The three best pieces of news in my current life:
1. It looks like Perfect Husband might get another torch relay when the torch swings back this way.
2. Only 14 more sleeps ’til I go home for Christmas!
3. The damn flooring guy finally decided to show up and put in the correct linoleum, transforming our kitchen from an ugly festering mess to a delightful and rather Tuscan looking haven.
As a reminder, this is the wrong floor:
FINALLY, the right floor:
Of course, the floor guy said he had to come back to put some kind of sealant on the linoleum where it joined with the laminate, and then he never showed up, but that’s a minor thing, surely…
If By Yes 
Ugh to the old floor. I can see why you were so eager to be rid of it! The new kitchen is lovely!
Thanks! Now if only I could keep it CLEAN…
Holy moley, seeing the two floors side-by-side is just… wow. I’m baffled all over again as to how that mistake got made.
The new floor is lovely. But the clean thing? Heh, forget it. And just wait until you have kids, dear. My kitchen / dining room has beige ceramic tile. Every day I have to sweep (to pick up the big stuff); then vacuum (to get the pet hair); and then mop (with my H20 mop, best gadget ever).
Well, or I would have to do it every day to have it as clean as I like. Instead I do it every two or three days, always wear socks, and blame the sticky floors on the boys. 😉
I need to get a lighter vacuum. Our big old wide vacuum was great for open floor plan apartments, but for a long, narrow, two story house it has definite disadvantages.
With a dog, a cat, and a constant stream of golden retrievers and labs, my floors have definitely seen better days.
Good thing I’m a socks person.
LOVE the floor!
Thanks!
Honest to goodness, I don’t know HOW they ever managed to mix up that nasty looking blue-grey flooring with the lovely one you picked out. It looks fantastic!! Can’t wait to see you!!!
Apparently there were TWO number 45s and instead of calling me and checking with me over the phone, he took a guess.
…and you know, after all that moaning he did about how difficult it would be to rip up the wrong stuff, and waiting for the special machine to be ready, they just ended up laying the right stuff OVER the wrong stuff.
First off – love the floor! It looks so much like mine 🙂
Secondly, saw this article and thought of you. Not a great article about it – but certainly mimics some of your ideas:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/07/dog-whispering-children-unruly-behaviour
That’s awesome!
My mother was watching me train Odin one time when he was small, and said out of the blue “You’ll be a good mother.” I guess she saw me dealing with a toddler in the same manner.
Let’s hope it DOES work, because that’s the only way I know!
the floor is great!