I should have been up early this morning. Instead, I chose to stay in bed and reflect on things for which the General and I are thankful. For starters, we crossed the finish line, and we're still marrried. We signed the closing papers on our new home yesterday and we are entering a new chapter of our lives.
We also arrived at a compromise regarding window coverings that suggests we both bent further than we thought we could without breaking. That's not to say either of us yielded easily. The General is a tough battler! Yet, I can truthfully say she met her match with me.
It was not my intent to have any window coverings except in the bedrooms. The house has lots of windows, and from my perspective since we don't have an east or west exposure, we didn't need window coverings in the living areas to keep the sun out.
In our last home, we had plantation shutters installed. Since we have cased windows in this house, we both agreed that plantation shutters weren't a good option. I wanted clear glass, and the General wanted wooden venition blinds.
I was fairly adament that I wasn't going to look through open blinds. The narrow strips of wood are an intrusion to the view that I thought we were getting. I didn't anticipate that the General would give me static over that. After all, I am a reasonable man!
Do you remember Florence Jean Castleberry, the waitress on a comedy sitcom back in the 1960s? She went by the name Flo. She often said: "Kiss my grits" and "When donkeys fly."
The General has said neither, but I gathered there would be flying donkeys before she changed her mind. Stubborn can be an artform with her. Perhaps that is projection on my part.
At any rate, we sorted it out in a WIN/WIN. The windows in the open living area will appear to have nothing over them, but the camaflagued shade can be closed at night. It is crazy, but such is life.
We are both looking forward to this move and dreading it at the same time. I suspect there will be more compromises to come.
All My Best!
Don
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