Saturday, July 4, 2009

The Joy of Homemaking

I hope everyone's having a wonderful 4th of July!  Haven't seen too many fireworks around these parts, though some friends and I did spend part of the day comparing various artists' renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner."  Other than that, it hasn't been a particularly eventful holiday. 

I spent roughly 5-6 hours today putting together a chest of drawers from Ikea (so much screwing in one day!! - sorry, couldn't resist!), which, although I made horrible time, was an accomplishment that made me feel all warm and fuzzy upon completion.  It definitely felt like a very adult thing to do, building up furniture for my room with my bare hands instead of just paying for assembly.  This wasn't for lack of trying - I decided after purchasing the furniture that I wanted them to build it for me, but would have had to reschedule the delivery for a later date, so I decided to put on my big girl pants and try it myself.  And 6 hours later, I now have a chest of drawers.  If it's still standing in the morning when I wake up, it will be a miracle.  If it lasts, tomorrow brings the joyful task of stuffing the drawers full of stuff.   I will also likely be tackling the assembly of a desk chair, and if I'm feeling particularly ambitious, laundry.  However, I have been weary of doing laundry since I looked out at our laundry room from our kitchen a couple days ago and saw a gigantic cockroach chilling on the laundry room door.  So now I have visions of million-strong cockroach armies waiting to swarm me when I unsuspectingly walk in.  

It's been a long evening of watching dance crew clips and Enchanted, so I'm heading off to sleep, to be serenaded by our lovely frog chorus outside of my window.  My dream is that someday they'll bust out with "Kiss the Girl" from Little Mermaid.  

G'night!
Jenny

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  1. Janet McJuly 4, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    sounds like a pretty full day, kudos to you for assembling the chest yourself, "we don't need no stinkin' assemblymen!" Can't wait to see the finished room, know it's nice. Probably need to buy a can of raid to accompany you to the laundry room, bugs...bad. Anywho, happy 4th once again, talk to you soon JMC

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  2. Kacie McJuly 4, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    "....you know you'd better do it soon, no time would be be-tah.....ya YA ya ya ya...."

    I will now be singing that song to myself all night - after I stop laughing. Love you kid - very proud of you for building things. Very industrious - and don't fret too much about the roach - just bring an extra big shoe and have it at the ready. You can do it. :)

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