I started this post over seven years ago. It has been sitting in the drafts folder waiting for me to finish, and after making some grammatical and minor editing adjustments, here it is.
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Since the birth of our twin boys, I thought time flew, but then the last year (Fall 2019 – Summer 2020) happened. With my shoulder surgery, Karla deploying to the Middle East, and everyone’s favorite…COVID, everything since then seems to be a non-stop sprint. We are now closing in on the boys’ two-year birthday, and I am only now writing about the mural and decorations for their room. We decided on an adventurous theme, grounded in what we do, and all stemming from our family’s traditions and our roots.
The room decoration is in three parts: 1. the mural, 2. collected artwork, and 3. family history and tradition. We are keeping the decor manly: a hunting picture of the boys’ Great-Great Grandpa (Mason Thompson), some original Catscratch and Earthboy Jacobus artwork by Doug TenNapel, an original illustration by Regan Lodge, and my hand-painted mural of a Native American theme based on a Pendleton Wool blanket. I still need to finish the mural and frame and hang the artwork, but with twin boys, they are certainly keeping us busy!
There is a mixture of new and old: the dresser and rocking chair used to belong to the Great-Great Grandpa. Some of the books in their library belonged to their Grandad and to me, as well as numerous books from family and friends.
