A Table of Our Very Own
Well, it took an ebay purchase, a trip to the hardware store, and a fair amount of effort, but we finally have a table! (To be fair, the effort was entirely Michael's; I just clicked "buy it now" on ebay and left the rest to Michael.)
The instructions were not written in English. This wouldn't have been such a big problem, but for the fact that they were also not written in German. Instead, they were written in what can only be described as an obviously fictitious language. This was a made-up language if ever there was one. There were letters, dots, symbols...I am very disappointed not to have a picture to show you. (Michael threw them out before I got a chance to take a picture.)
But now we have a table! No more sitting on the
couch for meals, though now that I think of it we did eat breakfast on the couch this morning...I guess that habit's hard to break. In any case, we have been eating dinner at the table, and surely tomorrow we will remember to eat at the table like civilized folk for breakfast as well.
There is only one downside to having a table: it is a lovely work spot, but one that is best used by one person at a time. We could both fit at the table, but with computers and books it's more comfortable as a solo location. With the giant window, and the fact that it's right here and not all the way over in the library, this has become a very desirable location indeed. So far, negotiations have remained civilized, but it's early yet.
Well, it took an ebay purchase, a trip to the hardware store, and a fair amount of effort, but we finally have a table! (To be fair, the effort was entirely Michael's; I just clicked "buy it now" on ebay and left the rest to Michael.)The instructions were not written in English. This wouldn't have been such a big problem, but for the fact that they were also not written in German. Instead, they were written in what can only be described as an obviously fictitious language. This was a made-up language if ever there was one. There were letters, dots, symbols...I am very disappointed not to have a picture to show you. (Michael threw them out before I got a chance to take a picture.)
But now we have a table! No more sitting on the
couch for meals, though now that I think of it we did eat breakfast on the couch this morning...I guess that habit's hard to break. In any case, we have been eating dinner at the table, and surely tomorrow we will remember to eat at the table like civilized folk for breakfast as well.
There is only one downside to having a table: it is a lovely work spot, but one that is best used by one person at a time. We could both fit at the table, but with computers and books it's more comfortable as a solo location. With the giant window, and the fact that it's right here and not all the way over in the library, this has become a very desirable location indeed. So far, negotiations have remained civilized, but it's early yet.
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