do the shuffle

Okay, so the plan was to have the two wee ones share a room for a few years. Well, not really doable. The room isn't very big at all. The two beds would fit in there fine, BUT then there would only be room fro ONE dresser and NO toys! Not to mention a tiny little closet. I dreaded laundry day because there was NO where to put their clothes! So, we found a solution....move! We have a big enough house to make it possible, but with an unfinished basement, that made the move a little trickier.

The home's previous owners did do a LITTLE finishing down there, but it is flimsy at best. There is paneling and some carpet thrown right down on the floor in half the basement, and we've had a t.v, a futon and some toys down there for awhile. It has served as a rec room more or less for the last several years. Well now that is a bachelor pad for the two oldest boys. It works quite well and they think it is way cool. It is like a little dorm room for them down there. They can hang up whatever posters they want on their side of the room so they sort of feel like they have their own space. That is cool. Now, they have to run up the stairs to pee and they have to hang their clothes on a portable clothing rack(no closet) in the drum room, but otherwise, they are in good shape.

The girls didn't move anywhere so they weren't uprooted, but the big girl got the boys' bunk beds in her room so she has a fun place for sleepovers(previously held in the rec room). She is loving the new set-up in her room, too. It created a lot of work for her in the cleaning depatment so she didn't like THAT part. She is loving sleeping up so high. She has also loved having a short, cute room mate for a few days.

Shorty gets the big boys' old room and is in LOVE with the bright colored Nascar room complete with checkerboard wall. That boy LOVES cars and trucks. He has loved playing with his toys IN his room WHILE the baby sleeps. He hasn't gotten to SLEEP in his room yet, as he has a bed skeleton, but with no mattress(being delivered in a few days), he can't sleep in there. He has slept on the lower bunk in big sister's room. I know there will be a LOT of messes made in there with nearly 200 cars, a Lego table, and Thomas Train stuff. Hopefully it will help teach him how to clean up messes he makes(not holding my breath on that one, but we'll try our best!).

Now, even though the wee one didn't move, she will be transitioning into her big girl bed over the next week. If it goes well, the crib will be dismantled for good. I am busy making pink things to put in that room to girly it up. We made that room gender-neutral since we didn't know Shorty was a boy until he was born. Little Miss is all girl, so she should have some pink in there don't you think? She is still waiting on a dresser but at least now we have room for one!

So, we had a crazy weekend in this house and there is still SO much to do! We uncovered a LOT of things that need a new home! There are a lot of other things, that need a place to land where we can find it again, so no the organization of it all begins. How come one project leads to five others!? That doesn't seem fair at all, does it!? It is hard to believe tomorrow is Monday as I wonder where the weekend went! We spent it all working in the house! Yikes! Thank goodness it is a holiday week and the kids will be off after Tuesday and we have family and friends coming to town. That will be a lot of fun and more restful than THIS!

I am off to dreamland all.....