Hmm, Need to Be Serious Here For a Few Moments (Part 1 of 2)

We have to give up reading entry's for one day, until we can be taking care of ourselves first.  We're supposed to use the timer, so we remember to stop writing and finish paying the bills.  This is a new, "Kate rule" posted on the bulletin board.

Did we ever talk about "our room?"  For as long as we remember, we've always been able to create better places to be.  Anniemi had her own school room for Casey and KC, Sarah's got a whole castle, and, Lissa has created a music conservatory.  The Kasies themselves did a lot of early imaginative work with Barbie dolls and stuffed animals, though I think, they'd rather be visiting.  Sometimes they get the younger parts to play in the nursery.

Anyway, it wasn't too hard to come up with a meeting place idea that would work for us at an older age.  With the help of Dr. W., there came to be a "conference room."  There is a large black board/white board/cork board combination along the whole east wall.  The north wall has a large 6 foot credenza and hutch for the computer, and that has two matching 2' wide tall triangular bookshelves along either side.  Next to that there is a tall wooden four-drawer horizontal file.  Along the south wall there is a video conference set up. 

There is a mahogany table with 7 cushy wood framed burgandy upholstered chairs on each side of the 18 x 5 foot table and there is armed chairs at each end.  The room opens on the west side to a wonderful seating area.

The seating area is more comfortable than formal.  It is between the table and the west wall fireplace.  The back of the long couch parallels the conference table.  Directly back of the couch is a long, low toybox.  There is also a smaller couch, two cushy wing chairs, and a rocker.  The seating area furniture matches the conference room.  But the burgandy is mixed in a floral pattern with deep olive greens and browns. 

There's additional "private" seating along the north wall with small U-shaped arrangement of loveseat, two more wing chairs, a couple of small tables and two small lamps.