I am sitting with Xander for the first part of his rest time and it dawns on me how similar this room is to the room in Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Part of this is for a good reason: I adore the calm coziness of the room in that book and I've wanted to replicate it in Xander's room. But not all of it is practical (dollhouse, kittens, real fireplace) and not all of it is easy (the green and orange striped color scheme, the perpetual red balloon, kittens, a couple of nice clocks.) So I haven't copied the room for Xander.
But sitting here I realize that Xander does have a very large room like the one in Goodnight Moon. In place of the two large nursery rhyme framed pictures, he has a print of Christina's World and the animal mural Mom drew years ago (and dozens of paintings and drawings by Xander and Mom and Erik's contribution, the Tim Tebow and Florida Gators posters). In place of the dollhouse, he has a handmade school bus toybox. He has the bookcase of neat books, beloved stuffed animals, a bedside table, his own alarm clock. In place of the rocking chair he has a bean bag and Boppy pillow. For today, he has a knitting mom sitting there in place of the quiet knitting old lady (telling him hush). No bowl full of mush, comb, or brush. For reasons of cleanliness, those are in other rooms. A hamper in place of the drying rack with mittens and socks. Let's go ahead and say a nice ceiling fan in place of the fireplace. He even has an animal skin rug that matches the one in the book! It is temporarily hidden, though, because I discovered it's the perfect home for mites, dust, and other things not to be named here.
If only the little boy in this room matched the calm demeanor of that wonderful bookland room.
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