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And I thought living with That Old Bastard was weird.
So... Sebastian's bringing Daniel into the fold. Which, me, I think is a good thing. Daniel's mother's a complete bitch.
This house is incredible. It has secret passages, and somehow Merry managed to convince Sebastian to put a door to the new solar in the linen closet. Something to do with Daniel's fascination with the Narnia books. I've never read them. ... Daniel wants to read them to me. I guess that's okay.
The bedrooms are huge. Actually, all the rooms are huge. There are three big baths, one in Merry's room, one in the downstairs, and one in the upstairs. Then each of the bedrooms have their own bathroom with a small shower stall, just for getting clean I guess. Then there's a huge two-story library, a public living room, a family room, a parlor, a pantry, a kitchen, a dining room, a study for Sebastian, a games room, and an attic. And I think there's a basement somewhere but I haven't been able to find it. Merry says it's been walled off and forgotten.
See, when Merry was six and they moved out here, Sebastian had the whole house redone and remodeled. And of course he let the six year old help design it. So it has secret passages and weird doorways and everything. And the attic... and big bedrooms and bathrooms and everything. It's actually really cool.
Living here is going to be strange. I've only lived here since... March, I think. February or March. We were talking about it, the lot of us, and Merry started going on about her halloween plans.. dressing up in Victorian gear and serving 'cakes and tea' or so she calls it, to the neighborhood kids. Really, it's hot chocolate and brownies and stuff.
I think I'm going to like living here. But it's got weird stuff too. Like the cat who isn't really a house pet but just sort of wanders around, and occasionally tells Merry what to do. I like the cat. The cat told her to rescue me. But there's also the Brownie, who runs around and makes sure the house is tidy and everyone eats. Grocery lists on the fridge are okay, but grocery lists that magically add stuff to themselves... that's just weird. I've been in the house by myself and I go to the fridge, and there's a list that's like... bread, eggs, milk... and then I go back five minutes later and it's bread, eggs, milk, cheese, cereal, apples, juice, pasta noodles...
Oh well. It's a blast. And Sebastian really is a saint for putting up with all of us.
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