Amanda and I have been remodeling my office, as sort of an anniversary gift to me. She wanted me to have a new desk, which she bought, (and of course picked out) and instead of a file cabinet we got the matching credenza that has a file drawer in it. It is clearly not enough room for all the stuff I have, but that of course is part of the plan. I am thinning out all the stuff.
But in the winter, despite having two furnaces, our house can get cold…….particularly her office and mine. So last night I found a FIREPLACE (electric) that has a heater in it that actually MATCHES (I mean REALLY matches) my bookshelves too. I bought it and it sort of rounds up the whole project….PLUS, it prevents us from stealing back and forth the one plug in radiator we own. It can stay in her office now.
But what I enjoy is not letting her help in the wading through of all my stuff. I may be OCD post-stroke, but she is OCD ALL THE TIME, and it drives her nuts as to how I am doing this. But in my mind I let her choose the desk and credenza, and I intend to get it done, so I keep shooing her out of here, but I know she wants to get her hands on all this stuff and make it Amanda-style organized. I will confess, it is NOT a point of contention, because she is really happy with how it looks. But every wife really wants more than their husband can provide!!!
So tonight I sign off from my new desk, with everything ready for tomorrow but a sermon. Fortunately for me the clocks change tonight for the stupid concept of Daylight Savings Time. (Can you tell Indiana has only been a part of this recently?) So I will not only go to bed confused but wake up that way as well. Good thing I am used to it!
But at least I have a cool office with a fireplace that burns absolutely nothing at all but a fake looking log! Thank God for that! I would hate to have to worry about a real fire…..after all, it is almost 9pm and I still have a sermon to write!
Goodnight my friends and God Bless!
Tommy+