The Expanding Family (and home)

Yes we still have a blog!
Facebook has changed the way we interact on line. But I'm still not completely pleased with how mercurial and often shallow it is. A blog seems a little more personal and permanent and not so "sound-bite-ish" and "lite."
So I will try to blog some more -- both for the family and for other reasons. I also know my schedule, so we'll see . . .
One of the big changes this year was that when Trey went away to BYU, we rented out his (and Taft's) room to an exchange student from Hong Kong who attends Shoreline Community College. Her name is Mandy and we love having her in our home. And . . . it helps pay for Trey's college -- much needed. Probably need to do a different blog on that.
In any case . . . having the room rented sort of takes it off the options list for when people come to visit, or especially, when students come home from college. We thought of many options, one of which was to see what we could adapt with the playhouse off the deck in back. It will never be "up to code," but we figured we could do a few things (like fix windows broken by missed lacrosse shots . . .). Unfortunately, time and money were both short as we realized that this might be the best option for housing Trey while home from college. So we did the best we could.
We bought a good quality space heater. We hung a few pictures stored from the boys room. Stored a few things that didn't really need to be in there anymore. Hung some fleece over the drafty windows. Found a free bed through a friend who scours Craigslist-type things. And soon . . . Voila! The playhouse became the "Treyhouse" over Christmas.
And he actually loved it.
Thanks Trey for being a good sport.
For those who've been here, the following tour will mean something:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ja9rPTQSE