IKEA update and Plans

Thanks to all who were concerned, I'm feeling 95% now. I think fatigue played a major part, but ceasing the eight servings of McDonalds a week diet is also largely to thank.

To follow up Elizabeth's post: Everything we expected appears to have arrived intact from IKEA. The bed frame is assembled and usable, but we bought these nifty nightstand attachments which require screwing a mounting bracket from underneath. It would have been useful to know that before the 27th step. :-/

Elizabeth ended up getting bored watching me insert #101350 wooden dowel connectors and started working on the couch, which looked to be almost all done. After opening the package all sorts of couch innards spilled on the floor as if she'd eviscerated it. Fearlessly, she pressed on and it's starting to resemble a living room sofa.

To do: nightstands, sofa, living room chair, living room ottoman, living room TV stand, two living room bookshelves, three bar chairs, office computer desk, office futon, and closet shelving for clothes storage.

We're going today at noon to meet Elizabeth's surgery program coordinator, Sandi Pettit. She's apparently one of the sweetest people and has learned a great deal about me from Elizabeth from times even before we were engaged.

WA state requires two items with your address and name to prove residency, and three items with your name and birthdate to prove identity. We went in with just our lease agreement which is in the "unacceptable" documents category and is worth exactly diddly. Through a stroke of luck, I actually have an out-of-state drivers license, birth certificate and social security card. I've set up a Comcast bill in my name, which with any luck will establish residency for me. Elizabeth, poor girl, doesn't have any of this. We're hoping Sandi can provide her with some advice this afternoon.