Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Dog Made Me Move the Furniture

Our family has a dog, his name is Toby. He is a sweet, loyal little Shih Tzu. He is great with the kids and they love him. He is a little snuggler and he always wants to go where we go. He is also neurotic. His behavior of choice when he is unhappy is peeing on the carpet. He is sweet, he is gentle, he is patient and loving with the kids, let me tell you there are days when these are the only things saving him.

This weekend is my girl's Birthday party so much of this week has been spent getting the house ready for guests. One big item on my list was getting the carpet cleaned. The cleaner came early on Wednesday, (and did a really nice job with the carpet.) That meant that I had to move everything off the carpet on Tuesday night to get ready for him. As I was moving stuff out I realized that it was the perfect opportunity to rearrange the living room.
Thankfully my spontaneous desires to rearrange the house no longer surprise my husband and he was game to try something new. We have not undertaken this task before because our living room is where we keep most of our truly heavy items. Like the piano, two large bookcases from my grandmother estate, the couch and the dining table. The hardest things to move were the piano and we only shifted that about 4 feet, (what a beast,) and the bookcases. The cases are massively heavy when empty, but of course before moving they were jam-packed with books. So first we had to empty the cases, then move them and finally get all the books back on the shelves.
It was a major task and really quite ridiculous to do right before a big social gathering, but we are both really happy with the results. There is nothing like changing around a room to give it a refreshed feeling. By refreshing the house you feel refreshed yourself, sore and tired but refreshed.
This earlier Birthday party give a good idea of how the room was set up previously.

Many blessings to you this fine night.--Kate

2 comments:

Home of the Muddy Kids said...

Nice! I love moving things around too! :)

Kate said...

Thanks! It is fun to change things up for sure. Plus a great way to shake the doldrums.