[GeorgiaMa'am]

I have been slowly but steadily cleaning off the dining table with the ultimate goal of putting on a new tablecloth (and having a clean dining table). In addition to the daily accumulation of flatware, glasses, bread, snacks and sauces, I've found new homes for Lego projects (plural), wine, magazines, organized a large lazy Susan and a large snack bowl, and thrown out all manner of unwanted mail and miscellania. Now I'm down to the hard stuff: icky stuff that has to be scrubbed off the table and a crock of 5-year-old brandied fruit that has to be drained and put in double Ziplock bags to throw away, not to mention washing the giant crock and finding another place for it.

But the end is in sight! Soon I will have my beautiful new tablecloth spread out on my organized table! And, there will be room to sit at the table and eat! on plates! With glasses and everything at the same time!