Well in all my ponderings I kept hinting to my husband that I would love some school space.  So I mention that somewhere I read, wether on the blogs, or on a message board, I can not remember, that one homeschooling family is planning to change their storage shed into a classroom.  WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA!  So I shared this with my husband, who responds with.  "I told you I would build you a classroom with the rafters we have."  This of course gets me dreaming.

See a few years back he had to tear down a single wide trailer that was his fathers, the inside was destroyed to water damage, but the old rafters were in great condition.  He has given away some to friends, and sold some at times, but he had many rafters and still has enough left to make a room that would be at the largest 15x20 or so.  Hmmmm  That could be a nice classroom.  Larger than any room in my house.  All the windows from this single wide were still in good condition, so we have some of them, and somehow over time he has aquired, a regular walk door from a home, and many sheets of plywood.  The major costs to us would be cement for the floor, and two by fours for the walls, then drywall, oh and shingles.  But even those things could be pieced in place, and somehow, I have learned he always seems to aquire things from friends and their leftover projects.  

So I am thinking about this and wondering, where will he build it.  His answer "attatch it to the back of the garage"  Hmm..okay so if we sell the house in the future than this could be looked at as a workshop.....See I am all about adding to the value of a home if you fix something or at least making sure that whatever you add to it will be useful to the future residents of you home.  Then my next thought is "how will we heat it?"  The garage is not heated. The electricity is ran, at least the wires, but it has never been tied into the homes electric.  Something that we really need to add and finish.  He tells me "with a propane heater"  I think again, good idea, we have one, in the garage that he bought years ago, just for that purpose.  Okay again I like this idea.  When I mention the electricity, and that of course I would need it, he tells me that it would be a major priority. 

So in my head I am thinking, what a great idea, I could have our books on shelves out there, put in cupboards and long counters and have plenty of table space.  The walls could have tack board up to display our maps, we could actually make a time-line...When I put up my greenhouse I could keep the plants out there.  Some of the clutter could be out of my house.  What a great idea!  And as these thoughts go through my mind he turns to me and says....."at least it would be a great playroom for the kids, right?" 

As I come home excited, I mention it all to my mother in law.   She smiles at me and says "when will he have time to build this?"  I think, Great question...he works many many hours already.  I know his friends would help if and when the time comes.  Then I remember to be patient.  Patience, something I have to work on.  God will make sure we are provided with all we need.  So tonight I will turn this up in prayer to the Lord.  And if it works out for us, I will enjoy our new classroom, but if it does not, I know that our Lord has another plan for us in the future.  Time will tell.