Life's daily journey

Well, hello to you select and privledged few that do read and comment on this basic blog...I still need help doing what I would like to do with it creatively.....One day perhaps...

My trip to North Carolina was enlightening. The friend I went to see and I have known each other for 10 years now. We dated off and on, but it never seemed like we had the right timing...and a few things were not in the right place...but we have leaned on each other off and on for several yrs. We are better at leaning on each other than we would be married. I think I knew that all along, but wanted a final try/closure sort of step. I got that this weekend.

Next, I plan on going home to Nawlins soon...I am in the process of redoing my guest bathroom and want to find some Fleur De Lis bits and pieces to add to it. I found a towel rack one in pewter and one in silver, but of course I prefer a bronze or gold tone. I'd like to find cool light switch covers and small pieces of Nawlins and the culture it has to offer.

I'm also dealing with my flooring adventure. I am trying to work soemthing out with the guy that was originally going to install for me. He is asking 1.75 per sq ft..I'm looking at 1050 sq ft. Well...there's more...He's charging to rip up the carpet in hall, LR, bath....plus to remove the vinyl in my kitchen, plus the hardwood in my dining room and in my foyer. GRRRRR When I 1st spoke to him yesterday he quoted me a 4100.00 Install fee...(HELLO---I spent 6500 on the wood). I liked to have a coronary on the phone. Well, i told him i'd have to get some other estimates....he'd have to wait to hear from me. He actually sounded shocked.
Well...about an hour later he called back and said he really wanted to do the job and would work with me....and dropped his price to 3700...(moving furniture, hauling off carpet, vinyl, installing quarterround, molding as wood ends and carpet in bedrooms stays. ) I said I would still have to think about it and get more quotes.
He said he'd go home last night and see if he could do anything else. I like the guy but i didn't set out to spend 12,000 grand on this project.

I may try to get the carpet up myself and the vinyl too that would save me almost 500 bucks...the comfort i take is that money you invest into your property is usually a return on your investment.