April 21, 2016. Madison, Mississippi. Our Heater.

Ken likes toys.  Big toys and little toys.   Internet ordering is a bonanza for him.   Today a large box arrived and was left outside the garage.  The FedEx man just took it off the truck and left it at the first safe spot.  The box was heavy.  Some assembly was required.   In the absence of Wendy, Ken decided he could put it together himself.  But first he had to get it back to the deck.  He opened the large box and using the dolly, carried the larger box into the house.  Then he was forced to take a nap.  Fortunately, Chantes arrived and carried all the pieces down the stairs,  ready to take the pieces through the door so Ken could assemble it.

Every time we bought deck furniture, Ken looked longingly at the round tables with a propane bottle in the middle and stones in a small circle in the center, with flames coming up to provide heat.  Ken likes them so I knew it was merely time before we became a proud owner of one of these gadgets.  Now he had half finished the job.  He told me it was half the price of the ones we saw in the stores.  Ours is not round so it will serve as a coffee table too.  "It will extend the use of the deck" says Ken, "with a source of heat on a cool day."  One thing for sure is that if we are not careful, our deck will be crowded with furniture.  Ken is delighted with his new purchase.   I on the other hand,  am not convinced it is useful.  But we will see.   Ken is full of good ideas in general so I feel sure we will enjoy it's use.  Imagine, our own heater on our deck.  So nice.