Weekend Warriors

It was a water leak that gave cause for this fun multi-weekend project. When I came home from Utah in July and walked in the house I noticed that the linoleum in the house had a few bubbles in it. We couldn't figure out what the issue was but a few days later when I looked under the kitchen sink we realized that we had a massive water leak. So a month later, after the insurance claim had been settled we had a lot of work to do. The situation was that we could pay to have someone come in and do the work and have linoleum again, or for the same cost, if we did the work ourselves, we could tile a lot more square footage. Well it sounded like a good idea, except you know me (and my Mom). We got to talking and decided that if the kitchen was going to be tore up, we might as well really get it torn up. So we decided to move the cabinets from where they were and relocate them to the side wall which completely opened up the kitchen. Then Bill and I decided that we would tile the counter tops because it would be cheaper than replacing them. Then one thing led to another and thus we ended up with a change in the kitchen layout, new tile counter tops, and a new kitchen, dining, family room, bathroom, hallway and entry way tiled floor. We still have some finish work to do but we had to take a rest after four solid weeks of work. Some people just can leave well enough alone!