Hubs and I felt particularly ambitious last night at 10:30 and decided to assemble the crib that we ordered from IKEA. So we methodically laid all the pieces of hardware and parts out on the living room floor. By 11:45 p.m. the crib was assembled and we were ready to transport it to Gigi's freshly painted room. And we lived happily ever after that. WRONG!!! The pride and sense of accomplishment hubs and I heaped on ourselves quickly dissipated into thin air. No matter how we angled the crib, positioned our tired bodies, cursed or prayed to the door frame goddess for just an 1/8 of an inch more, the crib tenaciously held on to its position just outside the doorway. You know what happens next. Yeah, that's right. So with sweats of frustration pouring down our dejected faces and backs, we disassembled the crib and carried all the parts into Gi's room. Is this what it feels like when Brazil loses a soccer match to Argentina??? Fast forward to 12:40 a.m. Beloved crib is reassembled and sitting pretty in Gi's room. O.k., children, what is the lesson for today? That's right. Assemble baby furniture IN the baby's room. And preferably way before your bedtime. You just might experience fewer stubbed toes, hammering-induced throbbing fingers and heated, expletive-filled exchanges with spouse.
2 comments:
That's way too funny sis! What else do you need to assemble?
Too funny! Hey-what happened to the crib assembling party-you know, where Dave and Ron put it together and you and I go shopping? That sounded like much more fun....
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