Big Girl Room

It was a busy weekend around here!  Of course there were all of the Halloween festivities.  Things started off with a party at school for Miss K.  I was sorry that this was the first year I missed the class party, I was busy graduating from Leadership DHHS, a leadership program for Department employees.  We were supposed to graduate last Spring but due to budget cuts there was a temporary hold on the program.  But no worries, Papa and Gram Coberly were on their way down and they picked her up near the end of the festitivies.  She came home with quite a stash!

Ted and I decided to paint Katherine's new room on Saturday since there were people here to entertain Miss K.  She had expressed an interest in "helping" us paint her room which I thought would not be the best move if we wanted to keep the carpet nice and the woodwork white.  I picked up the paint that morning at Home Depot.  There I am carrying two gallons of paint over to the register (we were covering a dark blue with a very light minty green, two gallons were needed!) when all of the cashiers exclaimed "What are you doing carrying that?  Where's your cart?"  Uh, didn't need one, only buying paint.  Not only did they get me a cart, they INSISTED on lifting the paint cans and putting them in the cart for me.  "What would your husband think if he saw you doing that?"  I mentioned to them that I lift a 30 plus pound three year old all the time, trust me a paint can is lighter.  But here's the kicker, do you think one of those cashiers (Who in case you are wondering, were all female and I'm guessing had no kids.  The guy who mixed the paint with kids of his own had no problem watching me walking away carring two gallons of paint...he's been there, he knows not to mess with a pregnant lady) offered to come out to the car with me to help me lift those precious cans into the car?  Nope!  So I'm not sure what that exercise proved, except to make them feel better.  Out of sight, out of mind I guess.

So anyways, Ted and I made quick work of putting two coats of paint on the walls.  And wow is it a bright minty green.  I would consider repainting and toning it down a bit except Miss K picked it out herself from all the samples we brought home and she LOVES it.  Absolutely loves her new room.  Isn't a girl allowed to have her room be the color that she wants?

Katherine has really gotten the hang of this Trick or Treating routine.  She woke up Saturday morning asking if it was time to go yet and dashed out the door Saturday evening.  Thanks to school she had a well rehearsed speech..."Trick or treat, give me something good to eat...Please!"  Except when she got to the door she got a bit of stage fright and only seemed to manage a thank you after the candy was placed in her bucket.  Oh well, at least she got the thank you in.  We thought she would get tired after a few houses but oh no, we did the majority of the street before she wanted to come home.  And as usual, she was enthralled with the concept of the candy but hasn't been too enthusiastic about eating it, even though multiple efforts have been made at tasting it (see previous post).  She does like the lollipops and we had to ration those yesterday.  It almost seems crazy to ration lollipops for a kid that NEVER wants to eat sweets but we felt that 3 or 4 lollipops in a day was more than enough!

The final move into K's big girl room happened yesterday and I think we are all quite pleased with the results.  She has already spent hours playing in there.  I am thrilled that the toys are out of the living room and the downstairs looks more like a place to hang out rather than a play room.  I am amazed at the amount of things we were able to put in her new room without it looking crowded.  Her kitchen set, little people playsets, stuffed animals and a few other odds and ends are all in there.  And if we added some shelves to the closet there would be even more room.  I am so happy we decided to move her into there instead of keeping her where she was and turning the former guest room into the nursery.  We kept the toy box, puzzles and blocks and her table downstairs.

So what's next in the big Room Rearrangement?  Well a little break until we find out just who we are expecting come April, so I can decide whether that room will get repainted as well.  I also need to sort through the toys and move the more baby toys into the nursery.  Plus with the Holidays approach I might take it easy for a bit and relax.  After all, we're on the homestretch now as far this goes.  But then again...who am I kidding????  I'm sure I'll be back at it this weekend.