For the past three or four years, the General has frequently suggested that we dispose of the dark oak bookcase units that fill one wall in our bedroom. Our bedroom is a large room. From my perspective, the bookcases add a nice dimension to the room. They have been on one of two walls in our bedroom for the past 19 years.
The General maintains that the bookcases have served their purpose. We purchased them in 1982, and I can't begin to tell you how many homes they've been in since then. Periodically, I rearrange our bedroom and switch the wall they are on.
Until now, I have acquiesced to her idea to dispose of them with the stipulation that she find another place to store things. She has volumes of notebooks filled with mostly Bible study materials in the lower cabinets of the bookcase. Fortunately, that part of the bookcases is behind doors.
The General hasn't taught in years. It could be projection on my part, but the content of the notebooks reflects too many hours invested in developing the materials to toss them. At least that has been my saving grace to ensure the bookcases remain in our home.
The General figuratively pulled the plug and moved forward with eradicating the stuff behind closed doors. Late yesterday she announced that I needed to dispose of all the empty notebook covers. She thoughtfully stacked the notebooks on the table in the breakfast room. That means there is no time like the present. They can't stay where they are. It is not a good look.
Actually, the conversation was prefaced by asking if I wanted to keep a Texas Monthly from November 2003. It was titled: "11 l 22 l 63 - What Nellie Connally Saw". This edition of Texas Monthly surrounded the assassination of President John. F. Kennedy. The magazine still looked new.
You bet I wanted to keep it. The General handed the magazine to me and said: "Then you store it where you want to keep it. It is not my magazine. It is yours. It was that discussion that led to the request that I dispose of the notebooks.
The content of the notebooks is now in a cardboard box. Where we are going to store the box? I don't know. I had the good sense not to ask. The one thing I do know is that we are looking for a new home for the bookcases.
All My Best!
Don