April 27, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. Nothing is Simple.

Everything seemed simple. I wanted the big ugly black chair moved from the TV room adjacent to our bedroom to an identical space one floor down, right next to Ken's office. The only object in that room was a recliner, which is also ugly that we brought with us from the condo. We inherited it when we bought our condo. Our plan was to put both recliners in that spot so Ken could sit and enjoy the fishermen or use the massage chair which would be right beside it. As no one ever sees that room, including both of us most of the time, so having two big ugly chairs side by side was no problem. We were interested in function. John came with a helper ready to move the black chair. But as the chair was assembled in the room, he discovered that he could not get it out the bedroom door. I suggested they take it apart, which he did not want to do because of the wires and connections for the massage parts. I encouraged him to take it apart, which he did. But he knew he would never be able to put it together which was fine with me. I just wanted that big ugly chair out of the room. John and his helper took the chair down in four pieces, all ready to be put back together. Fortunately, I had the cell phone of the young man who came after work to put the chair together. I called him and he immediately came and put it together, at a cost less than the first time. He was a polite pleasant young man and smart too. When he had completed his task, he admired the art in the downstairs room. It is unusual for a workman to pay attention to art in a home. In fact, even though we have had many occasions to have people working in our homes, I have never noted anyone who paid any attention to the art. So our task which seemed simple ended up a big production. But it is now done. And we now know the cell number of a smart young man who is willing to work and whose name is Dwayne. It was a complicated maneuver but now it is done. Tomorrow, the new recliner will be delivered in the morning so Ken will be able to watch the games in comfort. It was worth all the effort.