"I went down to Elsies and ate supper. I made a calendar for Bob, Bill, and Jack to hang upstairs. I made one for our Bedroom. I gave Joyce my crayons so as to color. I didn't have to go to school today. The snow is so deep and the roads not plowed, so they shut the school up."
What is interesting about this entry is that it explains the sleeping arrangements. The boys slept "upstairs", which I believe was probably a half story or attic, given the photos we have of the house. There is a window in the south gable. It appears that Shirley and Joyce shared a bedroom. Where did Bryan and Marie sleep? Did they share a room with the girls or did they sleep on a fold out sofa in the living room? Were there two small bedrooms on the main floor?
Zillow states this house has only one bedroom and one bath, and 552 square feet, but then again, it states the house was built in 1938, which is obviously wrong!. The square feet is probably considered usable space only and the upstairs is likely not counted. Another real possibility is that there was no bathroom at the time my family lived there. They likely had an outhouse and used a tin tub for bathing; and then later on, one of the bedrooms was converted to a bathroom.
Zillow states this house has only one bedroom and one bath, and 552 square feet, but then again, it states the house was built in 1938, which is obviously wrong!. The square feet is probably considered usable space only and the upstairs is likely not counted. Another real possibility is that there was no bathroom at the time my family lived there. They likely had an outhouse and used a tin tub for bathing; and then later on, one of the bedrooms was converted to a bathroom.
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