Did you hear this new word yet? “Besties?” How far behind am I that I just caught wind of it a couple weeks ago? Anyway, this is the best description for a special bond I’m enjoying in my life. Our connection may have been formed only recently, but I can assure you that this relationship definitely falls in the BFF category. Who is this special person, you ask? Who has me gushing so? Well, person may not be the right term. No, my heart has been captured by a new piece of hardware. Take a look. Here it is in all it’s glory:

It may look like just a simple gate to you, but this sturdy contraption closes off my kitchen from my living room. How did this result in such a mad love affair? Well, just imagine- I can cook in relative peace (see the hooligans on the other side).

Eliza’s swing (now in the kitchen) can actually serve it’s purpose.

And best of all, I don’t have to stand new the table while nursing to try and prevent Levi’s acrobatics (see our previos post, “Levi’s New Trick”) from resulting in stickifying my newly mopped floor, or worse, producing a concussion.

Yes, the passion I feel for my new gate makes me want to shout from the rooftops- Everyone needs a “Besty!!!” (Can I use “Besties that way, or am I just showing my age now?)