Bedrooms

Four bedrooms are in the home proper. Behind the home is a covered deck leading to a two story annex with three bedrooms. One bedroom has a king-sized mattress, one has a single queen-sized mattress, one has two queen-sized matresses, one has a double mattress, one has two twin beds, one is a large room with two twin beds which function during the day as sofas (not sofa beds, but two twins each with a large polygon-shaped backrest which serves as the back of the "sofa" and can be lifted off to turn the "sofa" into a twin). This room also has a small TV, private bath, microwave, and telephone. Finally there is a small loft-like bedroom with a futon single and a small, utility double bed with springs and a thin mattress, but also with a private bath.

I think that we are going to have to have a lottery or something to determine who gets what, unless someone wants to volunteer to take the less desirable rooms. One thing that is not going to happen: Mom and I are not going to make the decision! You will have to work it out yourself. The sofas in the living room look pretty good as beds, although we will be using that area until late at night as a common area and mom feels strongly that they should not be assigned as beds.

Kids are going to have to sleep in sleeping bags, for the most part. I didn't see cribs but mom says there are cribs somewhere in the house. I saw two high chairs, but there may be more. There is a full-fledged sauna room and a pool room in the basement of the home and table tennis can be set up in the garage.

The kitchen is actually two kitchens in tandem with one another. Two sinks, two stoves, two ovens, two refrigerators (three, including a full-sized one next to the pool room), three toasters, etc. Lots of room to work. In addition to 14 large seats at the large dining table, there are five seats at the kitchen bar and three at a small bar between the dining and living room, all 8 with separate barstools.

A Weber BBQ and a picnic table are out on the covered deck, between the house and the annex.

It is better than I expected. I think we'll have fun. More photos of the house later. Also, photos of the wonderful recreation center open to all homeowners and renters of homes. Passes are required. We have enough passes for 16 people. It's $5/day/person for additional guests. But I suspect that we'll find lots to do, including day hikes in the Tahoe area, that will keep us busy without everyone having to go to the rec center at the same time.

Love to you all,

Dad