Clang! Clang!! CLANG!!!

Ms K and I completed a very important project this weekend - the conversion of the Spider Room into a much more welcoming storage space. Long after the drywall had been hung, we finally primed and painted the room, as well as bought and constructed new storage shelves. Ms K's comment about how the new organization reminder her of her Playmobil grocery stroe is not far off the mark. Our mutual desire for clean and orderly has been fulfilled in our work on this room, and I can't express enough how fun it was to do it with Ms K. Working side by side with her on something like this was fantastic. Sure, there were early mornings and late afternoons, and there was a lot of work to do, and we weren't each always at our best at the same time. I certainly was a bit grumpy and tired Monday afternoon, but Ms K really helped me keep my morale intact, while pushing hard to finish the job.

And of course, there's a new crop of inside jokes for us, such as the one about building a submarine at 0830 in the morning. We were tired at the end (and Ms K even started hauling boxes from the attic after I passed out!), but the effort was well worth it - the Spider Room and the garage look great! The car is back where it belongs, with room to spare. We spent a very satisfying weekend together working on improving our home, and indirectly, our relationship. It's a very encouraging result that I hope keeps us on track for completing our goals. Go Team KDS!!!