Well, I had a heck of a weekend. On Wednesday or Thursday we found out the tiling was starting on Monday. Basically, in one phonecall my weekend went from 'relaxing' to 'destroyed'. Kind of like if you were just about to sit in your nice, comfortable chair, only to find out it had just been flattened by a meteor.

Anyway, I started pulling up the tiling on Friday. I just kind of started picking at it and then I couldn't stop until I was done. It was already curling at the edges and was coming up pretty good. There were some tough spots but all in all it wasn't bad. It was so brittle I could tear it with my hands and stuff it into a garbage bag. The hardest part was moving everything around everywhere so I could get to the tile. The house has been a mess since we've started and will be for the better part of a month.

After removing the file from the kitchen floor and entryway, including under the fridge and oven, Court took up the tile in the bathroom. It was especially slimey underneath. Anyways, we got all the tile up except for the laundry room, which I'll do in the next few days. Next was the carpet.

The carpet tore away from the floor easily enough. We cut it into sections so we could load it into Court's car so she could toss it at work. Padding come up easily too. Hardest part was the slats that the carpet tacks onto. They're nailed into the concrete floor and have the sharp end of little nails facing up so the carpet sticks onto them. I got some leather gloves at Home Depot and pulled, tugged, and pried them up. It wasn't fun but it's done. It was slow going.

Everything had been moved into our Florida room (enclosed patio) that wasn't electronic. I didn't want my receiver, DVD player, and all that good stuff being in the un-airconditioned patio. Amy's husband Chris helped put the entertainment center and china cabinet onto the patio and he also helped me move our TV into our bedroom. They had to stop by to borrow our grill so he was able to help. I'm glad, because that was my only problem spot...moving the heavy stuff by myself.

Anyways...the guys are here now. There's two of them, Steve, the guy who's doing it, and a younger helper. I feel guilty being up here while they're working, and truth be told I'd love to help...but I'm extremely busy at work this week and have no tiling skills. They're making as much as I am this week anyway...though I suppose they split it somehow.