Unexpected New Bunk Bed

Another friend's need is our gain! I have a friend who needs to start homeschooling rather suddenly this very week, so is clearing out a room in her house: she needed to rid her family of a bunk bed and we were happy to accept it! (Note how safe this bunk bed looks, so we shouldn't have a repeat of recent difficulties.)

The bunk even came with a super cool bed tent! Now in John's room (where Mary usually sleeps), we have a bunk and one regular twin. In the girls' room, we have king (given to us by other friends!) and twin beds.

So many games are possible! They can play fort.

They can play Little House on the Prairie when the Ingalls were crossing the river and the water rose too high and Jack was lost.

They can raise and lower valuables (like the pink kitty cat) by bucket.

Mary is going to store her sleeping stuffed animals and other special items in the little cupboard at the head of the bottom bunk.

The top bunk where John is going to sleep is level with shelves where John can play his audio books on CD, read his paper books, and examine the items in his Treasure Box (an old cigar box containing such things as a broken digital watch, a few pennies, a special bookmark). Plus you can see the books and stuffed animals strewn about the bed.

It's so much fun that I want to play in the bunk bed!