The Man's Room

The house we currently live in is technically a 3-bedroom home, but in the 5 years that I've lived here, the third room has never had a floor, ceiling, or electricity - - it has been mostly closed off to the outside world, and used as a huge storage closet/junk room. It has been a source of embarrassment for me in the few times we've entertained, when Steve has happily included it on the "tour" of our house. The plan for this third room has always been that it would be an office for Steve - - a place where he could study, work, and scheme (a family trait from Steve's side). He's fantasized about having a recliner and a "globe bar" in there too. Therefore, this third room has always been referred to as "The Man's Room". Alas, when we found out we were having a baby back in January, it quickly turned into "The Play Room", when we realized we needed somewhere to put all the toys and extra baby gear that we would soon be dragging out of storage. Then, life threw us another curve when the opportunity presented itself for us to purchase our next door neighbor's home. Now, Steve is working hard to finish the house in general, and we had a major development this weekend, when he hung the new window in the Man's Room. It use to have a very tiny, narrow window that let in virtually no daylight. The new window is huge, and as you can see, really brightens up the joint:

This is a view of the new window, through the glass door to the room. Those familiar with our home (mainly our folks) are most likely gasping as they look at this picture. I'm sure it isn't quite as thrilling for the rest of you. I think Steve and I are both feeling a bit sad about the fact that finally, after all this time, things are coming together around here, just in time for us to move out. Due to multiple circumstance (mainly, two deployments) this house has been under construction since Steve purchased it in 1999. Someday I'll compose a blog about the changes that have occurred here over the past five years, to give you a better idea.

As usual, Blogger is only allowing me to post this one picture - - I will try again later and hopefully I'll have better luck. Today it is 113 degrees in the sun, so I have pretty much stayed inside with the air conditioning. Tomorrow I have a glucose tolerance test (for gestational diabetes) and a follow-up ultrasound (to check on Griffin's kidneys), so I'll post about that tomorrow afternoon.