Janet, I grew up in a small house with 6 people, too. My dad worked at night so I shared a bed with my mom and the boys shared the other one.
Mike and I built a big house a couple of years after we got married, and lived in it for 24 years. I had to get rid of SO much stuff to fit in to our next house! Now I get rid of things as it accumulates so I don't have clutter...not that clutter bothers me...I just need to keep my life as simple as possible
