Katie's new bedroom

It was very weird to have Katie gone for two weeks in August.  (and very quiet!)  She had a GREAT time in Alpena.  I know she bonded a lot with everyone up there, but especially with Hazel.  She gained a lot of self-confidence by handling a lot of different situations.

While she was gone, the other two girls and I concocted a secret plan to re-do her room.  She has wanted a "new" room for a while, and we always said sure, as soon as you clean up your room enough so we can get around in there.  Well, that never happened.  Katie has some organizational issues, as you can see from the "before" pictures!  The girls and I wanted to surprise her, so we boxed everything up, cleaned it out, and redecorated it while she was gone!

Before:

It took us a full day to get everything out of her room.

We interrupt this redecorating project with a well-deserved trip to DQ!

Then we cleaned and prepped the walls

Then it was time to paint!  We went with lime green, one of Katie's favorite colors.

We bought her new: bedding, chairs, curtains, closet door knobs, light, desk accessories, and lots of wall decorations.  It was so fun!

All painted, and starting to move things back in.

Katie was SO surprised when she got home!!

New comfy reading chair in the corner, where her bed used to be

A trip to DQ to celebrate Katie's return home and her new room!!