Phew… it’s been a while but the floors are done! Actually the floors have been done for almost a week now, but took some extra time to finish off a commission which I will post up tomorrow so stick around for that. So I guess the last you heard from me I was just getting ready to pull up floors and getting the flu all at the same time. I was hoping that it was just a 24 hour type flu and that I would be good to go the next day after some rest. No dice. Continue reading
So over the past few days, Wife has started to pull up the hardwood floors and the laminate in the kitchen. See, on Saturday our new floors arrive and get installed. Yay! I’m so glad to get rid of this old crappy hardwood and remaining carpet and get something better down.
My house was built in 1969, during the time where it was in better fashion to put wall to wall carpet down. The carpet wasn’t always down though, because when we pulled it up in the living room, we found huge gouges in the floor, stains and track marks where something was dragged. How can anyone treat a floor like that? It boggles the mind! The kitchen will be no better. From what we pulled up we’ve discovered a layer of vinyl, a layer of linoleum and a second sub-floor. I’m not looking forward to pulling that all up. My Dad always said “when you buy a house, you buy other people’s problems”. I hope we don’t encounter too many.
On top of all that, I think I’m getting the flu. I feel like crap so if there is no post during the next few days, you’ll know why. I took two days off to team work the floor demo and save us some money. I hope I can make it through. This should be the last of the major home renovations for a while. We’ve had the basement/rec room and the downstairs bathroom redone this year alone (plus redecorating). It can stop any time… I’d like my house back. At least it’ll look gorgeous when it’s finished. ^_^
Let’s say that you’ve come across a large-ish sum of money. Not enough to buy a car or anything, Just enough to buy you that special something you’ve had your eye on for sometime now. Now this is totally free money. You don’t need to spend it on anything, or anyone but yourself. So what are some totally impractical things you might buy with this money? Continue reading
I tend to mention it from time to time but for those that don’t know… I am Canadian. A very proud Canadian in fact. I believe that Canada is one of the best places to live on this planet, but I guess I’m a bit biased in that opinion. Recently, my Wife showed me a clip from the Olympics where Tom Brokaw explains Canada to the American viewing audience. It’s a great piece and I really recommend people watch. We Canadians are proud of our Canada and we like to tell people that. So it’s especially heart warming when we see others, our own neighbours, recognize what we think is a pretty damn great place to live. ^_^
Last time I asked when you learned to drive a car. When I was camping I thought about the time I learned to ride a bike. I was probably about 10 or 11 and I was terrified of falling off a bike. I remember sitting on the bike for hours trying to perfectly balance myself with out tipping over. I thought in my head that if I was able to balance myself before I tried the peddles, then the rest would be easy. Boy was I wrong. Eventually, my Dad said “why don’t you try to peddling”. I thought… sure, why not. Balancing wasn’t getting me anywhere fast. Well, once I tried to peddle, I was off with no issues and I felt pretty stupid for not trying that sooner. It’s been over 15 years since I’ve ridden a bike but Wife suggested we get some so we can all go for rides. They say once you learn, you never forget. I guess we’ll soon see.
So remember a few days ago when I made a post about camping? Well… that’s where I was. I set up some scheduled posts and took off to the “great” outdoors. I’m not the best camper in the world. Too much dirt and outdoorsy stuff for my tastes, but I go and I have a good time. The weather this time was perfect and the park itself was very nice. The bonus is that we went before the August long weekend happened so we missed all the crazy people looking to take advantage of the 3 day weekend. Continue reading
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