The Re-Model

I did it!! I got the re-model done before the Cat had her surgery.

She loves it!!! It was a HUGE success.

There was a long process in the re-model. I wanted to give the Cat a fair amount of autonomy in making decisions regarding her room. I mean it is her room, and the point of this endeavor was to make it more friendly for her. So it makes sense to allow her to make most of the decisions.

The first thing we had to do was pick a color. The Cat is fixated on purple. Everything has to be purple. Her pajamas, her cup, her tent, her sheets, her toothbrush, shoes, snowpants. All PURPLE. So what color is her room?? Take a guess... Any guess... I will give you three chances...

Yes it's PURPLE... GOD SAVE ME FROM THE PURPLE



Once we had the color chosen came the monumental task of cleaning the room. I know that many an ausome child is very clean and organized. That is not the Cat. I can't be the only parent whose child can't break down tasks enough to be able to clean a room. Please tell me I am not alone. I can't be alone. Someone come join me in the swallor that is a child's messy room. Don't leave me alone here. It might eat me.

Once the room was clean, the Cat had to sleep in my room. That was so much fun... I got soo much sleep those 4 nights that I don't think I could handle repeating it. (If you can't read the sarcasm there you are on the wrong blog)

Then it was time to spakle the holes and begin painting. Wanna know how to frustrate a child in 1 easy step. Tell them they can't help paint the room. Trust me this was the best choice. If the Cat had been allowed to paint everything in the house would now be purple.

Before the actual painting of the walls though came the ceiling! That was the best part of it. Coming in a close second was the moving of the furniture out of the room, and in third taping everything off. I tell you what, I just cannot wait to paint another room.

But once that was all done the painting began.

storing things in the closet while painting

 All ready to paint

 told you it was purple

oh so purple

After the painting was done, we had to put everything back. It took about a week total to do from start to finish.  Still waiting on the padded floor mat to come in, and we have added a poster and a buttload of glow-in-the-dark stars. But it is done. And totally worth all the muscle aches. 

Just after the room was finished a good friend Dr. F and his wife gave the Cat a fish tank. Can guess what kind of fish she wanted in it?? If you said purple you win the prize... An ausomly autistic child of your very own.

Can't really see in this picture, but we did actually find purple fish. (Multi-fruit tetras for those who are interested.)

The Cat is in heaven!