The End is in Sight!

Well with the "theater room" complete, except for mounting speakers, Mom and Dad began efforts to get the basement back in order. Early Saturday morning, Dad went down and measured out the "shoe closet" that would be added in the basement. Then he went to the gym and Mom to work to supervise workshops. Once they returned, they ate lunch, and got down to business. Since Dad had already cleared the area, they could begin by putting up the brackets to hold the shelving. That is the hard part, once that was done, the shelves went in. Sunday morning, Dad finished the corner shelves, that was another situation completely. That we can now say was the most challenging part. The shelving was complete and as you know Mom is an organizational freak; so she got started on putting shoes away and it began to show some sort of order. We still have to get a few wire shelves to put in the middle under the hanging shelf and move some coats down but basically done.

Since the shoes would soon be out of the way, that meant that Mom and Dad could also begin conceptualizing the family/play room that will replace the basement room. Saturday evening, Mom and Dad went to order the new living room furniture for upstairs, so that the current furniture can be moved downstairs in the family/play room. Once the furniture is moved downstairs, office relocated downstairs, and new furniture delivered, the basement will officially be complete. Once that is done, the next and final, we think, project is to paint my room and move my furniture in. Since the furniture is ready, that means painting should be the hard part. It will all come together nicely, we are all sure. Mom ordered some appliques Friday night so that she can make the window valances that will go in my room. The summer will be for some finishing touches, and I will soon be on my way!