We moved into our new house about 2 weeks ago and we are slowly starting to get things up on the walls, out of boxes and onto our shelves. Feeling particularly motivated one evening, Marc arranged several of his favorite framed photos with artifacts from the same region. For example, a photo from Thailand was sitting with this beautiful cork sculpture from Japan. 4 of the top bookshelves were expertly arranged and it looked amazing!
The next morning, in a frenzy to clean up catalogs and other work-miscellanea before leaving on a trip, Marc stacked a heavy pile of paper on the bottom shelf, which sent the whole thing off balance and a whole-lotta glass crashing down on the hardwood floor. Cork sculpture was trashed, but fortunately nothing (and no one) was harmed otherwise.
The biggest heartbreak was the realization that Ryder could have very easily been the weight that caused the shelf to tip and been right in the middle of all that broken glass. The thought of it makes me shivver! We were both feeling incredibly guilty for being such fools!
The good thing is that it was a reminder that we need to start thinking about baby proofing things – and not just how they look anymore. And no one had to lose an eye for us to learn our lesson!
