After three days, Whitley's room is now painted: three crisp white walls accented by an accent wall with a paint color called "Tutti Frutti" and one cool, quirky closet! The closet is finally so organized that we are wondering if we should put the door back on?
Tomorrow, the frame of her bed goes in, while we still wait for the zany zebra striped duvet cover and shams to arrive via UPS. The to-do list still includes painting an old night stand white, making a white faux-leather upholstered headboard, sewing a bed skirt and valance and spray painting these metal do-thingys (that she hangs pictures on w/ magnets), black!
It has been interesting watching her sort through 12 years of "stuff" that she arranged into four distinct piles titled: 1- Baby-ish-stuff-going-to-Goodwill 2-Things-to-keep-in-the-new-room 3- Memory-things-to-put-away-in-a-safe-spot and of course, 4-Garbage! It was fun looking at special tiny baby outfits that we saved, an old lullaby CD, vacation souvenirs, special items grandparents have given her and even a collection of rocks (yes, as in geological fragments).
I still am feeling great, although I feel a little worn out as I post this blog entry so I will probably take tomorrow off and get back to doing my part on Tuesday before I turn into a Tutti Frutti patient who has overdone it! Ta-ta for now!
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