Trading Spaces

Since Maddie has departed, the greatly anticipated event of changing rooms has occurred.  With only 3 children in the house, they each have their own room.  The boys were thrilled since they have been sharing a room since Gabe was born.  They did not start moving the moment Maddie left, due to an edict from the Queen (Mom) That no movement would occur until Labor Day weekend.  But as soon as I returned from Utah, we started to move rooms.  Allie moved into Maddie's old room.  But she did not get Maddie's bed.  We moved Gabe's bunk beds back into Maddie's room.  Maddie's bed went into Jayd's room.  We realized that he has been sleeping in a bunk bed since he was 7 years old.  We decided that it was time for our 6'4" son to have a bed where he could actually sit up.  Gabe moved into Allie's old room with the king size bed.  He's not thrilled about this move.  He likes having his own space, but wishes that there was a little more space and a little less bed.  He is willing to bear these circumstances because he knows that once Jayd leaves next year, he will have the largest room in the house....but for now, that honor goes to Jayd.  Jayd quickly rearranged his room once the beds were settled.  He had apparently given a lot of thought to the arrangement, and it looks very comfortable, and spacious.  He is happy with his personal area.  Immediately upon completion of the move, Allie and Gabe began to build permanent forts in their rooms!  Aah, the joys of having your own room!