Life Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When my family moved into our house, nearly 10 years ago, we had two toddlers and two aging Chihuahuas. Between day care, moving costs, and life with small kids, we were barely hanging on, financially or otherwise. Having a powder room for our newly potty-trained older kid was enough to make me feel like a queen.