The other day on Craigslist I found a guy trying to get rid of some shelving material - free! So I got together with him and came home with a truckload of stuff!! I spent yesterday and most of today down in the basement working on some projects for the boss. I built a large set of really heavy-duty free-standing shelves in the pantry for storing canned goods and such on. Then I put up some wall shelves in the downstairs office and we unpacked a bunch of boxes and put the books on them (we've only been here 3-1/2 years - it's time to unpack a bit!!) And I built her a nice laundry center. It's a table, heavy duty construction, 5' x 2-1/2' table top for folding, with a storage shelf underneath for supplies and a couple of hanger bars across the top back for empty hangers. It's right by the dryer, so clothes come out of the dryer, get folded or put on a hanger, then hung on a bar against the other wall. And I painted the whole thing pink for her!
Right now I'm relaxing and waiting for the Tylenol to kick in!
Peanut's asleep in her recliner by the tree with the house lights out and all the Christmas lights twinkling and flashing and an orange cat in her lap pinning her down. (I sure spoil that woman!!

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Maybe that should be my resolution next year - keep her spoiled!!
Happy New Year to all!!!
CT