December: a blur of activity and surprise

On December 1, my carpeted floors began turning to tile. I took the day off to check in with the installers but quickly realised I was in the way. George came to take out the front toilet and turn off the water line to the ice machine. It was not small part of the project that the blue tile already on the kitchen floor would be replaced. (sigh, I fell in love with that house because of the blue tile.) I spent the afternoon away from the

house helping Danella wrap her Christmas presents and then I spent the first of two nights with Doris, hostess extraordinaire. (Danella and Bob graciously hostessed Shelly and Precious.)

Ok, so, the "before" pictures are plentiful," and uh, not so many "after" pictures. I am asked almost daily if I like my floors. Truthfully, the house is still too dismantled to get that "walk through the door ahhh" feeling