Now, I want some sympathy!!!

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

Ok, so the capes don't fit any more. No problem.....

maybe you have the bat signal tucked in one of those closets...


Good luck getting those rugs to the rug doctor.. i know a lot of people with honda civics... and you really have to plan to get big stuff in those cars...

YAY for the new floors... i looove hardwood floors... do the kitties like to run and slide on them???? Tinky loves to run and slide on the linoleum in the kitchen... she would probably loooooove to live with hardwood floors!

[Cataholic]

Thanks for the sympathy AND advice. I did think about the cleaning....and, would like to hire a cleaner to take down the dust. Friday night, I can walk- softly- on the floors. So, I may tackle that myself. THEN, Saturday, 8 am ( ) the movers will be there to move me back in. I wonder...could I come over and dust after they finish sanding on that first day?

Here is the plan: Friday and Saturday- move all the little crap.
Sunday- move cats, Jones and I to Lillycats
Monday- movers 8 am
Tuesday- floorers 8 am- Sand
Wednesday- Stain
Thurs/Friday- poly- two coats
Saturday- 8am- movers
Sunday- pass out from exhaustion, but, continue to unpack things.

[mruffruff]

I debated long and hard on this same project. After 2 years of going back and forth, I decided to put down laminate! It took me about a month, working all alone and replacing the quarter round. But I'm glad I did. No major dust and the floors should last longer than refinishing.

I wish you all the best. You're a braver woman than I.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Well, another idea is to put out a sign : "For burglars : free entry !""But then, you might also lose some of the valuable things too, sooooo, my idea was just an idea. Silly Lut!!!

[Cataholic]

Ick. This is going to be hard. Yesterday, I spent 2 hours on ONE room! I removed all the 'crap', except Jonah's toys, and the furniture from ONE room!!! I am going to do it one room at a time, and by NEXT Monday, at 8 am when the movers show up, I will be all moved out.

When Jonah came inside (I had my mother's helper watch him outside) and saw all the 'crap' gone, he got a bit distressed at the sight. We took all the rugs to the rug doctor Saturday am...and they will be cleaned, deodorized, fringe removed, tiny repairs made, and returned to me with new pads- HOPEFULLY by the time the floors are done.

I will NEED my vacation in July just to recover from the floor trauma.

[chrangharris]

Never underestimate Mommy Power!!! You will make it through this and then you get a nice vacation! Enjoy some fun drinks for me

[Logan]

Hard as it is, Johanna, you will be so glad you decided to move out to have it done. When I bought my house, I did the "double" thing, paying rent on one house, while having the new house painted and the floors completely refinished. Of course, that didn't include the kitchen, so Helen and I had to live with the dust and mess when they installed the oak floors in there. Lots of plastic sheeting over the doorways and lots of meals "out", we finally got our beautiful hardwood floor in the kitchen.

Good luck!

Logan

[ramanth]

Having to wait to have my back room recarpeted suddenly doesn't seem all that bad anymore.

Good luck!!!

[RedHedd]

Oh how I empathize! I did the "temporary move" whilst they retrofit my apartment earlier this year. It IS a good opportunity to clear out that stuff you haven't used in .... for me it was over 20 years. The cats absolutely HATED being relocated, even temporarily. It took well over a month for them to feel secure again at home after we moved everything back as it all smelled different. It will be pain, you will need that cape and your wand (I'd loan you mine, but it got broken during my ordeal )

Just know that PT will be here for moral support.

As for your trial, I hope the case settles - don't they always do that on the eve of trial?