Hello, Roomie!!!

Hello, friends!

This weekend marked a very special occasion in the Leong household. After 2 years of living adjacent to one another, Ezra and Thaliea are now officially roommates! Isn't that a sweet setup?!

Our upstairs has 3 bedrooms; originally, the setup was the master for Megan and me, then one for Ezra and one for Thaliea. Along comes Jonah, and now things need to change. Jojo is still in our room for now but at some point he'll have his own crib in his own room, so the older kids needed to move in together.

Dear friends, this is what you call, "a bit of an ordeal." Allow me to break it down for you.

Friday:
- 9:30pm: Check Craigslist to see if bunk beds that can convert into twin beds are available. They are not.
- 9:45pm: See some beds on Amazon that we like.
- 9:50pm: Check Craigslist one more time and see that one has JUST BEEN LISTED. Begin communicating with the seller.

Saturday:
- 9:30am: Realize we need a truck or something to get this thing home because it won't fit in our van. A friend from small group says he has a trailer and can help us. I coordinate with him and the seller on pickup time.
- 10:00am: Go Goodwill shopping with the kids looking for end tables (no dice) and books (nailed it!)
- 1:30pm: Get home and the kids go down for resting time in separate rooms for probably the last time.
- 3:15pm: Pick up the bunk beds
- 4:15pm: Pick up the futon we also bought because we have the trailer so we might as well!
- 5:00pm: Dinner time!
- 6:00pm: Disassemble Ezra's old bed and start assembling new beds
- 6:30pm: Megan orders mattresses from furniture store
- 8:00pm: Pick up mattresses
- 8:45pm: Kids are situated in their new rooms and it's time for bed
- 9:00pm: Kids aren't asleep yet
- 9:15pm: Kids are still awake
- 9:45pm: WHY ARE THE KIDS STILL AWAKE?!
- 10:30pm: Kids finally fall asleep...

Sunday night was much better and Monday night was even better than that. Last night was a bit rough, so we we know that they're still getting used to the arrangement. What's nice is that the kids really like each other and usually get along. We've had to negotiate a little bit with night lights and sound machines but we're making it work. Also, we bought them new sheets and blankets (dinosaurs for Ezra and birds and flowers for Thaliea), so they're pretty excited about that.

We'll be in this arrangement for a while, so we're very thankful that so far, things are going well. If we didn't have a few good nights after that first rough one, I'm sure we'd be rethinking things right now. But, we know there are good nights ahead, especially once Jonah starts sleeping through the night.

Have an excellent day!

~Adam