Trundling along
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We - I - recently went to IKEA as part of an all-woman all-night babyless heady gallivant. I - we - bought the girls a new bed, because Linnea loved the bunkbed when she was in nappies but was distinctly less impressed when she had to climb down to use the loo, and in fact developed a fairly serious anxiety about it. We had the same available floorspace as before, so I wanted a trundle bed.
But in all honesty, I've always wanted a trundle bed.
There are many reasons why - they are efficient, easy to make up, friendly because the occupants are more side by side than up above each other, the word "trundle" is brilliant (say it! trundle trundle trundle, rumble drum belaboured!) but above all else, before any other attractions, is this:
Mary and Laura Ingalls had one in one of the Little House books. Every morning they had to do "chores," a fancy American word for what we called "jobs." And the first one was to make up their bed, tucking the quilts in on each side, and push it under the big bed. This fabulous, exotic, exciting and foreign literary bed design was called a Trundle Bed.
AND NOW I HAVE ONE IN MY HOUSE I AM SO SQUEEEEEEEE!
We - I - recently went to IKEA as part of an all-woman all-night babyless heady gallivant. I - we - bought the girls a new bed, because Linnea loved the bunkbed when she was in nappies but was distinctly less impressed when she had to climb down to use the loo, and in fact developed a fairly serious anxiety about it. We had the same available floorspace as before, so I wanted a trundle bed.
But in all honesty, I've always wanted a trundle bed.
There are many reasons why - they are efficient, easy to make up, friendly because the occupants are more side by side than up above each other, the word "trundle" is brilliant (say it! trundle trundle trundle, rumble drum belaboured!) but above all else, before any other attractions, is this:
Mary and Laura Ingalls had one in one of the Little House books. Every morning they had to do "chores," a fancy American word for what we called "jobs." And the first one was to make up their bed, tucking the quilts in on each side, and push it under the big bed. This fabulous, exotic, exciting and foreign literary bed design was called a Trundle Bed.
AND NOW I HAVE ONE IN MY HOUSE I AM SO SQUEEEEEEEE!
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Date: 2008-08-30 10:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-30 10:27 pm (UTC)Also, I need to read the Little House books. I am not sure how they have passed me by.
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Date: 2008-08-30 10:51 pm (UTC)my mum got me started - my room and my brother's at home now both have trundles.
and trundle is a most magnificent word, I agree!
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Date: 2008-08-30 11:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-30 11:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-30 11:22 pm (UTC)(Well, actually, no, you're right, I have my own bed, but I do sleep in it a bit, because we are a bedhopping family).
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Date: 2008-08-30 11:55 pm (UTC)At my parents' house, the basement was once my sister's bedroom. There are now two beds in it, both of which have trundles under it, giving places for four guests.
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Date: 2008-08-31 01:48 am (UTC)When we visited my mom last month, I slept in my old bed, and Elena slept in the trundle bed. :)
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Date: 2008-08-31 03:21 am (UTC)(no subject)
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