Us vs. The Piano

I get to host Thanksgiving this year. No problem, I was the one that proposed this arrangement. Problem #1: the way the living and dining room are laid out, we can fit our dining room table in the main area but not the chairs. Hmmm.... Problem #2: we would like to put up the Christmas tree except the only place to put it is right next to the fireplace and something tells me that is a bad idea. Problem #3: We have a very heavy piano. No problem, we will move the living roomaround...except we have one long wall and a bunch of short angled walls with things like doorways limiting their usefulness and the piano currently occupies the middle of the long wall.

So we met tonight for a strategy planning session. We have magic sliders (best invention ever) which allow you to play with your furniture arrangement without throwing out your back. Unfortunately, these wonderful disks don't work on pianos, well they would if you could lift a piano vertically, but we can't so that leaves us trying to figure out the ideal arrangement beforehand. The goal is to only move the piano once. Our options are all the way across the room or down the long wall six feet. We pick the six feet option. Conveniently, with the piano now in the dining room, the dining room light is centered on the piano, providing a very beautiful arrangement. I think it looks nice and hope we don't have to move anything the rest of the time we live here! We moved in in April and it just now starting to look and feel like a home. now if we can just avoid moving for a while...I have a feeling that is something that will have to be left up to God and the army. Happy Holidays everyone!