I had wanted to post sooner, but as you can see we have been quite busy.  Last Saturday began with a good breakfast at our favorite breakfast place.  Then off to Home Depot to rent a floor sander.  That thing is heavy!!  It took until about 8:00 that evening to finally finish the sanding.  We rented the slow sander because this was our first sanding project, and we wanted to use a machine that wouldn't gouge the floor if we forgot to keep moving.  Even though it took a long time, we were very happy with the results.

Also on Saturday, Kimberly came back over and finished painting the big window in Leila's room (above).  Doesn't it look great!  Thanks again for all the help the Avery's have given to us.  

The worst part of the re-doing the wood floor was actually not the long day of sanding, but the long day of cleaning that followed.  First sweeping, then vacuuming, then detail vacuuming, then wiping the remaining dust with a cloth.  Any dust on the floor will show up through the poly, so it was important to get it all.

After Kelly did the cleaning, Mike did an excellent job of laying the poly on.  He managed to find just the right tools to make the job as nice as possible.   We got a poly that didn't require sanding between layers (thank goodness!), but did require adding on layers within 12 hours of the first layer.  Mike had to get up at 3:00 am in the morning to put on the second layer, then a third layer the following day.  Great job Mikey!! 

This weekend, Kelly painted the walls in Leila's room yellow, and Mike finished grouting the tile in the bathroom.  We are loving the results!  We also found a great deal on a sink we love to replace our old sink in the bathroom.  Can't wait to get it installed.  

Well, more later!

Mike and Kelly