Well, yesterday Jenea and Justin came an laid the new floor in my bedroom! Let me tell you how this came about. 3 or four years ago I babysat for their baby, Jayvan, and it was on the trade basis. Usually when I do something like that it is a forgotten favor, but not with these people. They are friends and friends do not shaft friends. So a couple months back I ripped the carpet out in anticipation of replacing it with veneer. My car had other ideas. First it wanted new brakes, cvc joints and other stuff and then really got pissy about wanting a new transmission! $3,000.00 later it became clear that the flooring would need to go on the back burner. Ah, but then I found some money!
And Jenea and Justin came yesterday with saws, hammers, tape measures and a bundle of energy. Five hours later, they plopped the bed in the middle of the room, cleaned up their mess and away they went. I am one happy woman today! I still need rugs, bedspread, the big dresser and then I can bring Kenny out of the closet and my life will be back to normal. Both dogs slept in their beds last night. I think they like this better than the dusty old carpet.
Now I took both of the pictures above from the same spot and a few seconds apart. For the record, the one on the left with the lavender walls is the accurate one. I do not know how I got rosy pink in the second one, but there you have it.
Off to church this morning and when I come home I will stop at Lowes and pick up the trim work. I know where the miter box and saw are, so should be able to make short work of that! Think I will whip out a blue fleece bed cover. Going to save my patchwork quilt for winter.
A big old thank you to my friends for helping me accomplish another of my goals. Ah, yes! Life is good!
