My wife ordered a mattress and bed frame for one of our bedrooms. The mattress arrived in time for guests but the bed frame was delayed. It arrived last week and I was tasked with putting it together. A normal bed frame can be put together in five minutes with another five or ten minutes to attach the headboard and footboard. Of course, my wife never buys anything that is easy to put together.
I opened the box and was just overwhelmed by all the pieces. I imagined a nuclear submarine had fewer parts. Fortunately, Frankie was there to offer assistance.
Frankie must have realized that this job needed more that one snoopervisor so he called in Floki.
Eventually, both of them got bored so Chris came in to take over.
When I was close to being done Frankie and Floki came back to check my progress.
By the time I was finished more than two hours after I started, I was alone.
A day or two later, a box arrived with a desk for Rose. She bought an antique desk a couple of weeks ago and decided she didn’t like that I had nothing to do so she ordered a desk with twice and many parts as the nuclear bedframe.
Again, Frankie was first to offer help but soon Floki was there to help too.
Then Chris came to supervise the supervisors.
This project took me almost four hours to complete. The boys tried to stay focused but five minutes at a time was all they could muster. To there credit, they would each come back and check on me from time to time.
I just don’t know why these things always need to be so complicated. I think the designers forgot the K.I.S.S. principal of design (keep it simple, stupid).
To add insult to injury, the next day a big box showed up at the door. I dragged it inside and saw it was a bedframe. I thought it was a mistake. The company must have made an error. But nope, Rose ordered it for a bed that already had a bedframe. You know, one of those five minute frames. It just needed a headboard and footboard and it didn’t even need that. Who cares if one of the two guest beds doesn’t have a headboard? You just don’t want guests to get too comfortable.
I guess after I recover from the last two assembly projects, I will put it together. At least I know I will have three little helpers to make it easier . . . or harder.
We have done some of those kits from Wayfair…..the TV cabinet, my desk, and two “bar chairs” for our kitchen island. No such thing as an EASY kit. Period. No more kits for us – we’re going to a furniture store and getting what we need and having THEM deliver and put in place from now on! LOL Sounds like you have been kept out of trouble anyway (along with your three little snoopervisors!).
Pam
I have been so busy. Way more than I expected. That is why I don’t post as much or visit other blogs as much. Hopefully things will settle down soon.
Those are sure some fun projects to pass the time…NOT! At least the supervision was really good!
It’s good to have company.
Your little helpers are adorable. I picture one coming out of the room and telling the others: “Come here! You gotta see this!” 😹
Makes me wish I spoke cat. 🙂
Sometimes work can get lonely. But not for you! Good luck. I hope your helpers were well rewarded for their dedication. #treats
Love and licks,
Cupcake
As a matter of fact, they did get treats.
😆 That’s great! You managed well. Four legged supervision always helps. Were the instructions easy to read or did you need to break out a slide rule and consult satellite telemetry?
I needed someone with a master’s degree in Chinese instruction manual interpretation.
LOL!
You’re lucky to have so many snoopervisors to make sure the job is done right. Love the stained glass in your windows!
Thanks. We do too.
Cats make the best snoopervisors.
They sure do.
Wow, it’s pretty incredible that you keep winding up with these three cat assembly jobs!
I’m hoping that I can move into the snoopervisor role.
We actually considered some of that do-it-yourself stuff for the kitchen and then found that we could get it at a home superstore already done. I think it depends on where you live and what you want. Our Rumpy and Toby are our resident advisors. They do lend quite the hand
We are currently in a very small town and we have no truck so that complicates things.
We figured that. Being next to Filthydelphia does have its benefits. Very few though
🙂