Weekend Ramblings

Well, the weekend started off with a lot of WORK! What? I thought weekends were for rest...nope, not this weekend...it was WORK and a lot of it! I left work Friday evening and headed straight for Lowes. You know what that equals = WORK! I had to get the rest of the trim for the floor. So, Friday night we finished prepping the rest of the floor...swept some more and laid down more underlayment. Oh, I forgot to mention that the first EIGHT rows we laid down were WRONG! Yes...wrong, so we had to take up those pieces of flooring and start all over on Saturday morning. My life saver was my Aunt Caren coming to the rescue. She came over bright and early Saturday morning and we got to work. She cut all of our small pieces and trim work and gave lots of great advice. Michael and I laid each piece by hand.

(here's Michael laying down on the job...excuse the quality, I'm still using my camera on my phone)

You know there's something about doing a home project. It's something that you see everyday and you know that you did that. It's very rewarding. By the end of the day, Ike started rearing his ugly head and we were inundated with rain showers. It slowed the process a bit, but did not stop us from finishing. By 6:45, we were done!

(there was some goofing off...as usual)

Thank goodness, because my Sooners played Saturday evening...and Lord knows we couldn't miss that! So, we packed up and went over to my Mom and Dad's for some gametime goodness. (Seeing that our living room was still in the KITCHEN!) The Sooners won, so all was well. By the time the game was over, rain was coming in sideways. It was quite a storm. We went home and hunkered down and called it a night. On Sunday morning, I woke up and walked down stairs and was so pleased with the work we had done...I couldn't quit smiling. It was glorious after having concrete floors for a whole week! We still had tons of work left to do. There were a few pieces of trim left to put down. We had to dust EVERYTHING...then there was vacuuming, sweeping, mopping...you name it. However, somehow...someway...by the end of the day, we were at my Granny's kitchen table reflecting over all we had done and it was FINISHED! Oh, and Ike was gone and he left behind some beautiful Fall weather...Thank you Lord! This morning, it was like a breath of fresh air as I walked downstairs...I love it! It was worth every second of WORK!

Back In The Saddle

I guess you could say that I had taken a short hiatus from blogging, but this week it's been very therapeutic to blog. I've been blogging over at Cafemom daily, but I decided to turn more of my attention here to my "spot". I think there is a special freedom in putting your thoughts and ideas into words. So, I'm going to try to blog here more often. Plus, there are some fabulous blogs that I like to keep up with and get ideas from...decorating mostly. I am so in the mood for fall and all that it brings. I'm ready for autumn hues, pumpkins, cooler days, mulled cider, harvest festivals, state fairs, sweaters, clear nights with stars shining bright (there are some awesome telescope moments during the fall), football games, and campfires. I'm ready for FALL! Bring it on! I've been doing a DIY project at my house. Last Sunday, this crazy urge came over me to rip out all of my carpet in my living room, and that's just what I did. I tore it all out and went to Lowe's the same day and purchased some new laminate flooring. It's red cherry wood and it's going to look beautiful...when it gets finished...which seems like NEVER! This whole week, my husband and I have been working every evening on the floor...it's became the dirty "f" word at our house. Don't mention the word, *loor!

Here's a pic of the progress...

I'm hoping that with the weekend here, we can finish it and be done. Then...FINALLY...I can break out all of my fall decor and decorate! WOOHOO! I can not wait! I'll post pics when everything is back in order. Oh, and by the way, if you see the *loor fairy or the cleaning fairy...could you direct them to my house? Thanks! I would really appreciate it!