Thursday, April 18, 2013

~Spring Break~


Even though Spring Break was two weeks ago I am still trying to recover from it.


 It started with Easter Sunday and two sick boys.

 Though being sick didn't stop them from dying eggs the night before,

or hunting for eggs on Easter morning.


And it ended with time alone with the Oldest while his brother was away being spoiled by his Nana.

We needed to get out of the house, so we spent an afternoon walking in the Portland Arboretum. 


The rain spared us.

The magnolias were in bloom.


And they took our breath away.




So that was the beginning and end of our Spring Break.

Curious about the middle?
Well- we spent the majority of it in our hallway.



Sanding it.

Taping it.


And staining it too.

From this:

To this:

TA-DA!

Not perfect, but such an improvement over three years of slivers from the unfinished floor. 
Exhausting, but definitely worth the effort. 
(we're talking four hours to tape off that floor!)

And now, with nothing but play rehearsals, school to teach, meals to deliver and a field trip that required hours of training to help with, I am in desperate need of a Second Spring Break. This time one that doesn't include sick kids, home improvement of any kind nor walking over a plank for four straight days to get to our only bathroom! ;)

Cheers!

2 comments:

  1. wow!! your floors look GREAT! :)

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  2. Oh we went through the sanding nightmare not to long ago also. Your floors look amazing - so worth all the pain.

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