Monday, August 11, 2008

The Melton Castle

We spent this past weekend updating a wing of the Melton Castle in preparation for the princess and prince. We had two spare bedrooms, one serving as the guest bedroom and the other as Betsy’s office. In the beginning when we were only expecting one, we planned on turning the office into the nursery. When we found out there were going to be two new additions to the family, our plans changed and we decided the guest bedroom would need to be the nursery because it was bigger than the office.

We spent some time earlier in the week moving the bedroom furniture into the office and Betsy directed the placement for the proper feng shui. Okay, she directed me to put the furniture in a way so it didn’t look like someone just dropped it off. We also rearranged her office furniture to make it easier for her to work and be more accessible to the hallway and the rest of the house after the princess and prince move in. Then the real help arrived. My stepmother Mary volunteered to paint the room for us since it was the last thing on earth that I wanted to do. Betsy and I had picked out a color that we both liked and she and Mary spent most of the morning trying a couple others to see exactly what we were thinking about. The original color that we decided on turned out to be too light so it took a little time, but they finally found what we had pictured in our minds.


Dad and I began putting the furniture together and laughed most of the time. We came to the conclusion that the person(s) that created the directions are somewhere laughing at all the people trying to follow them. We finally completed the four drawer dresser, three drawer changer, and both cribs (identical) which we put together different both times. We moved all the furniture in the room and tried it out in different arrangements. Don’t worry, the ladies helped us. A few more things to add and then the room should be ready for Princess Molly and Prince Max. We’re both extremely glad we have this part done and got to spend time with family while doing it.

Hope all is well with you and your family,
Meltons x 4.

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