A new project

While Spencer was home, we teamed up and conquered the garage. Lugging in box after box of junk (why do we have so much?), slowly clearing out the wreckage. We accomplished that and the first night we parked the car in the garage, it snowed! And hence, there wasn't any snow or ice for me to scrape in the morning! But then I started moving things into their permenant place inside the house and discovered a new project for me.

I have this huge, tall bookcase; one of those put it together yourself deals from WalMart. We've had it for a loooong time and since we've had mobile children, I haven't liked it. The only reason we have kept it around is because of the insane number of books we own. I would usually put it away in the corner of a room where children did not frequent. The strap that anchors it to the wall broke long ago and I haven't fixed it. I put it in my office due to said book overload and it's just too overbearing in my short-ceilinged house. Darn you, Egypt, getting me used to 12 foot ceilings. I was originally going to flip it on it's side, anchor the moveable shelves at even intervals and then divide each now vertical shelf in half and use it as a shoe bench in the garage for the kids. The only problem? It's too tall even when it's laying down. So, I'm going to do the same thing, except use it for my own uses (crap catcher) and pretty it up with some paint. My motivation? Get it done so I can park my car in there again!