Rooming: Denali & Ocean; Part 1

Denali (4) and Ocean (10) share this westward-facing room upstairs. Luckily, thanks to a lot of symmetry, the layout works pretty well. I love the colors and wood tones in here, and it showcases some of their favorite things without being messy or cluttered.
Denali's bed is on the right, and Ocean's, the left. The large antique dresser is for Oshy, and hopefully, he will hold on to it and pass it down through the family; it is certainly worthy!
Denali's Scottie-dog shelf always makes me think of someone sweet like my Grampy, cutting it out and putting it together for whatever special reason, unbeknownst to me.
My dear sister-in-law gave me the old Beatrix Potter print a long time ago, and I've always adored it.
On Ocean's side is a little frame filled with vintage political pins. My mother saved it from going in someone's trash! I love the colors, and that it's simply a quirky collectible. :)
On the dresser, there is a vintage display case from my Dad, with some old fishing trinkets, a horse and set of bears that my Dad once played with as a child, a beautiful Bison from my mother-in-law, and of course, some super-special sports trophies and such...

Mr. TEN

10 years old! Where did that come from?! He requested subs for dinner and a strawberry cheesecake. Done, and done. Denali dressed up the table with some Mario figures (from a chess set). We ate dinner and opened gifts. He opened a very light, very long box...to find inside, four tickets to see Jimmy Eat World in February! We sang 'happy birthday' and he blew out his candles...but one came back, so he blew again. Then, two more. Blew, again. Trick candles! Oshy is the perfect person for something like trick candles. Trust me; his birthday just wouldn't have been the same without them! After a bit of cake, we began a game of Monopoly, only it's a limited edition Nintendo-themed version. It was the most fun I've ever had playing Monopoly, and even though poor Tyler was sick and sleeping in the bedroom, we somehow managed to keep the game going until the very end. It lasted for over two hours. Ocean's first roll was a 10, and he won the game with tons of cash and all but two properties. He was very happy, indeed. Denali kept himself busy by asking us every five minutes when would we be done, scooting himself in the desk chair from one side of the house to the other, and begging for more cake.
Happy Birthday, dear Blue Eyes! Mama loves you.

Of January Past (2010)