Matthew's New Desk

Mark and I have been contemplating homework space for awhile now. The dinner table is not working well as we have to get ready for dinner and then get everything cleaned up so they can work. We thought about space in the family room (Drew needs help occasionally and it's good to be close by), we thought about the front room over the garage (eek, my craft space), downstairs in the basement (eek, no space).

So we ended up finding space in their rooms and we fixed Matthew up with Mark's old computer desk, my desk lamp, and a soon to be finished chair out of the front room. This was after we asked him if he was ready to get rid of his story chair and that went over like a lead balloon. (But it's soooo soft). OK, so I moved the bed to a different wall, moved his night stand, and moved the desk from the front room to his and we spent the rest of Sunday evening collecting the needed supplies for his desk. He was so thrilled with his new set up that he made me a card (he is such a thoughtful soul) and spent the rest of the evening writing questions at his new desk (Why do you love me? Why do animals play? Why do we have a government?....interesting mix.)

Last night he came home from school and after snack went straight to his new desk and did half his homework. Andrew is not thrilled with waiting until Saturday to get his desk, so Matthew was kind enough to let Andrew try out the desk last night.