Out of the Woods
After a month of craziness and living on the edge, life has become more normal. The homework load seems strangely light now that I am no longer spending every spare minute trying to sort out my class schedule and finances. Not to say that everything is settled, but two or three problems at a time is okay...
Our French textbook has a multicultural focus, and has been feeding us beaucoup information about Quebec. Did you know that the Quebecois say, "Bonjour, hi!" when meeting someone new? Then the other person can choose which language to continue in!
New lifesaving device: a computer desk. Bought at Walmart for a reasonable price, and assembled with two days of exhausting yet satisfying effort, it is a beauty. I had waited for an hour to bring the box in from the car, knowing it was too heavy and hoping someone could help me. Finally I pushed it out and walked it in, corner by corner (it was flat). It almost pulled me over a couple of times, but eventually I triumphed. The person who had lifted it off the shelf at Walmart told me flatly,"It's not heavy." A little miffed, I responded, "It's all a matter of perspective." He didn't see the humor at all. Never mind that he was about twice my size and burly, and I was somewhat lighter than the desk.
On day two, with the mostly done desk filling all the floor space in my living room, it was time to stand it upright. I almost despaired. I could have gotten it up- but I would have destroyed some other furniture in the process. There was no one nearby who could help me. On top of that, I had a massage appointment in a few hours, and needed to clean everything up. My client could hardly be expected to step over the desk and onto a bag of screws to get through.
At that moment, the phone rang. It was my father. "We're in your neighborhood, and we've packed up that possible computer desk for you," he informed me. I hadn't considered that desk since I'd already bought one. I told him that I already had one, and it was mostly put together, but if he could come and help me get it upright, that would be great. "Sure, your brother-in-law and I will be there in less than 5 minutes!" What a Godsend... St. Thérese, advocate of the little and the weak, must have been praying for me on her feast day.
The desk holds my computer, printer, books, CDs, flashcard boxes... and it even looks nice. I am so thankful. Now my printer doesn't have to be unplugged every time I'm done using it. I can listen to the materials on the computer and write in a workbook at the same time. The phone is even nearby. This will change my life...
Our French textbook has a multicultural focus, and has been feeding us beaucoup information about Quebec. Did you know that the Quebecois say, "Bonjour, hi!" when meeting someone new? Then the other person can choose which language to continue in!
New lifesaving device: a computer desk. Bought at Walmart for a reasonable price, and assembled with two days of exhausting yet satisfying effort, it is a beauty. I had waited for an hour to bring the box in from the car, knowing it was too heavy and hoping someone could help me. Finally I pushed it out and walked it in, corner by corner (it was flat). It almost pulled me over a couple of times, but eventually I triumphed. The person who had lifted it off the shelf at Walmart told me flatly,"It's not heavy." A little miffed, I responded, "It's all a matter of perspective." He didn't see the humor at all. Never mind that he was about twice my size and burly, and I was somewhat lighter than the desk.
On day two, with the mostly done desk filling all the floor space in my living room, it was time to stand it upright. I almost despaired. I could have gotten it up- but I would have destroyed some other furniture in the process. There was no one nearby who could help me. On top of that, I had a massage appointment in a few hours, and needed to clean everything up. My client could hardly be expected to step over the desk and onto a bag of screws to get through.
At that moment, the phone rang. It was my father. "We're in your neighborhood, and we've packed up that possible computer desk for you," he informed me. I hadn't considered that desk since I'd already bought one. I told him that I already had one, and it was mostly put together, but if he could come and help me get it upright, that would be great. "Sure, your brother-in-law and I will be there in less than 5 minutes!" What a Godsend... St. Thérese, advocate of the little and the weak, must have been praying for me on her feast day.
The desk holds my computer, printer, books, CDs, flashcard boxes... and it even looks nice. I am so thankful. Now my printer doesn't have to be unplugged every time I'm done using it. I can listen to the materials on the computer and write in a workbook at the same time. The phone is even nearby. This will change my life...
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