FedEx came and picked up the substandard work table yesterday, and today Amazon refunded me my money. When work was done I went out to Staples and found a really nice heavy wood desk in mission style for a little less than I had paid for the work table.

It should be delivered Monday and then I can call the Staples subcontractor who puts furniture together. I’m thinking by July 4th weekend I’ll have the office setup and the last of the boxes out of here, so that’s a real relief.

Also the hope chest came today. It was my Great Aunt’s and is at least 129 years old. My parents had it professionally refinished and then shipped it to me and it’s really lovely. I’ll have to take a picture of it to post here. They had it finished in a cherry stain, so it just about perfectly matches my bedroom furniture, and it fits at the foot of the bed in the bedroom. I don’t know yet what I’ll be putting in it, but we loved our Great Aunt dearly and to have something of hers is nice.

I got all the trash from the packing materials taken out, and I made a run to the Goodwill and returned some things to Home Depot before I went desk shopping. Things are coming together. Once I’m done unpacking I’ll take lots of pictures of the place so everyone can see how nice it looks.

Lea will be here on July 18th! WOOT! I need to buy a bed for her! And a shower curtain!