Darkest Before Dawn

Kylee got all new bedding from Pops and Dawn for Christmas and has been DYING to get it up. She's always been wanting her bunk beds OUT of her room. Last weekend, we finally got the bunk beds out. Since we were waiting for Mr. Garcia to come get them for his kiddos, we didn't have time to get anything else done last weekend. When he picked them up, he gave her money (that her parents wouldn't take) to do something for her room.

Tuesday morning a girl Kylee knows from dance was killed in an awful car crash. They told the girls it was Jennifer who was killed that night at dance. I'm so proud of her for handling it the way she did. She was a little weirded out, since she had just seen her the night before. She just kept saying, "Mom, I just feel like I should DO something." I was very worried about her, but she took it in stride. It was her first experience with a young person dying.

So this weekend, we spent ALL weekend on her room. The bunk beds were gone, so after two bags of trash, a bag to go to the Rescue Mission, two bags to go the consignment store, and another two bags to Mr. Garcia's kid, we went and got her a nightstand and a desk with Mr. Garcia's money. Daddy put those together for her, and we went to Kirkland's for a desk chair. She now LOVES her room.

I think she feels grown up in there now and not like a little kid.

Thanks, Pops and Dawn for the new bedding, and thanks, Mr. Garcia, for the money for her desk and nightstand!