Early Christmas Gift

Maevy-girl -

We've been talking about it for months...but Mommy finally got Daddy to make you a new bookcase last weekend. You desperately needed a new one and were running out of space in the old one. Plus I decided to paint your old one for the nursery nook upstairs.

Here's the finished product -

 

We really wanted it to be done and to re-oganize all your books - that you/we opted not to poly or give it a shine for the time being. I think Daddy did a good job at picking a stain that matches your current bedroom furniture. We talked about doing a cool, backboard in a pink vinyl or wrapping paper - but I think we might wait and see how this works out.

Current organization is:
Top shelf: Hard cover picture books in order of size
2nd shelf: Chapter books
3rd shelf: Paperback picture books
4th shelf: Activity books - Highlights, Which Way USA, etc...

You are clearly my daughter though - between Friday night when I took all of your books off the old bookcase and Sunday afternoon - you organized your books at least 3 different ways. Sunday morning - first thing when you woke up, instead of eating breakfast, waking us up, or playing on the iPad - I found you in your room, organizing your books on the floor by color - in order of the rainbow.

I was proud of you later in the day for going through your books and giving some to Carter and some to the Lending Library. We also cleaned and organized your desk. More like your Grandma - you are a bit of a hoarder and have a hard time parting with the simplest of "valuables". I'll admit, I defintely threw some (lots) of things away when you weren't looking. Baby steps... :)

Merry book-Christmas!