Vincent Vassalage: There's a Hole in My Carpet!! & We LOVE Airplanes!

Yay!!

Why do I say 'Yay!!'???

Because that hole means I get new carpet!!

After all we've been through the past couple of weeks, I DESERVE new carpet!!

But why is there a hole?

Because they had to take a sample of the carpet for valuation. It goes to some lab somewhere and they determine the worth of the carpet based on its quality, etc. Then that report goes to the insurance adjuster who then determines how much he's going to give us to replace it based on that report.

It's likely we'll be paying some out, but at this point we don't have much choice but to replace it. It's permanently stained and now has a hole cut into it. We're thinking, while we're at it, that we might carpet the bedrooms too. Then, if we decide to sell (and we're thinking about it--we even fasted about it Sunday), we'll have new carpet to add to its appeal.

Plus I'm getting a new paint job in the living room and hall. We're being bold and going with color. Three walls of the room are, even as we speak, a nice warm tan. The third wall will be painted today--a kind of dusty, ferny, green. Then the doorframes, window sills, baseboards, and ceiling will be the same warm white we have in the kitchen. We're also planning on painting the kitchen while we're painting and would like to paint the family room. But those projects will have to wait until the living room is done.
This is what's been done so far. Nice, huh? OK, so that picture's kind of dark. It's not that dark. I'll post more pic later.

One big dilemma with this whole affair is what in the world to do with the piano while we're laying carpet. It won't fit into one of the rooms down the hallway (it won't make the turn into a room), if we take it into the family room we'll have to take it down steps (besides, the family room will already be full of extra furniture), I'm worried that if we take it into the kitchen its weight will damage the ceramic tiles. We could take it outside, but we still have the problem of a) steps, and b) potential exposure to the weather (both rain and temperature change which is NOT good for tuning). If we end up doing the bedrooms, too, we might have to rent a PODS for a day or two and stow all the furniture in there.

At any rate, WHATEVER we do with the piano, we're going to need SEVERAL strong men to help us do it. Any volunteers?

THANKS! I knew you'd be willing!

Also, if anyone finds themselves in a position similar to ours, we're using a company by the name of ServiceMaster/Phipps Construction. They've been FANTASTIC!!

We also went out to the Air Show at Hill Air Force Base Sunday. We got there in time for it to a)rain and b)see the Thunderbirds! WOW! It is THRILLING to have those jets fly over and to feel the ground rumble beneath your feet and your heart pound to the rhythm of the jet engines.

It wasn't raining when we got there, and wasn't raining most of the time, but a swift moving rainstorm came over right in the middle of the Thunderbrids' show, so they had to delay the show, with the Thunderbirds flying around overhead somewhere, until the weather cleared. The storm was moving so fast it didn't take more than 15 minutes or so for the show to get going again.

Pics!
The Storm after it passed over. Beautiful!