One of those requests was getting her room painted. When we moved into this house a little over a year ago, her room was a pale yellow that was pretty newly painted and perfectly livable. Several months ago, though, she started asking if we could paint it her absolute favorite color - a bright light blue shade that leans toward teal. In fact, she is a little bit obsessed with this color.
At first, this seemed like a fairly simple request. Then I began to figure in our crazy schedule, a husband that travels a lot, and three kids running through wet paint. So, I put it off again and again. Finally, a couple weeks ago, I decided that, since it was so important to Rachel, it was something I needed to find the time to do. (Considering it part of her birthday gift was an added bonus!)
Well, she loves it! It has been quite a while since I have heard such joyful giggles from my oldest daughter who is usually way too mature and stoic for her age. But that's what I got - giggles, smiles, and hugs. She just went on and on about how beautiful it was and how much she loved it. I was amazed how such a simple thing (relatively speaking) could bring her such joy. I was also a little ashamed for having put it off so long for the sake of convenience. As the saying goes, "Hindsight is 20/20." If I could have known how happy it would make her, I would never have waited so long!!
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| We also took the opportunity to rearrange the furniture a bit (something else she has been asking to do) and to redecorate a little with her own personal touches (i.e. horses!). |
By the way - her second birthday request is to get her ears pierced. That will require a blog post of its very own!!!!!!!
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