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September 16, 2009
The Bathroom: Part 2
Once the painting was done, it was time to build the cabinets. As we did when we built our kitchen and studio, we called upon our Swedish friends at Ikea to provide inspiration and materials. Alden, whose paternal great grandfather is Swedish, seemed to feel perfectly at home there.
She was an industrious helper when the time came to construct.
After a short tutorial, she was ready to dive in.
She drew inspiration from her Red Sox bib as she moved from cabinet to cabinet, tightening screws.
She handed me tools when I needed them.
She offered words of consolation when I hit my thumb with the hammer.
At one point, she took a short break to catch up on her pleasure reading.
As each new cabinet was finished, she checked for imperfections.
Although she did not overtly criticize my work, her body language seemed to imply that had she been in charge, it probably would have been better.
When all the cabinets were complete, I discovered the reason for Alden's keen interest in them.
Rather than be hung on the bathroom wall, the cabinets were to remain on the floor, that Alden might dance and preen inside them.
Coy...
...or costumed.
I suppose there's no problem with her continuing to inhabit the cabinets once they are hung on the bathroom wall, though we'll have to contrive some sort of ladder or winch. It might, in fact, solve some of the space constraints that would otherwise be imposed by Tarzan's impending arrival.
Posted by bogenamp at September 16, 2009 01:01 AM