The Clubhouse

We moved in on Sunday!

Before the movers got here

After the movers left

Up until that day, we weren't sure where we were going to put everything. But it worked out beautifully. We set up Nico's loft bed and put his mattress underneath it instead of on top. We stacked the cedar chest and some other things on top of the bed and we drape blankets over the rest and it becomes a CAVE. This is where Nico sleeps at night and where Guy sleeps during the day.

The place looks a lot more organized than what you see in the pictures, but it is still a tiny space with lots of stuff in it :) 

I love having a kitchen! Tonight for dinner I made Fish Curry. Both Guy and I agreed that we were getting tired of sandwiches. Nico even ate some of the curry! 

So the only thing we don't have in this room is a bathroom. We use Jeff and Allicia's 2nd bathroom as our own. This has worked out just fine so far. 

I realized after moving into the clubhouse that this is the time we have been planning for, and that we need to take advantage of it starting right now, to start paying off debt. I know that we will only be able to last so long living in a tiny space, so we are not going to fritter away our time! This is serious business, and we are going to get it done. We are people on a mission!

Feeding the chickens grapes

Nico and Evie in the clubhouse

Waiting for the bus last Friday - Halloween Party day! 

Nico says: "Paint a pumpkin red!"

Nico says: "Biiiiig"

At the pumpkin patch, riding the bucket train

He has picked his pumpkin!

Work, Botanical Garden, and Pumpkin Patch

We found out last Saturday morning that Guy would be going in to work on Monday and Tuesday during the day (10AM-5PM), and then back to night shift on Wednesday like normal. This is how it will be every week for the foreseeable future. So Guy stayed up on Saturday with a short nap in the middle of the day. In the morning he drank some coffee and then all of us, including Allicia, Evie, and Avery, went to the Botanical Garden. Keeping Guy busy while he is tired seems to help with him staying awake. We had a lot of fun!

Then Nico had a field trip this week to the pumpkin patch. I am sure his teacher took lots of pictures so I will be uploading some of those when they're available. Nico came home with a pumpkin and has been asking to turn it into a jack-o-lantern. We told him we would do this with him on Sunday which is Guy's next day off.

The Clubhouse is almost finished, they think it will be ready by the end of this weekend. They put the kitchen cabinets in and the flooring, they just need to do the finishing touches.

Monday was Guy's birthday. To celebrate I made him a video rendition of one of his favorite radio sketches by Bob & Ray. He got a kick out of it.

Nico and Evie doing kid alphabet yoga. Driving Cars.

Reading books in their "house"

A queen bed seems to fit all of us. Nico is a big fan of sleeping next to Daddy.

Pumpkin Patch

Another shot of the same park, but in the morning. Lighting is different.

This afternoon, Guy left for PA and then Nico and I went to the pumpkin patch. Picture of us on the hay ride. He wasn't feeling very well, and I shouldn't have kept him out for so long. He got sick again tonight.

I think I've surmised that Nico has Hand Food and Mouth Disease. He was exposed to it a few weeks ago, and it can cause a general icky feeling for 7-10 days. He has the sores on his mouth, and he keeps getting sick!