We’re about 30 days away (or less!) from my wife giving birth to our son! And strangely, Jenni seems to have a new ‘honey do’ list for me everyday! Doesn’t she realize I’m trying to squeeze in just a few more naps before ‘the ankle biter’ arrives?! So yesterday afternoon I’m sound asleep, enjoying my daily 20 minutes cat nap…when the doorbell rings. This of course sets off our two dogs, Oscar and Gunther. They’re not barking to alert us that an intruder is here!…they love company! Delivery man dropped off several boxes on our porch and split.
So I text Jenni to let her know they arrived. Big mistake! She’s so excited, much like a child on Christmas morning. “OH YOU HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER THE PACK AND PLAY!!!” read her text. I could have played dumb, gone back to bed and later told her I never received that text. Nah, she wouldn’t buy it. So I replied with my newly learned phrase, ‘Yes dear’. That’s guy talk for waving the white flag and giving in…it’s usually easier that way. So, let’s open these boxes…how hard can it be to assemble a Pack and Play?
Now if there’s one thing my dad taught me is that you don’t always have to use every piece that comes outta the box. Some of those ‘do dads’ are just extras. AND WHAT SADISTIC CLOWN WROTE THESE INSTRUCTIONS?!?! It looks like Spanish to me!! Oh, it is. But seriously, when I started reading the English instructions, it was as though a caveman was talking me through this! “INSERT BAR THERE”….”PULL STRAP DOWN TIGHT”…and my favorite, “AS SEEN IN PICTURE”! It would have taken me less time to just cut the top off this box, put some bedding in there, and THAT could be his Playpen! And it didn’t help that our youngest dog kept laying on the instructions or would goose me when I was bent over picking up the pieces! AHHHH!!!
FINISHED!!…just don’t touch anything! It’s standing and that’s all that matters. I gotta go hide all these spare parts somewhere before Jenni gets home~
