Putting down a new floor in our house has made the last four days a living hell. The day before the contractor came, the Beast and I had to move a lot of things in order to get ready to move our appliances so the wood floor could be taken up and the floor underneath prepared for the tile.
Doesn't sound like it should be all that bad except that it meant doing a load or two of wash because those appliances were also going to have to be disconnected and moved. All the blenders the Beast has bought (yes, we own more than one) needed to be moved off the top of the fridge. The fridge was going to have to be moved into the living room since we would need that during the three days (and even so, we have to wait 72 hours before the grout can be sealed) it would take for the flooring work to be done.
It wasn't easy working around the work being done, trying to make meals and trying to get things ready for Thanksgiving. I had promised to make the nut cups but ended up sending the baking pans, dough and filling with the Princess because she had friends coming over that could help her make them. I wasn't sure when I would actually get my stove back even. As it is, we found out by accident that the water to the washing machine was *forgotten* to be turned back on. Good thing we tried it out or I might have had a load of wash to do that was critical and ...no water. Moving the washer out so the Beast could reach the controls wasn't easy and I wasn't much help.
After everything was back in place, then we had to put things BACK and plug things back in...like the toaster and the can opener...and a myriad of other things. I was frantically trying to finish making the dough for the nut cups and finished that just before the Princess stopped by to pick up Chewlee. I could then go ahead and make the sweet potato casseroles. Yes, I ended up making two of them so the Beast could have some for himself, Dennis and Di since he bought a ham that is now in the slow cooker getting ready for them to come by tomorrow to share it with him. He's doing that rather than being together with the rest of the family. He can pretend it's just a regular dinner with them even though he's going to even make biscuits to go with the ham. No, not regular biscuits...the brown and serve kind that are bigger.
Me? I'll be at the Princess' house with family and friends. The friends are mostly Johnnycakes and the Princess'. Chewlee is upset that there won't be a lot of kids for her to play with but I'll be bringing her notebooks and crayons with me so she can show everyone what an artist she is. That should keep her busy for perhaps an hour or so. LOL! She'll be pulling me around the house, I'm sure. I'm hoping Tara shows up with her boys or at least Chance. Chance is perfect for Chewlee to play with because he follows her lead and listens to all the different things she tells him they will do. It's really kind of funny to watch them playing together. He's such a cutie pie.
Well, now we are kind of in place again. But we will be pulling out the appliances probably on Monday to do the sealing of the grout. But that will be just a few hours, I hope. And the contractor and his brother are younger and stronger than the Beast is these days. They make things look much easier than it is if it's just the Beast and me.
Love you all. Hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving, one and all. Remember to reach out and touch your friends and relatives. Tell them you love them. Life is short. **Wink**
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