This Old House: Not So Extreme Make Over
A few blog posts back I believe I said something to the effect of NOT doing another remodeling project until we are in a routine with the baby. Well, like many Bush Administration members, I did exactly the opposite of what I said I was going to do. In this case, not only did we do some remodeling, we pretty much went to war with Home Depot using a Menards credit card. I have no idea what that means, nor should you sit there and try to figure that reference out. Don't bother... we'll just move on shall we...Instead of just warring in one room at a time like we have grown accustomed to in the Hughes household, we took it upon ourselves to remodel several rooms at once, the "Axis of Evil" if you will, and decided to support many theaters of operations all at the same time. The theory was simple, our house is old and dingy, lets do a quick surface refresh fast. That way we can hang out with our son the rest of the summer instead of going to HomeDepot to pick out tile. So I engaged the enemy with my wife's support. We have a medium sized infantry unit in the guest room; a small SEAL team in the upper hallway; we air-lifted several MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) into the kitchen before a major invasion with vast amounts of heavy duty resources that pretty much flattened the landscape; we launched a joint air-sea-ground assault against the dining room, and finally we re-invaded the lower family room and entrance hallway where we had fought so hard just a few years ago but where ordered to bail out before the trim molding was mounted.
As you might have guessed my approval ratings are now at an all time low. We are still in engaged in every room and this is displeasing to my constituents. However there has been some progress that I am happy to report. All ceilings are now painted, All walls are painted, All new interior doors installed, all new interior trim installed, all new electric outlets, switches, doo-dads and most importantly all hardwood floors have been sanded and refinished. No luck yet with the tyrant in the kitchen though. Better yet, Mom and baby are back home after a few nights exiled to La Chateau Foster. The house is now dust and fume free and starting to feel if not look newer. I have much left to do as the kitchen work is slow going. Before and After pictures will come sooner or later, probably once I actually have an "after" shot to take. The ones of me flipping off the camera while muttering obscenities will be censored by the US media.
One last note: Thank goodness for the many now battle-hardened family members that have given their Saturdays to support this effort. The lesson here is to fight only one battle at a time but if you must fight on all fronts, bring your family.
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