Floor Redo Day #1

Photo 66 - November 28

Day #1 and the floors have had their first sanding. Unfortunately it was already dark when I got home, and with limited lighting it was a little hard to get pictures. What I did shoot was the hallway, James' room and the living room. It does look like Trinka got to meet Ryan, my floor guy. He had asked me about getting to the fuse box in case he blew something, and the baby gates were moved along with the stuff stacked in front of the closets where the fuse box is. Sorry, Ryan - I warned you that they were hard to get at!

Happy Birthday, Steve & Rebecca!

Photo 65 - November 27

Kristin is always so good about having family get togethers to celebrate family birthdays. Steve's birthday was the beginning of November, and Rebecca's was yesterday and we got together today to celebrate. Happy Birthday wishes to both of them! It was an afternoon of good food and good company.

Ready? I hope so...

Photo 64 - November 26

It seems like I've been working forever to get ready for Monday! The wood floors have all been uncovered, the remaining baseboards have been removed, and everything is vacuumed and ready for floor refinishing. I wasn't sure how the floors would photograph, but you can get the general idea of how worn out they are.

Our Room




Kayla's Room




Laura's Room




James' Room




Hallway




Living Room





And my poor kitchen in overload...

Almost Ready

Photo 63 - November 25

Well I'm feeling much better. It's Friday, the floor refinishers are coming on Monday, and the house is mostly empty. Jeff and Kyle came over this afternoon and graciously moved the big stuff out into the garage and the piano and living room TV into the kitchen. After we got everything out to the garage, Jeff told me he was worried that it wasn't going to fit. Me, I had no doubt, and there's still plenty of room left. There are a couple loose ends to move out of the bedrooms yet, and the front coat closet needs to be emptied, and then it's time for spiffy new floors! And I think tonight I might even be able to sit down and relax...first time in a long time.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Photo 62 - November 24

The day started out at Mom's with her and I getting the turkey stuffed and in the oven. It was a big bird - 19 lbs. Lots of turkey for 6 people - but she said turkey is Fred's favorite and he wanted lots of leftovers.



And this is the Thanksgiving aftermath. Maybe a little too much turkey for Andy and Laura.



But they brought a wonderful dessert - caramel apple pie. The crust was so hard you could hardly cut it, but the taste was wonderful. I had absolutely no problem eating the apples and then picking up the crust and eating it last. Absolutely awesome!

Who has more?

Photo 61 - November 23

I've already said that Dale has spent many years referring to me as "Imelda," referring to the fact that he thinks I have way too many shoes. Well I think I have found someone who likes shoes even more than I do.

I have to have all of the closet floors cleaned off for the floor refinishers on Monday, so for the past couple of weeks I have been bagging and boxing and moving everything downstairs. In cleaning James' closet, I was amazed at the amount of shoes that came out of there. I texted him that he had a lot of nice shoes in his closet and he texted me back that yes, he knew that. And this isn't even all of them - there are probably 4 or 5 pair of soccer shoes that were put into one of his soccer bags or put on his shelf.

So Dale - I think you can start calling James Imelda from now on.

Rushing??

Photo 60 - November 22

Don't get me wrong - I love Christmas, and I love Christmas lights and decorations. But already? I mean, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, and Christmas lights are everywhere. I appreciate that this is Wisconsin, and you get things put up and hung up when the weather allows. That is perfectly fine in my book - I think it was almost spring before I got my lights down after the last Christmas season. But do you have to light them up now? Somehow I think that Thanksgiving is getting lost in the shuffle.