Our 19-year-old son graduated high school last May, but because housing wasn’t available at the college he’ll attend, he’s been home with us for a year and will start school next month. You would think a teenage boy at loose ends for a year is a recipe for disaster, but actually he’s become highly productive: a real organizer; worker; and a blessing to not only us but neighbors, church, and even the census bureau, where he continues to be a favorite employee.
One of his latest projects is a small bookshelf that he built for the little kids’ books and puzzles in our living room. It might not look straight out of the Pottery Barn catalog, but it’s serving a much needed function. The big bookcase was overflowing and the kids’ stuff was hanging off the front of most shelves, making it difficult to reach the older kids’ books or anything else.
Look at it now. I even have an empty shelf at the moment.
Now the little girls have a place for all their things, and they’ve done a good job keeping them there so far…
which means easier access to the fun stuff and a higher success rate for clean up, because everything has its place.
{Isn’t it amazing how much color and life the most ordinary things have when viewed through your lens?}
We’re going to miss him so much when he leaves for college next month, but I know he’ll do well and can’t wait to see the man he’s becoming.
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i love your pictures!
it sounds like your son is well on his way to the man he is becoming. i can’t even imagine how much you will miss him!
wow! amazing job on the book shelves! those are awesome.
love the pics
You are a few years ahead of us. But our posts are similar. Our fifteen year old left for a three week summer camp. The first time away for three weeks. Thank goodness for texting and cell phones. Visiting from Chatting.
Dana
Wow! He is certainly a man of many talents! I love the bookshelves… I love the look of all the books inside of it so pretty. 🙂 Best of luck to him as he starts school… he is going to do awesome things!
Wow, GREAT job on the bookcase!!! I love it when everything is neatly organized. *happy sigh*
I do hope it’s clear that he only made the little bookshelf, not the big one. I can thank IKEA for that one. 🙂
Dana, I was at a training session last week and the woman leading it had a son who was in New York for some sort of camp. He didn’t have cell reception and she rarely heard from him. A call from him came through and she stopped the meeting and went out in the hall and talked with him. She was so tickled. 🙂
My five youngest are at my dad and stepmom’s house this week, and it’s really quiet around here. I miss them!
Can’t believe you’ve got a college kid! And I love your photos.
Steph