradle will Not fall...
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