tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post3931924587370125763..comments2024-03-23T10:39:09.416-05:00Comments on Building the Ark: Jane (a.k.a. patjrsmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726536529466575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-12212717563521432482008-07-25T07:11:00.000-05:002008-07-25T07:11:00.000-05:00Jane,Thank you so much for your post. I feel so s...Jane,<BR/>Thank you so much for your post. I feel so silly sometimes worrying about things of the world when really they don't matter at all. I actually feel sad for the child that won't have a same sex sibbling beause they will feel alone sometimes. I know that as an only child, I really wished that I could have had a sibbling to share things with.......even my room!<BR/><BR/>LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-36328780342057305682008-07-23T20:52:00.000-05:002008-07-23T20:52:00.000-05:00I have really had to let go of any ideas of a "nor...I have really had to let go of any ideas of a "normal" bedroom arrangement at our house. We bought our house when we had one child (little did we know we would convert to Catholicism a couple of years later and have all of our two kids then we're through thoughts happily erased from our minds). It is just under 1500 square feet, and techically speaking it is a one bedroom house. We are very Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554195760602365553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-67699080395815528442008-07-23T20:24:00.000-05:002008-07-23T20:24:00.000-05:00Jane, the rooms look lovely. I can't imagine if o...Jane, the rooms look lovely. I can't imagine if our oldest girls didn't share a room. Now they're older (almost 19 and 16) and have their own rooms for the first time. They've only been apart for a month and they've already had their first *sleepover.* They miss each other. <BR/><BR/>For our younger children sharing a room provides wonderful opportunities to develop stronger sibling bonds, Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475526372267284324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-1378039693481259952008-07-23T16:39:00.000-05:002008-07-23T16:39:00.000-05:00Hi Jane - When my sister was in junior high, she c...Hi Jane - When my sister was in junior high, she convinced my parents that she just *needed* her own bedroom. I was in 4th or 5th grade and sad when she packed up her stuff and moved to another room in the house. I liked the company! <BR/><BR/>In our home, we have four bedrooms. Right now, the oldest boys (ages 10, 9 and 7) sleep in the same room. They like each other's company (usually!). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-64390090438294512302008-07-22T10:10:00.000-05:002008-07-22T10:10:00.000-05:00When I was little (Irish Catholic family) all five...When I was little (Irish Catholic family) all five of us (the kids) slept in one bedroom. We had to push the crib out in the hall every morning to open the closet. <BR/>In the closet there was a box of underwear, a box of shorts and a box of tops. <BR/><BR/>Some kind soul gave us an AC as my mom was so miserable and pregnant most summers and that was kept in my parents room. When it got really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-84507519872149292822008-07-22T09:23:00.000-05:002008-07-22T09:23:00.000-05:00Beautiful bedrooms!And it's better to fill those b...Beautiful bedrooms!<BR/><BR/>And it's better to fill those bedrooms with people who will be there using them!<BR/><BR/>We only have 4 kids right now and I'm hoping for more!Ladybug Mommy Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872071153849471720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-27833607395038305002008-07-22T09:05:00.000-05:002008-07-22T09:05:00.000-05:00As the only girl in my family, I ached for a roomm...As the only girl in my family, I ached for a roommate. I loved my sorority house for just that reason. Now my only-girl daughter aches for a roommate. "Your own room" is highly overrate IMO. Still praying.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-67898685066337848012008-07-22T07:36:00.000-05:002008-07-22T07:36:00.000-05:00I'm chuckling at your post.Your bedrooms are so ad...I'm chuckling at your post.<BR/>Your bedrooms are so adorable, I love love the colors, very restful and peaceful.Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870497728625144863noreply@blogger.com