Not quite! But wardrobe has become an issue as of late. For twenty years he was told what to wear---BDUs. At times he had a choice between the regular BDUs or desert BDUs. And occasionally, he'd wear his dress blues. But either way, he was told what to wear.
At his first civilian job, clothing wasn't an issue...blue jeans and t-shirts...easy enough for a Maintenance Supervisor.
But NOW! Now he's in an office environment. My blue-collar baby has turned into a white-collar workhorse.
We've had to buy a whole new wardrobe to include shoes in brown and black, a reversible belt (brown/black), kahki pants in various colors and polo shirts in mostly dark colors to "hide any coffee stains". And of course, dress socks to go with the dress shoes and pants.
It's so funny to hear him asking me if his belt/shoes/socks match his pants! And this morning when I gave him one of his new outfits to wear, he promptly informed me he couldn't wear that today because he had just worn it Monday (even though it had been washed)!
I gave him a hard time about it but I'm really enjoying seeing him take an interest in his clothes.
One of his favorite songs is ZZ Tops "Sharp Dressed Man". Guess I have my own Sharp Dressed Man now. And I'm loving every minute of it!
His sister smooshed cake in his face and then painted his face with icing so he'd have that camoflauge look.
He'd been saving for a paintball gun for a long time, so daddy and I chipped in the rest to get him a gun and some basic starter gear.
Everyone else gave him accessories or paintballs as gifts! Our yard was polka-dotted for a few days afterwards.
This is a view from one of the rooms the nurses would have lived in.
This is a pencil drawing of some of the patients from the 1850's.
A gurney.
Each section of the hospital looked the same. Long hallways with doors on either side.
The rooms were almost all identical each with a window to allow sunlight...supposedly to have curative effects on the patients.
A couple of the rooms had these big eye bolts. Here they would chain the most violent of patients.
Here's a link to the museum's web site. Be sure to read about the history of the building. It's all very interesting.
AFTER:
Paint, wallpaper border, a faux finish, some new accessories and rearranging the furniture was all it took to give this room a warm, cozy feel.
Last weekend we made a small penned area in the yard for the chickens to play in. It was their first time on the ground and out in the sunshine. They loved it! Unfortunately, they're still too young to stay outside yet.
