Now that she'd gotten Charlotte's permission, and found a way to keep her out of the room, she could get started! First, she had to go back and pick up everything she'd left in the marketplace. Amazingly, it was still there. Nothing she'd bought was all that valuable in a monetary sense. She slipped into the nursery and started setting down the drop cloths. Paint can was opened and some poured into a rolling pan, and then she grabbed the rough sea sponge. The room was already white, so all that was necessary was for Cassie to do was to sponge the pale pink paint on the wall, letting some of the white peek through here and there. Of course, it wasn't easy to do, getting it on there so perfectly, so it would take awhile, and Cassie was already planning on taking her time, or least, letting Charlotte think she was taking her time. After all.. She needed the time to sneak in all of the furniture and decorations for the room since she'd decided to surprise Char by getting it all done for her. It was going to be her gift to Char and the baby.

She spent quite a lot of thought trying to decide how to decorate, and she'd settled on a theme of Flutterbys. The crib, rocking chair, changing table and all the other furniture were white. The sheets and padding in the crib were pink, of course, and the little blanket to go on top was covered in bright pastel flutterbys. There was a mobile that she hung over the crib and hanging from it were flutterbys that seemed to flit about when it was turned on. The cushions on the rocking chair were also covered in flutterbys. There was a little side table next to the chair and on it was a white ceramic lamp with a, guess what, flutterby lampshade! And when the lamp was turned on, pretty colors were illuminated and lit up the walls. Decorating the changing table were flutterby stickers that could be peeled off and reused without causing damage to the furniture along with a flutterby pattern squishy cushion. She'd had a little sign made to look like building blocks and the blocks spelled out "Ava" which was hung on the wall across from the door so that there'd be no doubt about whose room this was. Since there was no window, every color in the room was bright to keep it from getting too dark. Even the light switch covers were bright, white with a different colored flutterby for each one. There were a few framed pictures on the walls, not too many, but she didn't want the walls to look bare either. They were bright scenes with flutterbys and smiling people and animals. Overall, the room had a very bright and cheery look, if she did say so herself.

Cassie was always careful to keep the doors shut, and to try and do the construction parts of the furniture when Charlotte was out of the house so that any loud noises wouldn't bring Charlotte running to make sure Cassie hadn't fallen off the ladder while painting or some such accident. She was also careful to drop hints that the paint was still drying and the room was very fumey to keep Charlotte from peeking in out of curiosity to inspect the paint job. It took her nearly a week to get the whole thing together, and when she finally finished, she stepped back with a grin to survey her work. She sure hoped Charlotte liked it, because it had taken forever to sneak everything in like she did! It was finally time to get Charlotte so that she could "see the color of the paint."

Cassie had spent a lot of time on the nursery, so she'd decided to take a small break before going to work on her basement area. Well, the past few days had been crazy, to say that least, and Cassie needed an outlet for all her extra energy, so she went to work.

She'd spent a lot of time thinking about how she wanted things, and so she was finally starting to put some of the planning into action. She decided to paint the walls of the bedroom a cream color. This way she could change the theme of the bedding and pillows. The bed spread was a matching cream, but the sheets were a pale, pale green and the pilows were matching green. Also there were a few throw pillows in complimentary light blues and light yellows. She'd moved in a dresser that matched the bed frame and had a large mirror and assembled it all by herself. She arranged her clothes in the dresser and in her closet. Cosmetics and hair brushes and all the girly things were arranged on top of it. She even hung a few shelves, which were filled with books and various other things that were valuable to her. A small tv and dvd player were set up on a tv stand in the corner, where it could still be seen from the bed. Decorations for the walls would have to come later.

The living room area was painted the same cream as her bedroom. A white couch and matching love seat were arranged so that the television that was set in the corner could seen. The couches were facing away from the kitchenette, giving the illusion of privacy. There were a few small throw pillows arranged in the corners of a satiny black material. The kitchenette had been left alone for the most part, except for a few additions like paper towels and a cutting board and oven mitts arranged on the counters, not that the latter really got used. The shelves were finally stocked with edible foods, along with the fridge and freezer. There was also silverware and dishes and a few pots and pans, though not a whole lot.

The bathroom was her favorite. She'd sponged a light blue over the white paint and at the top she'd pressed on of those wallpaper trims up there. It was blue swirls with various sea shells running along the length, and in curly letters under each one the name of the shell. Shampoos and shower gels and all her other shower accessories were lined up around the jacuzzi tub, and around the sink were her toothbrush and face washes and the like. Matching blue towels had been placed around the bathroom, along with handtowels and wash cloths. She'd really gone all out on those! They were soft and fuzzy, great to wrap up in.