A Surprise For Madelyn

So...you may have read a previous post where I mentioned that Madelyn went with my mom to visit my great-aunt in Massachusetts. She won't be home till Thursday...so I decided to rearrange/organize/clean her room for her while she is gone. HERE is a post with a pic of her room before! I spent 2 days in there...(don't worry...I did get some time to sleep!)...throwing away trash, while being careful not to throw away little girl *treasures*. You know what I mean, right? Little knick knacks that girls tend to keep and are *special*. I probably threw away a couple things that she would consider a *treasure* but I wouldn't...and my thought is that if it is in the bottom of a box, under other items, it must not have been *that* important. I also gathered some things to give to Goodwill.

My mom and I painted Madelyn's room using a Mary Engelbreit theme. Some of you may know I am a fan of Mary Engelbreit's drawings and cute, whimsical decorations! I also decorated my bathroom in a Mary E. theme! :) You can see a pic of the bathroom HERE. I have a new shelf in there though...that you can see HERE. :) The bathroom looks a bit different, now, than in those pics...but you get the general idea! :o)

I used Mrs Meyer's and scrubbed down tables and such...leaving a nice geranium scent in the room....

See the crate below behind the rocking chair? That's a majority of Madelyn's *craft* stuff. It's amazing how, when items are found and put together, much she has! (And she has some more things that I couldn't fit neatly in there so I put them on the bottom shelf of her bookshelf...bottom pic)....

Her dresser is older and in dire need of a paint job...but at the moment, it is pretty well scheduled near the bottom of my *to do* list! ;) The tub to the left of her dresser seems to appear that it is holding a lot of mess. But, actually, it isn't. There are some baby dolls in there, some rolled up sleeping bags, overnight bags, and a few other odds and ends...but not nearly the craziness that it *appears* to be! :)
And also...her dollhouse. I love when she plays with it! *Even the boys will sometimes, under her watchful eye, play with it to! It blocks the beautiful view of her painted sun on the wall...but that's OK for now. Now it looks like the sun is rising over the horizon behind the house! ;)

**And** we may get her a door for her room too. When we moved in here...9 years ago...there weren't doors on the upstairs bedrooms. The hall is pretty small and the rooms aren't large either...so doors are kind of a pain. However, she is turning into a young lady...and she wants some privacy and space to herself at times and has asked for a door. I'm hoping I can convince Chris that we should go to Lowe's and get one for her and have it on and ready for when she gets home! :o)

So there is my sweet Madelyn's room. :) Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!!! :o)