He's got a great-looking foam floor mat thing, courtesy of his Bubby and Zaidy, and he loves it. He calls it "Zayy-bee-yur's Affabet," and he really enjoys yelling out the letters and numbers. He's also got an igloo tent and a mini play kitchen. And yep, a big-ass crib. The crib is supposed to convert into a daybed and a regular bed, but by the time I managed to rebuild it (after struggling to get it apart), the only type of sleeping surface I could approximate was the crib. I'll make it into a bed before he starts high school, I promise. We need to get some artwork on his walls (Yo Gabba Gabba stuff, I think), but, for the most part, I think his room is looking good.Having said this, there are still some projects to do in there. The ceiling fan, for example, is basically worthless--there's no light fixture on it, and the fan doesn't work. That's lame. I guess we just need to replace it with a functional one. We have a lamp in his room now, but it's not ideal. At night (or even at dusk) his room is shadowy and almost spooky. Of course, Xavier doesn't care--he's not afraid of the dark... or anything else, it seems.
And now for something that's not even close to being done...
The front steps.
No, that's not the entrance to some ancient, crumbling edifice... those are the front steps to The Serpico House. In all fairness, they were never in good shape, and a harsh winter with many snows and thaws was not kind to these truly dismal and disintegrating concrete steps. I had a feeling they'd get bad, but wow... this is pretty sad.I know there are ways to fix these up, and I'm sure I am capable... I'm not even scared to do it. In fact, now that the weather has improved, this has to happen pretty soon. I can just picture the mail-carrier falling on our steps and suing us... Yeah, I better get on this.
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