I can't believe that my first born has actually turned 12. She is in Young Women's now and is absolutely loving it!!! She has had a summer of fun going to two different Girls Camps in Arizona and was so ready to join her good friends in Young Womens.
She told me that she wanted to wake up at her actual birth time of 1:41am to wish herself a happy birthday and celebrate....little did she know that her mom had a few surprises for her.
Just to give you a little history, when we moved into our house in January, there were enough bedrooms for Shelby to be able to have her own room but do to lack of beds, she had a room but no bed to put in it. She has been asking for one for 6 months now, but beds can be expensive and it wasn't a priority other than the mere fact that she no longer wanted to sleep in the queen size bed that her 4 yr old sister would occassionally wet on :-( So for her birthday, that was all that she wanted!! I shopped and shopped looking for an incredible deal and kept coming up frustrated as I was struggling to find a mattress and boxsprings that I could afford. In almost total desperation, I said a prayer driving down State St. in Orem and say a Mattress Outlet Store within about 15 seconds. I hurried and pulled in there "looking" for an incredible deal but after looking at the floor models and the prices, I was sure they wouldn't have anything for me. As I was walking towards the door a young guy asked if he could help me, I explained that I was looking for a bed for my daughter and he told me they had one in the back that might work. It was a reaaally nice bed but he wasn't sure of the price. We checked with the sales manager and when he heard that it was for my daughter's 12th birthday, he got really excited and said, "You look like you need a good deal!" He was truly an answer to prayers and practically gave the bed to us. Thank you Chris Smith for making Shelby's day!!
I put the bed in the storage room downstairs and then stayed up after the kids went to sleep. I pulled it out and put it together, I was also able to find a complete comforter set with throw pillows and matching sheets for super cheap at Ross, they were the perfect color for her room and oh sooo tweeny! She had also requested breakfast in bed for the next morning but she just didn't realize how early in the morning she would get it. I finished assembling the bed and bedding, made breakfast and then proceeded to wake Shelby up right at 1:41am and told her she needed to hurry and go downstairs and get dressed cause I was going to take her into Provo to go to Denny's to celebrate her birthday, she looked at me like I was crazy and said, "I don't think that is what I had in mind when I said I wanted to wake up and celebrate!" I told her to quit being a party pooper and get dressed. She went down to her room and there was her bed and even her breakfast for her to eat! She was so very excited! She just went and plopped down on her bed with the biggest smile that a half asleep 12 year old could give.
Just to give you a little history, when we moved into our house in January, there were enough bedrooms for Shelby to be able to have her own room but do to lack of beds, she had a room but no bed to put in it. She has been asking for one for 6 months now, but beds can be expensive and it wasn't a priority other than the mere fact that she no longer wanted to sleep in the queen size bed that her 4 yr old sister would occassionally wet on :-( So for her birthday, that was all that she wanted!! I shopped and shopped looking for an incredible deal and kept coming up frustrated as I was struggling to find a mattress and boxsprings that I could afford. In almost total desperation, I said a prayer driving down State St. in Orem and say a Mattress Outlet Store within about 15 seconds. I hurried and pulled in there "looking" for an incredible deal but after looking at the floor models and the prices, I was sure they wouldn't have anything for me. As I was walking towards the door a young guy asked if he could help me, I explained that I was looking for a bed for my daughter and he told me they had one in the back that might work. It was a reaaally nice bed but he wasn't sure of the price. We checked with the sales manager and when he heard that it was for my daughter's 12th birthday, he got really excited and said, "You look like you need a good deal!" He was truly an answer to prayers and practically gave the bed to us. Thank you Chris Smith for making Shelby's day!!
I put the bed in the storage room downstairs and then stayed up after the kids went to sleep. I pulled it out and put it together, I was also able to find a complete comforter set with throw pillows and matching sheets for super cheap at Ross, they were the perfect color for her room and oh sooo tweeny! She had also requested breakfast in bed for the next morning but she just didn't realize how early in the morning she would get it. I finished assembling the bed and bedding, made breakfast and then proceeded to wake Shelby up right at 1:41am and told her she needed to hurry and go downstairs and get dressed cause I was going to take her into Provo to go to Denny's to celebrate her birthday, she looked at me like I was crazy and said, "I don't think that is what I had in mind when I said I wanted to wake up and celebrate!" I told her to quit being a party pooper and get dressed. She went down to her room and there was her bed and even her breakfast for her to eat! She was so very excited! She just went and plopped down on her bed with the biggest smile that a half asleep 12 year old could give.
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