Spring Break

Couldn't you just dance? Couldn't you just kiss the ground? Couldn't you just cry tears of joy? I certainly could - because spring is officially HERE! For me, it has been the longest winter, and honestly, I'm having to check my calendar twice to make sure that it really is over!

Tomorrow begins spring break for my girls and I'm not going to spend all my time working on projects (though I'm chomping it to bits to get things done...). We did buy them new twin mattresses earlier in the week and I've been trying to spruce their room up a bit to ease them into the change. You see, they've shared a bed since they were very little, so now having their own bed is a really big deal. They actually cried themselves to sleep the night we ordered the mattresses, not because they would miss sleeping with each other, but because the idea of throwing out their old mattress just devastated them. They begged and pleaded with me to at least keep the mattress in the garage or the attic. They left protest notes. They called their daddy Mr. Bologna (I don't know why), and they said they were on strike against their new mattresses and would not sleep on them unless the old mattress was stored somewhere in the house.

I felt for them, I really did. But I held my ground. The old mattress must go, much like our old van that died last year. I told them I loved that old van - the one we bought when they were babies and held so many memories, the one we had to replace no matter how much I loved it, the one that made me cry when I even thought about replacing it, even long before it finally keeled over. Change is hard. But realizing that our memories are kept within our minds and hearts and not within 'things' helps. So the old mattress was hauled off on Wednesday and replaced with two new twins. And the girls were excited, though they were sure to tell me that they "still missed their old mattress".

On Monday, I spent the day painting their room a pretty shade of purple - the color they both agreed on. It was a surprise for them when they got home from school and they actually began to get excited about the changes. I also primed their bookshelf and french provencal dresser in preparation for a white coat of paint or two that hubs will be working on later today. We're hoping to have it finished by the time they have their sleep over this upcoming weekend. This bedroom spruce up wasn't on my current mile long project list (goodness knows I have too much going on to begin with), but sometimes you just have to drop everything and change directions, as parents especially know.

Here is a before photo of the dresser. This is the picture pulled from the Craigslist ad where I bought it and isn't my photo - I apologize that it's so small. But hopefully you can tell that it is really sweet. It's solid wood and perfect for a little girls room. There is just something so fresh about white against light purple.

I may be scarce for the next week or so (as I have been for the last week or so) because I have some fun things planned for the girls next week and I'm also trying to make sure some important things get finished before the sleepover.

I hope everyone is enjoying springs arrival as much as I am and we'll see you soon!

P.S. The photo above was taken on the last day of winter...time to put away my signature wool hat till next year and get out the sunglasses and sandals! Spring is here - and change is good!