Beware the Ides of March...

On this day in 44B.C. Julius Caesar was murdered
by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman "gentelmen". This after he was warned to "beware the Ides of March".
Should have listened...

I'm just saying.

Days 3,4 & 5

1 coat of stain and 2 coats of poly so far. Another coat of poly on Monday and then the quarter round trim goes on and then I think we are finished and we can move all our stuff back in from the garage. We have been living in the bedrooms for a week and will be ready to get back to normal.

It's been worth it so far. The floors look fantastic.

New area rug

Bede and I went to 5 different stores today looking for a new area rug for the family room. We found one we liked at the 1st store, but of course had to check out what was available elsewhere. Went back to the 1st choice and ordered it. It will be shipped to our door in about a week. Can't wait.

Here's a photo. We are going for a modern feel here.




I don't know how I talked Bede into this. His taste is much more traditional and he likes patterns that are ordered, symmetrical and regimented. I really liked this one and he said he did too!

Day 2 installation complete

Every day this week it has either rained or snowed. Lots of humidity, which means the stain and poly coats will take longer to dry. The contractor left a series of stains for our consideration. We ended up choosing none of these, but a custom "golden oak" shade.



The stain goes on next and then 3 coats of polyurethane. One each day. So the second coat on Friday and then the third on Monday. We're really happy with the floors so far. It totally opens up the rooms to each other and makes the house feel so much larger.

Day 1

Another Adventure in home remodeling!

We have started the process of installing wood floors on the mail level of the house. We had hardwood in the entry and the kitchen, so we are adding t throughout the rest of the 1st floor. So far so good. The crew has arrived on time each day and the work looks good.
Here are some photos of day 0. We had to move all the furniture out of the house on Sat. That's the day we had help.

Rufus: Adventures in Texas

Bede Jr. bought a kayak and took it to Canyon Lake in Texas this weekend. Rufus came along. The plan was for Rufus to wait on shore, securely tethered to the truck while Bede paddled around the lake. Good plan! As soon as Bede got out in the water Rufus started wailing, baying, crying like he was in pain. Bede paddled back and decided Rufus could be free to hang around the shore line and wade in while Bede paddled around. No! Rufus swam out to Bede wherever he was. He tried so hard to keep up with Bede, doggy paddling as fast as his legs could go. Bede is pretty sure Rufus would not know enough to swim back towards shore when he got tired. He just kept swimming along side the kayak. Bede eventually had to cut his time on the lake short. So that was the 1st and last time Rufus will go kayaking I'm sure.