This week a very exciting event happened - I finally got a new china cabinet. This was my birthday present from Sam in September 2004. It has taken me quite a long time to get it due to the dining room saga. (It is my own fault, not Sam’s that it has taken so long.)
For those of you who do not know about my new love of tables, here is the story. When Sam and I were dating, I helped him pick out a new table for the breakfast room in his new house. When we got married, I also had a casual breakfast room table which we sold. One place to eat - one table. Then we moved to our new house in Lake Highlands. Well, my dad’s mother had recently passed away and her table was sitting in my parents garage not being used. It was not my favorite table, white wood with blue vinyl chairs, but it was free until we got something better. Two places to eat - two tables, the score is still good. Well, then my mom’s mother passed away and there is a really nice, Ethan Alan table from the 1950’s. It is in great shape and much more stylish than the blue vinyl seats. So we put that table in the breakfast room and move the white table with two blue chairs into the multi-purpose room (really a future baby room, but Sam was in denial). It was a great table to leave scrapbook supplies on all the time. The other two blue chairs became office chairs and worked great. Score - two eating areas, three tables.
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