James and his Clubhouse

Today's post features James, our middle son, who is 51 and lives at home.   His mental age is around 6 so he is very limited in things he can do. But he has good social skills and is pretty independent and wants to be left alone when he is at home. We have provided him with a place for him to go and enjoy his hobbies. When we moved to Elba in Nov 2003, we bought a storage building and created a "get away" place for him. It is well insulated and easy to heat and cool. He spends a lot of time in his "club house" which is just outside the back door, beside the porch.
Take a look at what's inside.....

This daybed also has a trundle bed. When our son Bill comes for a visit, he likes to sleep here. When we were putting Christmas decorations away recently, James wanted to keep the outdoor Santa in his clubhouse.

On the other side of the room is a table where he sits to work on his baseball collection. The cards are stored in the large plastic tubs underneath the table (usually one or more boxes is emptied on the floor where he likes to look at them). We help him clean up occasionally, so he can get around in the room!

At the end of the room is a book shelf with his vast train and railroad book collection. He has lots of trains and accessories and some are shown here on the top shelves.

There's a media area in one corner of the room. He has cable TV, a stereo system to play his records, radio and tape player & CD player. He has a big collection of LP records.