Sissy the Carpenter

Sissy the Carpenter

Today we finally got around to getting another bookshelf for João’s books that seem to be stacking up everywhere around the house, threatening to run us out of house and home. While at the store, we also picked up a bookshelf for Sissy. Since none of us are handy with a screwdriver, nails, or a hammer, we asked about them assembling them. The delivery and assembly charge was just ridiculous and they just kept assuring us of how easy it was. So to save $80, we stuffed it all into our car (I almost had to ride home on the roof), drug it all upstairs and then told Sissy she would have to put together her own bookshelf. She looked slightly panicked for a minute and then started opening the box. I separated the material for her and we figured out what the assembly would be. She was nervous about the hammering at first, but with a few pointers, she quickly got the hang of it and was assembling her very own furniture. She was totally successful as you can see by the photos. I thought you might get a kick out of seeing her work, although you might not understand all of our conversation. As you can see, the finished product turned out perfectly, as she is a careful, thorough worker, very different from me. I think quick, careless and dangerous might possibly describe my carpenter skills. Our biggest disappointment of the night was being unable to put together João’s new bookshelves as we somehow managed to get home without any of the screws to put it together and the store had closed by the time we realized that tiny little detail. Oh well, something to look forward to for tomorrow. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!