It's Not Everyday...

...that you stumble upon $1000

But today was MY day!

This is one of those stories that I hear about and always think why doesn't that sort of thing ever happen to me.  But out of the blue, I finally got my story.

This morning I was pulling up the old, disgusting carpet in the house.  It just so happened that I accidently knocked off the end of the baseboard heater in our guest room.  I grab the end piece and started to put it back on the heater, where lo-and-behold there inside the heater is a wad of money!  And not just a few Jacksons, but more like a bundle of Grants that added up to $1000 (!!!)  

Apparently the lady living here previously liked to stash her cash.  So of course my next step was to go through EVERY baseboard heater in the entire house! Unfortunately that was the only dough I found--but hey I won't complain!  And now I know to keep my eyes open out for other possible hidy holes.  The possibilities are endless in the basement...so now when I get bored I can go for my very own treasure hunt!

This discovery couldn't have happened at a better time for us.  We are redoing the flooring, which is currently a combination of bright red shag, blue shag, stained beige standard carpet, snagged and stained berber carpet, yellow tile (only about 2 or 3 square feet) and 3 different types of peeling linoleum.  So the floor desperately needs updated, and we have been having bad luck with Lowe's and their hidden costs of flooring and installation.  Here's a few examples of the current floor.  I can NOT wait to show you the after pics...but that may be longer than originally planned...  [FYI, I strongly discourage the use of Lowe's for installation services.]

The berber in the living room isn't so bad, but the blue and red carpets must be at least 30 years old.  And few things disgust me more than carpet-even new carpet.  I hate it.  That's why we are trying to install laminate hardwood flooring throughout the ENTIRE house.  I had to tell the installation guy this about 6 times.  He couldn't believe I was doing the entire house in the laminate hardwood, but he doesn't understand the level of my hatred for carpet.  Few people do.

This is my goal.  My dream floor.  Pet friendly.  Stain resistant.  Allergen reducing.  Durable.  Attractive.  Ahh, laminate.

Currently I am working on painting all of the walls and trim (I also now hate trim with a passion too) while taking breaks to work on my vegetable garden.  I would so much rather work on my garden than paint.  I will show some pictures of my garden-in-progress later this weekend.

Also...only NINE days till my family arrives!!!  :D

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♥ Natalie