New floor in an afternoon

Well maybe 2 days, because hubby and I aren't quite as limber as we used to be.
Truthfully, the hardest thing about installing this floating laminate flooring by Trafficmaster, is carrying the boxes up the stairs. The finished product looks just like wood flooring without all the work (or cash)...we got ours for under $2 a sf. There is virtually no waste because only the end pieces get cut and if you have them in the right direction (ask me how I know) the job is a cinch. Knee pads are a must, as is a utility knife and a square. This is the second room we've done with this product and we love it. It goes right over existing floors or tile with no underlayment. Because our house is 150+, we have rooms where this would not be suitable because the floors are not level.

Focus

Recently I purchased a Pazzles Inspiration. I am not a scrapbooker, but an artist and I loved the possibilities the Pazzles offered. Digital cutters, along with all of today's electronic devices are true alien technology.

What inspiration?

Okay...so the bluebird was definitely a contender but other things may have influenced me just a tad...

Feeling Blue

Scroll down to my little bluebird and you'll get a sneak peak at the color scheme for my new master bedroom (formerly the upstairs kitchen). Here's the awesome bed Peter built for me! He's building a faux corner fireplace now and I have some really gorgeous mexican tiles in cobalt and white to put on the hearth.
The ceiling came out fantastic.

A visit from little boys

and you thought we were finished

Mom & Dad 1953 / Susie Hayes and Dottie circa 1967/ Ronnie Perry and siblings/my Uncle Willy

So you think 40 years makes a difference?

I'm in the process of decluttering my mother's house so she can put it on the market and of course I am finding all sorts of things mother's put away and forget about...Art, poems, pictures and such...tossed in a drawer to be discovered decades later.

"And I took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference"

 
 
 

paintings

 
 
 
 

Gilbert's Resort

On a quest to escape boredoom, we headed for Key Largo and barely made it. A tiny sign to the right of the new bridge beckoned us to Gilbert's Resort and Marina. We had heard the restaurant was good so we were disappointed to see it opened at 5pm. The Tiki bar was open for lunch so we braved the boardwalk and cool weather and enjoyed a lovely meal by the water...Definitely worth the drive from Miami...We'll be back again.

Prices: Reasonable
Location: Lovely
Food: Good
Sevice: Freindly and informative

One more week before we head south again...I hate to admit that the cold gets to me a little and it will be nice to move around without pain.This year has had more downs than ups in personal and financial measures so it will be good to see in the new year with a new administration and perhaps the pension good for another 2 years...What we lost in money we gained in equity so we are at least better off than a lot and the economy has driven down gas prices so our trip will cost a third of what we feared. It will be interesting to see who gets to Miami...We will miss Romeo and Lorraineso much...

Caught between 2 generations

I talked to my daughter and my mother today....

What a difference in perspective

No more special days...

It's our anniversary...34 years.
The years passed by so slowly...in a flash
A step daughter, 2 children, Addiction, Alienation, Reunions, Retirement, Cancer, Past, Future, Present
Weddings, Death, Birth,War, Peace, Happiness, Grief...
It is a moment of our greatest content...a lovely home (almost), happy children (almost), enough money (not quite), good health (who knows?)

 
 
 
 

new tenants

Back home and starting anew..wish us luck