bought a new dining room table from Ikea today… it was on special (not a sale, my daughter tells me)… it is replacing one we purchased from SuperValu (which tells you how long ago it was) a number of years ago…  that table is still good, but the top is badly scratched and marked up… it will go downstairs for crafts and games… we could put ten people at it but I think we can actually fit a few more at this new one…

things from Ikea come in many, many pieces and have to be put together… my son-in-law came by after work to help me… well, mostly he did the work and I stood there to provide support and pass tools or bits and pieces…

panorama of new Ikea table…

we talked about how George liked to put things together and when the two of them worked on something, it always went swimmingly…  sometimes when I would help him, it wouldn’t go so great…  why is it that often one’s partner just can’t do the correct thing when trying to work on a project together…

another view…

the exciting thing was that when we were finished we didn’t have any leftover pieces…

last Easter fun in the hot tub…

looking forward to having Easter dinner at the table tomorrow with family and some young friends…

last year was the first dinner we had since George died… I think that this year we will be able to celebrate him a bit easier…