Floors #3

2.13.10
James, my brother in law had a very busy day of basketball games and family in town. He is always willing to help, and today was no different. After the basketball game, he came to our home and helped Justin and his father Larry lay down our flooring! Thank you James!

Notice the great paint job? Marie, my mother in law and I painted the night before. We used to have Ralph Lauren River Rock paint, which was a dark brown with texture added to the paint. We decided to go with a putty like color which I love! This putty color is throughout our front room, our kitchen and our dining area. Bye Bye apple green in the kitchen and dining room!

Floors

2.11.10


Two years ago we wanted to move. Well, I shouldn't say "we," because it was mostly a one-sided desire. I would have loved a larger home, on more land and in a better school district, but Justin was the man who got the ball rolling with putting our home on the market. After our home sat, with barely anyone touring it, we decided to wasn't our time to move.

As tax season approached this year, we discussed what we would want to do with the money we would receive back from taxes. Every other year we usually go on a trip with our tax returns (this year would have been the year to take a trip!) but this year we decided to upgrade our home with laminate flooring instead of taking a trip. (I am not ready to take a trip, without the boys.)

Justin's parents were planning a trip around Valentine's Day weekend for our nephew Jared's 12th birthday and were planning on staying with us. Justin told his dad about our upgrade "project" and his dad jumped on the construction band wagon. He loves big projects, and we LOVE the help he provides. So, our upgrading project began with my mother-in-law Marie and I going to Costco and purchasing 30 boxes of Laminate flooring while Tian was napping.

A large, huge "thank you" to Ryan Anderson who helped prepare our kitchen/dining area for the laminate flooring. He and Justin worked for two evenings. I guess another "thank you" is needed for Ryan's sweet wife Jenn who let him come over for hours on end helping us with the flooring and base boards!