The precipitating factor was that Rose and Sarah were sleeping in the room directly above the family room, where Kevin and I usually spend our evenings. If they were just sleeping, that would be fine. But EVERY night, in pursuit of shenanigans or using the potty or late drinks of water, the little girls would hop, skip, and thump their way across the floor. We would just be sitting peacefully and suddenly -- BANG. It was loud, in spite of a carpet and other sound deadening attempts.
So we decided to move Rose and Sarah into the room above the dining room. That meant Miriam and Angela had to move into Rose and Sarah's room. Lydia was in the room with M and A, but we decided to move her into the study downstairs and Naomi into our 5th wheel.
For a couple of days we worked our tails off. The kids did most of the heavy lifting with help from Kevin, but I worked very very hard as well. I ache.
But of course in the midst of all that moving, we found plenty of things that were out of place or useless, so we decluttered a lot in the process. For a brief moment, we had 4 lovely bedrooms.
The boys stayed in the same room, but Daniel inherited a bed frame. Previously, he just had a mattress on the floor.
It's beautiful.
Also beautiful. I love clean floors. It is a rare sight.
Lydia's room now.
Argh. So now I am recovering from all that work but I am also happy at what we accomplished in a frenzy of activity.
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