Grand Opening

Ronald McDonald and OKC Mayor Mick Cornett were there to cut the ribbon for the grand opening April 2, 2009.

Anna's door was painted by Lisa Quishenberry.  Notice the little caterpillar on top on the door handle.  The little robin was painted in memory of Lisa's sister, Robin.
Anna's Room was decorated by Laura Johnson and her son Peyton.  Peyton is a pediatric cancer survivor.  This room was a way for them to "give back" to the hospital.  She pulled many "all-nighters" to get everything just perfect.
These are the hooks that were painted by Will, Audra, and Jacob.  The little plaque says that this room was provided by friends and family of Anna Salamy.  Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
This is a print of Anna's butterfly painting.  It was donated by Pat at Image Arts in Edmond.  It's hanging in the bathroom. The little suitcase and butterfly net were gifts from her friend Ms Kay.
The colors are very soft and don't show up well on the computer.  This wall says, "May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in Him."  The fresh flowers were gifts from Laura and Peyton.  They are "Anna" roses ordered special for this occasion.  
Laura used a picket fence to cover some hospital plugs on the wall behind the bed.  Notice the cutout butterflies on the lampshade.
Here is the bookshelf with the books that people donated.  They each have a sticker on them that says, "This book belongs to Anna's Room.  Please return to the 6th floor Ronald McDonald Family Room."  The portrait of Anna hangs in our dining room.  It was just there for the open house.
Laura made matching slipcovers for the chair and pillow.  She also did the BEAUTIFUL drapes.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but they are two layers with a green taffeta underneath and a sheer blue on top.
Anna's grandparents and Aunt Shonda from Wichita came down for the celebration.  Here they are enjoying lunch donated by Johnny Carinos.  The mural is on the wall in front of the Family Room entrance.

Audra, Will, and Jacob got to help with the room.  Here they are painting butterflies and caterpillars on the wall.

Each one also got to paint a butterfly hook for the wall in Anna's Room.

Getting closer.......

The room is getting closer to being ready to open, but it still could use some finishing touches.....

The bathroom has a butterfly shower curtain.  We are going to paint the black mirror so that it matches the other woodwork.

Here's the beautiful bed from Mathis Brothers.  There is a mattress on there now, but I forgot to take a new picture today.
Here's the lovely view out the window.  At least you can see a little bit of sky if you stand in the corner!

The grand opening is scheduled for next week.  Here's a picture of the bookshelf .  Please don't look at the cords.  An extension cord will fix that little problem.  The pillow sham is hanging on the end of the bed.  It's kind of a celery green color.  The quilt is the same.

The furniture is in!  We are still missing a few pieces but the bed, chair, and shelves have been delivered.  

 

I took a couple of friends on a tour of Anna's Room today.  We were surprised by the progress.  The room had been painted, the floor was down, and the light fixtures were installed.

I went up to check out the progress on the room today and there were people in there working!  They had taken out the metal cabinets and rebuilt the wall around the sink area.  They have also painted everything white.  The big machine you see in the pictures seemed to be blowing the paint smell out the window.  It still smelled pretty bad so I didn't stay long!

Before Pictures

These are pictures of what the room looks like "before".  We are waiting for the fire marshall to give us the go ahead to proceed.