Showing off Cailin's room

In our home we have 3 large bedrooms and one small room that is a throughway between two other rooms. It's great for a play room, craft room, library--any type of room that doesn't require some privacy. When Elizabeth lived here with me while Barry was in Iraq, she had this room as her bedroom. She graciously allowed everyone to come and go through her room as they wished. As a newborn, Liam, stayed with me in my bedroom. Once Barry came home and Elizabeth left we tried to turn this same room into Liam's bedroom.

This didn't work out so well. Because of all the traffic and the location of this room being central in the house he never slept well. He needed more sleep than he was getting.
So...I moved him into the girls room and all their toys were moved into this central room. I thought this was great. The girls could play while Liam slept peacefully in the far away room of the girls.

One night we were drawing family names for Christmas gifts and she drew Liam's. She became very upset andtold us she refused to buy or make him anything. We wondered why? Where did all this anger come from?This wasn't like her, she is normally a very easy going happy go lucky girl. She's also very helpful and tender with Liam. Barry took her aside and had a wonderful heart to heart moment with her. He came back to me and reported that she didn't like sharing her room with Liam. Her biggest complaint was that she couldn't read late at night and she loves to have her own quiet pondering spot. This was lost with Liam's arrival in the room. (there were other complaints, but alas, they were just a part of being in a large family and having siblings.) Well after pondering and contemplation...and a broken down door falling, I had an "ah-ha" thought and took that door propped it up with the desk, added a curtian and viola, the open central room is now closed off and a very small bedroom with a small walkway/hallway to go between the two rooms.
She moved in and is loving her own very special bedroom....a perfect little girls retreat. I often find her there reading books, playing with her guinea pigs (more on that later) or sitting at her desk writing one of her many books.
Lucky for us, Delaney is delighted to share a room with Liam!