We are crazy for soccer!

How crazy you ask? So crazy that we converted a large, unfinished and largely unused area of our basement into a soccer field!

It started out as an idea that my daughter and I had - to make for my husband's birthday later this year. We thought it would be a fun idea and it would take quite a bit of work. Well, just the other day, my husband suggested this very same idea to us. So we had to admit that we had thought of it and we agreed that we should do it.

On Saturday, my daughter and I cleared all the crap out of that area and took 3 trips to the donation center. My husband and son put up drywall and prepped the floors. My husband and I went to Home Depot that night and picked up some green indoor/outdoor carpet. Yesterday we made it all happen! The boys painted the drywall to make sure that it was white so that the area picks up the light from the new fixtures that will be put up. Then we glued the floor and laid the carpet. It was a bit of work, but we completed the project all this weekend. The lights aren't up yet, but they have been ordered. They will be fluorescent with steel cages over top. The net hasn't been put up yet either, but it's ready to be. For now, we are happy just to kick the ball around.

Not many people can say that they have an indoor soccer field in their house, but I can. That area will be used all the time. I bet people would think we were crazy if we were to try and sell the house, but I don't see that happening any time soon. Honestly, I don't really care either. I think it's a fun idea and it is something that we will use all the time. My husband and I couldn't help but try it out last night! It was so much fun! It's an area that the kids can kick a ball in, play ping pong, floor hockey, whatever they want, and we won't get mad that they are damaging anything! I can't think of a better way to use that space!

So if you want to come over and try it out, bring your indoor shoes!