au revoir

well, the drafting table is gone. we sold it yesterday to a nice young christian family. apparently the dad (who we didn't meet) is quite tall and has his own welding business in which he needs to do a lot of drawing with a compass. needless to say, we hope they are happy with their new purchase.

a side note -- yesterday, for the first time in decades (i swear), i saw a young girl skipping down the sidewalk.