- A pink and white flowered futon.
- That I liked to unfold all the way so I could use it as a gymnastics mat.
- Or fold it halfway and make myself a cozy tent to read in.
- Growing up in Japan, futons were the most prevalent type of bed.
- A net that I strung up in the corner to house all of my stuffed animals.
- Including my favorite stuffed animal of all time, a giant gorilla that my Dad got me on a trip to Korea. I put my Mom's childhood jean jacket on him.
- An ugly red and white sponge-painted dresser that belonged to my Aunt Dian when she was a child.
- Later, sponge-painted an equally ugly blue and white.
- Rainbow Brite sheets and a over-sized, heavy, brown comforter covered in kitty cats and tulips.
- A big white bookcase full of books.
- An abundant collection of Breyer horse figurines.
- An ever-growing number of soccer trophies. I started playing at age 5.
- Large and plentiful boxes of crayons.
- And lots of Japanese coloring books because I lived in Okinawa at the time. The pictures were a lot more complex than American coloring books.
- An old tape player.
- With a collection of classical music tapes that I stole from my Mom and kept in my pink, zip-up L.L. Bean tape case, embroidered with my name.
- A tub full of plastic farm animals.
- And a large, wooden fold-out corral to fence them in whilst playing.
- Rainbow Brite plush dolls, including:
- Rainbow Brite, herself.
- Shy Violet.
- Patty O'Green (I always thought it was Patio Green, growing up).
- At one point, an old television and classic Ninentendo gaming system.
- That didn't last long thanks to the complaints of my older sister.
mar 2 2009 ∞
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