Getting the Home Ready for Crazy Legs, Part the First: Kitchen

Our kitchen floor was pretty nasty: vinyl squares, full of scratches and no matter how much we would Swiffer it/scrub it on hands and knees, it would never get clean. Heidi's skin crawled when she walked barefoot on it, it was so gross. So, the thought of our baby potentially crawling across it really drove us nuts. And it called for immediate action. Or at least purchasing new tiles. The actual installation took about 8-10 weeks to ponder, put off and finally, in a mode of ultra-frustration with being reminded that "we have to tile the kitchen", I set out to do the job. Heidi took pictures and offered lots of support and backrubs.

Friday, July 2. 9:30 p.m.


Ripping up flooring. And it feels so good.

Sunday, July 4. 4:30 p.m.


Coming along slower than I had originally thought. Also, much more crouching than you wanted to see...


Frankie staying out of trouble, in his new favorite spot, under the crib. *Sigh*

Monday, July 5th. 10:30 p.m.


...And the finished product. Not too bad, for my first time tiling. And, bonus, the walls are already baby-poop colored!

Not pictured: Hernia Blowout 2004, AKA attempting to move the fridge and stove back without scratching the tile.

Oh, and what did you do July 4th weekend? Have fun, I'll bet?