The Guest Bedroom

My son recently "remodeled" the Guest Bedroom" for his children.  I really like the new blue and white mat that matches his dirt bike.  The old mat had seen many years of service and needed to be replaced to accommodate the next generation.  To most folks it would seem odd that we call a trampoline "the Guest Bedroom" but as you recall we are not "most people"

When the kids got older and went to high school I began to see more of their friends.  I was curious about this because they were not inclined to bring their friends home in the past.  My older son let my know that his friends all commented on his "ripped muscles" and tan.  They asked him if he went to the gym and the tanning salon.  He told them that if they wanted to look like him, all they had to do was attend "Mom's Summer Camp" and it was free.

The enterprising lad soon had his friends coming over on the weekends to help with his chores.  That is how our "Burn Parties" began.  Several teens at first and as they got older twentysomethings would gather to cut, drag and burn the brush all for the promise of a barbecue and bonfire.  Nothing like the smell of gasoline, sweat, charcoal and smoke.

Once they all turned 21 they wanted to add beer to the party.  My rules were that no alcohol was consumed until all work had ended and the power tools were put away and no driving home after drinking.  Because the House on ThunderCreek is small, the couch was taken almost immediately.  Those not wanting to share their bed with bugs, snakes and other creepy crawlies were forced to "think outside the box".

One morning I went outside to find 5 good sized young men asleep on the trampoline.  I laughed because they looked like the spokes on a wheel, feet in the middle and heads towards the springs.  They told me that it is cool to sleep on in summer and not that cold in the winter as long as it is not raining or snowing.  I tried it in the summer and it is definitely cooler than the house but winter, well...............................