Boys' room

Well, it's working - I didn't do any improvements on Friday or Sunday, and I felt guilty because I couldn't blog about it. That's the intended effect of the blogging. (On me.)

On Saturday, however, it was all house all the time. In the morning we went to IKEA, which is a major undertaking, but we got enough loot to justify the trip, mostly kid stuff. Jordan chose a rug for their bedroom. It's quite eye-popping. He has a lot to say about the designs: he sees a crocodile, trucks with extra big wheels, and many other things. Aaron then sees them too. It's very entertaining, and you can't say it doesn't liven up the place.

We also hung mobiles and the wolf picture. Jordan loves that wolf; he says he watches over him at night and keeps him safe.

As if that weren't enough for a Saturday, I also emptied out pretty much every box in the basement. wow! Unfortunately, Dale was unable to buy the basement shelving that he went out to Target for, so a certain amount of that box stuff is just sort of organized on the floor. But it was still quite an accomplishment. Today's improvement was to empty two boxes in the bedroom. We are very nearly out of boxes.

Now that we know what all we have and have had a chance to think about how we want to use the space, it's time to buy some furniture. On the main level we need a buffet & hutch for the kitchen, a dresser, a loveseat, shelves for the boys' room, and a bathroom cabinet. There may also be smaller things like lamps and endtables. And, amazing as it seems, it won't be long until we need a second twin bed for Aaron. We have decided that regretfully, we can't get a bunk bed until Aaron is a more responsible climber.

The upstairs will need furniture too, but we don't have a clear vision for those rooms yet.