This is our kitchen.
It is tiny.
Super tiny.
In fact, it is about 11 feet by 6 feet.
Tiny.
We often dine in our sun-room but during the winter it gets very very cold out there no matter how much we try to warm it up.
So, we needed a solution because the kids were freezing during meals.
Guy and I stood there and looked at our tiny kitchen. There is no way we could fit anything in here. Its tiny!
Then we decide to try something.
Guy grabs the Ikea table and little chairs and brings the baby chair from the sun room.
Will all of the kids fit in here?
Voila!
Its cozy, to say the least.
And we bump into each other all of the time.
And things fall and break often.
And I have no room to move or cook or clean.
Its tight.
And sometimes we have to be creative and utilize whatever we can during a cooking session because we have 7 people to feed and not much room for preparations.
But – and this is a huge but – we make it work.
And this is our message to our kids when they complain.
We have a big family, Kids. The budget is limited. So, we make it work with what we have.
Oh, and we have each other.
And that’s worth more than any fancy kitchen.
I know that one day we will have a fancy shmancy kitchen.
Of course we will.
But, I hope you kids will never ever forget the special moments that we shared in our “cubicle” kitchen.
Why?
Because you will know that Mom and Dad made things work. We took the cards that life dealt us and made the best darn life two parents can make. And – we were happy. And so were you.
Don’t ever forget the tiny kitchens of your life, Kids. Usually that is where your most memorable moments will happen. Oh, and I want you to have lots of those.
Go into the world and make memories, Kiddos.
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