h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Over the past few months we have been doing some renovations to our house. We have painted throughout - a lovely very pale lime with 'apple pie' woodwork,cornices etc. We have put in 3 new sliding doors and a new front door. We also decided to knock down a wall between what were the 2 back bedrooms making one room measuring 12foot x 21 feet. The long term plan is to put an ensuite bathroom and a 'walk-in' wardrobe into this area and make it the master bedroom. Meanwhile the youngest daughter (the only one left at home) would use it as her room. Good Plan so far! This week the next daughter up and her fiancee decided that it would be a great idea if they came home for a year to save for their own place. The new room is just perfect - they can fit in their bed, a wall unit with the TV and Playstation, a 2 seater couch, coffee table and I don't know what else! Now 'youngest' has to use what was to be my study/library.
Oh well - as they say 'best laid plans of mice and men.............'

The irony is that only 2 weeks ago I was bragging to friends that when my kids left home they stayed left!!!!!