The Lounge
by Sherra on June 30, 2010
in Finding the Funny, Moments, Raves, Teens
The darling twins came home to a new room.
They are still not thrilled with the changes.
The most disturbing part for Wizzy has been the moving of their beds.
She has said at least three times…
“I know we’re in college and will only be home for 3 months but why did you have to take the other bed out the room?”
“But Mom, why did you have to take a BED out?”
“Seriously Mom, why is one of our beds in the basement?”
Another traumatic event I can be blamed for pretty much through eternity.
I take full responsibility and it’s probably wrong but I still feel pretty good about the new arrangement.
Call me mean. Oh wait, they already do.
Hey, maybe this is why she has been sleeping at other people’s houses?
TV is moved up from the basement. They’ve never had a TV in their room. That’s another good reason why this is now called the lounge.
Video game system – again never allowed on any TV in our house – now hooked up since they bought it while they were at college.
The benefits of being the last born and old rules flying out the window because you have three older siblings.
Futon is ordered. They are guests in our home and we have invited them to use the lounge until they head back to college in August. I think it’s pretty generous.
The cleaning and fumigating and throwing away and sweeping and mopping and sorting and disinfecting and organizing, etc., took us many weekends. I’ll save pictures of that for another day.
We really like the lounge. Scary Baby likes the lounge. The Grunter likes the lounge.
And I don’t really see what the big deal is about with one twin bed.
It made me think of my “You’re Gonna Miss This” post from last year as their senior year was ending.
Photo from April 2009
They’ve been sleeping together in a twin bed more than they have slept in separate beds for their whole lives. It’s some kind of twin thing.
Shoot, at our house THREE can fit in a twin bed. They should all be glad they are skinny.
How cute is that on the first night they were home that their favorite brother climbed into bed with them after he got off work to snuggle and talk?
The fleeting moments when they all get along make my heart sing.
Really they do.
Because sometimes it feels like yesterday that those three little people climbed in that same bed and talked and giggled and didn’t have a care in the world.
I’m interested so leave a comment and tell me…
Do you take advantage of the extra space when your college kids head off to school? Did you or are you currently preserving your college kids’ bedrooms? Just curious if I’m in the minority on the room conversion and where I fall on the mean mom scale.
I do want to go on record here and note that I did wait a full year!
One year ago..
At the same time that Ansley was going off to college, we moved to SC. So “her room” was totally different anyway. That was and still is a major adjustment when she comes home (which is rare!). It’s still her furniture in the room, but I did buy a new bedspread. She won’t even sleep under it cause it’s “different”. She’s a little OCD – can ya tell?. If she’s not gonna come home more than 3 times a year from college (she doesn’t even come here in the summer), then it’s officially the “guest room” in my opinion and I can do with it what I want! Guess I’m a “mean mom” too!
Gayle–I’m late (as usual) and your comment was actually hiding in my spam folder?! I know you’re not a mean mom but I do love the idea of moving to a new house (and state!) so I can create a guest room and lounge!
My mom gave my room to my sister once I left for college! My queen bed fits in there and the closet it way bigger… When I came back I had to stay in my little sister’s much smaller room
I wouldn’t say it’s a “mean mom” thing… Just a “mom” thing
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Andrea–Sounds like you are very adaptable in spite of the fact that I might have had to wrestle my little sister to get my room back if she had taken over mine when I left. No need though, my dad turned my room into an office and I had to sleep in my brother’s room since he had left for the Air Force when I came home from college which was even weirder!
Well Andrea just be glad you have a bed to yourself, thats all Im saying.
Ok so I am going to get many points from the college kids out there. Not only did I leave 1 room for my “only” child to come back to but she has two rooms that I have not touched. She made me promise before she left because she had already heard horror stories from other college kids how they came home to no room.I rather enjoy spending time in the one room that has the tv and computer in it. It keeps me from missing her so much and gives me a place to watch tv away from the husband when he wants to watch stupid crap! The other room is like a giant closet so I did move some of my clothes in there. She did try to comment on that but I shut her up real quick and reminded her how I didnt convert her room into a craft room. lol I dont craft!
Terry–Always the most popular girl I know and I’m sure that has carried through to the most popular mom category as well. I think “HORROR” stories is a little strong word choice for moving some things around when college kids leave for NINE months. Perhaps that is an “only” child thing as they don’t have to share a room and in your case, your child has TWO rooms. LOL!
Hm.. I should have thought of that, Terry. I am a scrapbooker but since one daughte was home every weekend, we never had a chance to do anything in there. Good thing since she’s moved back home for the next year at least (we wonder if she’s ever gonna move out). the other daughter was in the basement already and her father would have NEVER allowed me to do away with it. He’s told his girls they can come home forever as long as they don’t bring any “luggage” with them! LOL (and yes, I have twin daughters the same age as Sherra’s so reading her posts are extremely funny to me). I’ve NEVER caught them in a twin bed together though and certainly not with their little brother!!
Melinda–I thought ALL twins slept together? Are you saying this isn’t true? The Grunter is getting a little grief from that post. He told me last night that some of his friends read the blog and saw those pictures. Ahhh, the power of the blog.
We let the child still at home pick among the items left behind by the other two who had the opportunity to take any and every thing they wanted. He moved the best bed into his room, so we do have one complete room and one “mattress on the floor” room. We are planning a downsize within the next year and will be cutting a bedroom and square footage and any “treasures” not claimed are fair game. It seems sad but, just like the twins’ life moved beyond the family borders, the family moves forward, too. Sometimes it’s too sad to leave things exactly as they were when life isn’t as it was any longer. It’s part of everyone growing up.
Julieann–I absolutely agree! We look forward to downsizing and though parts of it are very melancholy since this the house we have always lived in since The Grunter was 18 months old, it will be a milestone for all of us. But I also know we’re moving into a new stage of life and I would love, love, love everything about my life to be more simple and uncluttered!
When Ellie moved out I turned her room into my craft room but- she moved back home, without much notice. So now- my stuff and her stuff are all mixed up together in there and it looks like we could be on an episode of “Horders”. She’s moving out again in Aug. so I will be reclaiming the space but this time in a fashion that when she returns I can quickly convert it back into her space.
Peggy–You get “Most Flexible Mother of the Year” in my book of allowing the revolving door of coming back home, leaving, coming back again. I’m stressing just thinking about that. I don’t want to quickly convert space so they can come back. Whenever the threats of “I’m moving out” start…we just loudly repeat that if they move out they need to make sure it’s for good!! Welcomed here until they can make it on their own and only if they are in school fulltime…then they have to pay rent to us or go experience their new found “being an adult is so much fun” freedom!!