Closet installed, downstairs bed finished!

This past week Adam officially installed the closet, and we put the bench seat back in. Then he built rails for the remainder of the bed (that the bench seat folds out into) and cut plywood to hold the remaining cushion. We got the cushion out of the bedroom (where it's been stored...) and put it in the van. It looks great! Check it out:

The bed (with bench seat folded down) and closet.

The bed from the back--plenty of storage space under there!

The passenger side rail holding up the bed cushion.

The driver side rail and access hole to under-closet space. 

The seat in "seat" position with the bed cushion behind it. When the seat folds down into the "bed" mode, the slides forward and down to create the bed flat surface. When it "seat" mode, the back cushion is a great dog place!

Now Adam is out working on the front cabinets that will house the fridge, port-a-potty, and misc storage items (probably some pots and pans for cooking, cleaning supplies).

I've helped Adam a bit moving things in and out and helping bolt things down. I've also been doing some gray/rainy weekend baking. Check it out:

A yeast bread! (My first in a really long time, so an experiment) Cinnamon-oat-raisin bread. Makes great toast. A little dense but I think it's normal to be that way. Has a cinnamon-sugar topping.

Icebox cookie dough--Lemon-Cream cheese cookies. I only baked a few. 

Viennese crescents.

Chocolate "banana" bread--I put the quotes because you can't really taste the banana. It's an interesting recipe as there is no sugar or butter/oil. You make a paste out of cooked prunes which provides sweetness and moisture. Sounds a little strange but tastes really good!

Here's the extent of our holiday decorating! It's the "holiday ficus". It has three ornaments on it, most are on the backside as I didn't want the pets getting into things. We're not big into Christmas (well, I guess excepting the holiday baking....) but I think the ficus with lights is nice! 

My dad stopped by this morning and gave us one of his Christmas ornaments. He's known for making a new, creative one every year. This time around, it's a mini wreath made of wire, acorns and ribbon. Totally awesome, Dad!

...And while I was typing that our garage door broke!....Makes it a little more difficult to work on the van......