We get by with a little help from our friends

We had a potluck planned with our long-time friends the P. family and the W. family for several weeks, but it was serendipitous timing due to the whole door issue I told you about yesterday. I was gone to a class all day and J. did a ton. He took out the old sliding door, picked up the new couches, and wrangled children. Then when the P. family arrived he and the P. family dad started to install the door. I did other things because I still wasn't quite convinced that I hadn't ruined it. 

See? No door there at the moment.

R. watched from the comfort of the couch that was moved out in the great couch shuffle.

In the meantime, P. family mom and I played in the living room trying to figure out how to get the couches to work. There was no measuring or real though behind the purchase other than J. and I liking them and guessing we could make them work. I think we did it and I'm very happy with the result. They have already been used more than the old couch and old arrangement was.

I still need to put the rug back down and figure out where various ottomans and tables will go. We do need to floor lamps to make it a really decent reading area. Because isn't the goal in all household arrangements to make really good reading areas? 

And the big news is.... the door is in and it works! There is still some insulation and trim that needs to happen, but I didn't wreck it and we can go in and out of it.

It's going to take a little time for my eye to get used to how it looks, but I really like it! We have very good friends and it was lovely to be able to spend time with them.