Sunday, September 28, 2014

Day 3...I almost hit my breaking point

Today my job was to finish painting the hallway and the dining room. Then I had tackle the wallpapered wall in the master bedroom! A Home Depot trip was first on the list to load up on all of our supplies and flooring! Ouch! That hurt the Visa! We got back and contined to rip out the carpet! Yay! 

Instead of dining room carpet, I opted for this until we tackle kitchen demolition. I will take this any day over the carpet! 

I bought a wallpaper steamer to assist on the removal. Having removed wallpaper once before, I know what a stinking pain it is! This thing was working like a gem! I was cruising through it and the kids were SUPER helpful until we noticed the 2nd layer of wallpaper!!  I said a few cuss words, stormed out out of the room, stomped my feet, said more words and the started steaming layer number 2! Which was super stuck to the wall! 

Isn't that cute! That's layer 1

There's layer 2...that B%^#*

Why the square in the middle of the room??? Oh no big deal! It's just a perfectly perfect window that has been sheet rocked over! 

Here's the window about ready to be a window again! 

Perfect window! Yay more light! 

Meanwhile... In the living room, my amazing brother in laws and future sister in law are laying flooring! Matt is the boss man, Lexi is his assistant, and Sam is her assistant! Funny stuff! 



Breaking point hit after clean up from wallpaper madness! My hands hurt so bad it hurt to stretch them, my palms were purple(today they are full on bruises), and I wanted to cry! But if you have ever done major home repairs , you know "there is no crying in home repairs! You are waisting time, suck it up and deal!" 
So my sweet sister in law and husband started painting the master! 
While I did this .......

Supervised! Someone has to manage these shenanigans! 

Meanwhile there are 5 children all under the age of 8 in a construction zoned house at 10:30 at night with minimal supervision 


Yes that's Kenley under Reos sweater asleep and her cousin Tell. 

11:30 we decide it's a wrap! We couldn't have accomplished everything we did with support from our family! My mom and step dad brought us tools, a new/old dining room table, and went and got us all dinner! Matt and Angie and kids assisted with tools, water, Matt's pretty amazing floor laying skills, and Caster's painting our bedroom. Plus entertainment for Av and Kenley! Sam and Lexi made a critical beer run, assisting the floor layer, poopy diaper changer, wall paper remover, and over all good company! 

Accomplished: 
* Carpet is out of the hallway and dining room! 
* painting is finished in the hallway and dining room
* 2 layers of wallpaper removed
* opened the window lost behind the sheet rock in the master 
* painted master bedroom
* flooring began in the living room


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