Myah's New Furniture

I keep forgetting to post these pictures! I had looked and looked for the better part of 3 years for a dresser for Myah's bedroom. I finally had to pick up a cute little antique baby dresser before Myah arrived just to have someplace to hold her pajamas, socks and shorts. It was ok for the time being but since she is growing her clothes were getting bigger and the drawers just weren't big enough any more. I didn't want to just settle and buy a cheap set because we did that with Dayton and regretted it. I also didn't want to pay a fortune for furniture either. I was thrilled to walk into my favorite children's furniture store over by my friend Sheri's house called Canterbury Kids. I love the fact that this little quaint store is right down the street from AAI, our adoption agency, the first place we ever saw Myah's face! Mark happened to be with me that day and we both fell in love with the store and a dresser and night stand that was in there. And the price fit our budget. So we bought it and Dayton and I went a few days later to pick it up. We got it home and I filled it up immediately! It was hard keeping everything on hangars for so long! That night we decided that the matching bed was a must as well. We have been burned before on not buying the matching piece and then it gets discontinued and I spend way to much time searching for a good match. So the next day Mark drove over and picked up the bed. Wouldn't you know it, the bed is too long for the matresses that we got from Grandma. So off to Art Van to buy a cheap extra long twin mattress. My goodness, everything we try to do always takes twice as long as the average person! But we think she is worth all of the the trouble! She lived in an orphanage for the first year of her life, she deserves to sleep like a princess. I am still playing around with accessories, mostly because she likes to get into everything, I need to keep things out of her reach. She has done very well in her big girl bed, we even bought a little stool for her to make it easier to climb in and out. I love having her at my level so that we can give night night kisses and read stories in bed, too hard to do that in her crib! I am so glad that this project is finished, I have been searching for so long for just the perfect pieces for her room, she loves it and that is all that matters. Check out my new blog to see a few pictures from Canterbury Kids. A few of you have asked about where to get Myah's look- I am sorry that I don't know the paint color, I had it color matched to a Pottery Barn jewelry box in her room a few years ago. The duvet cover is by Pine Cone Hill in the Caroline pattern. Her sheets and dust ruffle are from the Shabby Chic collection at Target as well as the lamp base. The shade is one that I have found in my travels for $10. The furniture is manufactured by Winners Only. A few pillows are one of a kind found at a local boutique. I found her chandelier at a garage sale, it was gold so I spray painted it white, not bad for $5.00! The curtains were from TJ Maxx on clearance for $8.00. The painting of her monogram on the wall was done by my sister Melanie. You may be able to have your own very soon, she is in the process of starting a blog and offering hand painted canvas prints like what she did on Myah's wall! I will keep you posted! Pray that she gets DSL very quickly! I hope that answers all of your questions, feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Thank You Jill!

Myah was so excited today to get a package from Jill. Inside was a quilt square for her 100 wishes quilt and these very special dress-up shoes! Myah just loved them and walked, or should I say shuffled around in them all day long. She even had to keep them on when she tried going on the big girl potty. Thanks Jill for giving Myah her first pair of heals!

Thankful Thursday

Sorry I missed last week, it just came upon me too fast! I have had another busy week but amidst all of the chaos I need to take a moment and reflect on the blessings in my life.

I am thankful for:
-Mark, for the 3 weeks that you were at home with me every day, I really miss you now that you are back to work. For just stepping in and doing the day to day stuff around here to help relieve my workload. You never feel like it isn't your place to help out and I love that about you, you are a hands on dad and the kids love you for it! For giving me a day all to myself, I really needed it!! And the Chinese food you had waiting for me at home!
-Dayton, for being the one person in my life who I can hang out with nightly! You are growing into such a fine young man and I love that you are now my friend as well as my son. You laugh with me, cry with me and are wise beyond your years. I love listening to your stories and hearing you laugh. You have my sense of humor and I love that about you, you get my jokes!
-Myah, for being such a good little girl through all of your dentist and doctor appointments, your strength amazes me! We were so proud of you and everyone loved you. I love the way you stuff your pockets and purses with things you find around the house, you made us laugh when poker chips fell out of your pockets in the dentist office, they probably wondered what you were doing with those!
-For the wonderful staff at Dr. H's office, they are so patient and kind to little children. They specialize in young children and special needs patients, such a warm environment! Thanks for taking care of our girl!
-For the special prayers and notes that you have all sent for Myah!
-For the adorable present that Aunt Mel (oops I mean Tooth Fairy) sent to Myah!
-The good news that our little China friend Whitney doesn't need surgery to repair a bad break above her elbow, a cast was put on and she is doing much better!
-For Taylor's basketball team, they lost last night in the regional finals but it was a terrific game and very close, we are very proud of you Taylor!
-For my sister Melanie's upcoming Matilda Jane trunk show this weekend, I can't wait to see what MJ has come up with for this season!
-For the Sears repairman who fixed my ice maker!!!! We are so excited to have it working again!
-For all of the sweet responses I have had to my new blog, it is alot of fun for me!
-For the sweet phone call from dear friends checking up on us!
-For Patrick Swayze, I saw on the news today that he has pancreatic cancer, I love Dirty Dancing and I pray that he will be alright. Let's hope he can put "pancreatic cancer in the corner"!
Well, that about sums up my list for this week, I am hoping that next week I can write something about the beautiful weather we are having, come on Spring!
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Natural Beauty

The other day I had my good camera out, (not the new little one that doesn't take very good pictures) taking pictures around the house for my new girly blog, and Myah said "mommy take my pit-ture" so I clicked a few of her still in her jammies, nose crusties, left over maple syrup and all. They are some of my most favorites in a while. I love to see her smile, and if you look closely you can see a little silver tooth in the back of her mouth. She now has a matched set! Last night I took her into the bathroom and stood her up in front of the mirror and had her open her mouth so that she could see her sparkly silver new tooth. She thought it was pretty special and was very impressed when daddy openend his mouth and had lots of sparkly teeth! This little girl just takes my breath away. .....especially when I carry her 29 pound little self up to bed every night! I couldn't resist!

Round 2!

Enjoying a moment outside before leaving
Look at her smiling for her mommy, this girl is used to the camera being in her face! By the way my new little camera doesn't take very good pics but they are better than carrying my big one around everywhere!
I think the meds are kicking in !

What a difference a week made for our little patient! She did cry a bit today when they went to take her back but they have a really tiny door for the little kids to walk through by themselves and she was just fine after that. She even came out smiling this time. And proud of the 3 rings she scored at this visit! She got a crown and a filling today, just like last week. She seemed to be in pretty good spirits this time. Although I can tell she is a bit out of it and not her normal self just yet. Last week it was a few days before she felt better. She actually is with daddy tonight at Taylor's regional basketball game, I had to take Dayton to his allergy/asthma appointment so we couldn't go. I didn't think she would feel up to it so we had not planned on going. She always behaves better for him anyways! Dayton had a good appointment, very allergic to the things we figured he was. We have to go back in a month for more asthma testing, we are hoping that it is just allergy induced. I can't keep all of these Dr. appointments straight, thank goodness this Dr. gave me a list of what I needed to do for Dayton because I caught myself nodding like I understood but thought for a minute, wait, what did he just say? I think I am going to be downgraded to a candy striper pretty soon from my "nurse" status!

The bright side of the whole day was when we woke up today and it was 52 degrees outside!!!! It felt wonderful!! So what if we are supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow tomorrow, we are going to enjoy it while we can! I took Myah outside before her appointment and she just let the breeze blow her hair, splashed in the puddles and we even took her for a walk in her stroller when we got home, before the rain came! It was just what I needed to re-charge my batteries! Myah even broke out her new spring jacket and was screaming "my new jacket, my new jacket, I show Dr. my new jacket!!" We are simple folk around here. Doesn't take much to get us geeked up! She is my daughter! Well, Mark just called, he is on the way home, we have an hour before they get home so I am going to spend it relaxing and calling my parents. Long day. I did get quilt squares from Lori today and I was so excited! Thank you Lori for the beautiful pieces! Keep em coming! Also, I love my new little blog just for me, thanks for visiting! By the way Taylor won tonight so on Wed. they play in the regional finals! Go Blue Devils!

My own space in bloggy land!

I am so excited to share my new blog with you. I will still keep the family business here at MyahsDays but am starting my own little blog just for me and what I love. So go check me out at http://www.feathersinmynest.blogspot.com/ and let me know what you think! See you there!

March Madness!

A few glimpses into our week:


Dayton had a band concert at the high school, it was a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser, it was alot of fun, can you see the band way up there?


Myah and Joni riding bikes at Ready Set Play
Me and my Grandma, sister, cousins and 2nd cousin (in belly!)

The mommy and daddy to be! I remember holding Jed when he was a newborn! Now he is going to be a father! So exciting!

Miss Myah is keeping busy during Taylor's basketball game

Uncle Mark and Taylor after the victory, he was high scorer that night!
Myah was pulling a retractable string thingy on Taylor's jacket, I was just waiting for it to come up and hit him in the face. He was so cute with her.
Mark and Dayton during the game, this picture cracks me up because it appears that Mark is short! So funny, he is 6 ft 2 inches, Dayton is 5 ft. 3 inches! It won't be long before he is taller than me though, only 3 more inches to go!

March came in like a lion so I am hoping that it leaves like a lamb! Mark said the roads were terrible last night while he was working. Yes, he is back to work and we do miss him around here! He is doing great though and can really notice a huge difference in his vision so it looks like the surgery was a success! It was a long week, Myah was not a happy camper for about 3 days after her crown and fillling. She was just so irritated all week. I am not looking forward to Monday when we do it all over again. I am hoping she will cooperate, she has resisted every time I have brushed her teeth this week. Dayton also goes on Monday afternoon to meet with the allergy/asthma specialist. He also has his first appointment on Friday to get his braces tightened for the first time since getting them on. It should be a fun week! Luckily it is Mark's short week to work so I will have help!

I realized that 2 months from today I will have a teenager living under our roof! He is changing so much lately, where have the years gone? We were driving home from the store tonight and I heard the Bon Jovi song "Make a Memory" and I told him that I liked this song and how I used to listen to them in high school. He then said, "was that the really old guy who came on American Idol last year?" Seriously? Really old? I then heard "Living on a Prayer" and told him that this was very popular when I was in school, he then replied, "were they like as old as the Naked Brother's band (fyi, this is a young teeny bopper group on Nickelodean) when they made this song?" Is he for real? Does he think that it was that long ago? Maybe I am getting old after all.
We had a few opportunities to see our family this week, which always makes us happy! Last Sunday I attended a baby shower for my cousin Jed's wife Annie. She is due at the end of March with a little girl! We are so excited! We also went to watch our nephew Taylor play in the district finals in basketball. He had a wonderful game and they won in overtime! We wish him luck in the regionals this week. Uncle Mark is still trying to figure out how we can make the Monday night game!

I have been busy redecorating or should I say rearranging my existing furniture to make it more family friendly. Our basement is becoming our family room. We finished it a few years ago for this reason but just haven't taken the plunge to move everything around. It will be nice when it is done but what alot of work in the meantime! I will have to post some of my progress in a few days! Well, Myah's surgery is set for March 17th on St.Patrick's Day. I am gearing myself up for it. They said we have to stay overnight with her. I am not sure how she is going to handle all of this. Just figuring out how to keep her from having any fluids or food beforehand will be a challenge! She is relentless in asking for food! She did tell me the other day that she does have trouble breathing at night. Broke my heart, don't worry honey, we will fix it!

Thank you all for the wonderful participation in Myah's quilt, I know it won't be for a few months before I even get to working on it. I love all of the emails especially one from Anne W. I hope she doesn't mind me telling you that her daughter was waiting to adopt a little China girl and pulled her paperwork out of the program on Monday. Anne worked with Mark years ago and has been a faithful Myah follower since the beginning. Our hearts go out to their family this week, I know many of you can relate to the painful wait that is taking place right now regarding Chinese adoptions. We were right on the verge of this long wait and a day does not pass that I don't thank God for his timing and bringing Myah into our lives at just the right moment. Anne is contributing a square for Myah's quilt. She has fabric that was purchased for her future granddaughter's dress that was never made and she wants it to be a part of Myah's quilt. Makes me cry. Oh how I wish I could erase the months and years ahead of those who are waiting. We will always look at that square and say a special prayer for those families who have made that same decision. Bless their hearts.

Sorry this is such a long post, it has been a long week and I know this next week will be just as long. I want to say a special thank you to Kim at 3 Peanuts for the phone call this week to check up on me, I thought is was so sweet of her to make sure that I am taking care of myself too. She is so sweet and I wish we lived closer! Happy March Everyone! Spring is coming!!!! Yeah!!!