Saturday, October 30, 2010

New Headboard

Earlier this year we graduated Sophie to a twin sized bed. While she was initially very excited, she now complains NON-STOP at bedtime about how she needs to sleep in our bed and not hers because:
  1. It's too hot
  2. It's too cold
  3. It's too boring
  4. She just can't take it
  5. Trav won't let her fall asleep
  6. She's tried and tried to fall asleep
  7. She already fell asleep and woke up
  8. She already fell asleep and had a nightmare
  9. But without a doubt, her most common excuse is that her bed is not comfortable (how can someone who weighs 30 pounds and who can be found sleeping like this picture complain about a mattress?)

Anyway, I decided to make a small investment and upgrade her bed. We found the parts on craigslist and I made the headboard. The turrets have bookshelves and a miniature cabinet.

The princess stickers were a gift from Grandma. Sophie will play castle with them and moves them from turret to turret, or they all gather around the windows to talk. She really has gotten our dollar general money's worth out of them!

PS We still get all the same excuses about her bed.

3 comments:

Melissa @ Bookmark Dragon said...

My favorite excuses are #3 and #4. :)

MaryM said...

Love that little girl! Before you know it some knight in shining armor will carry her off and she'll be ever thankful for parents who loved her so much.

PS I'd like to run over to the Dollar Store and buy a year's supply of those princess stickers.

Tracey Minaker said...

You did a great job! It looks so cute. The bedtime excuses never go away, een when they get older;-)