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Keep in mind the floor is vinyl with a stick on backing and it was very cheap.
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Great floor, and interesting fact about BTM train cars.
That was my fact that I found. I'm not sure I've ever paid attention to the all the names of the ones we've ridden.
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The shed floor is beautiful! Luke did an awesome job!! I’m so happy to hear that your knee is feeling better today!! . Congrats on the the packing progress and I love your daily fact today!!
I'm beginning to feel ready at this point, even though we haven't brought the suitcases in yet.
For cheap vinyl flooring, it looks way better than I had thought it would.
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Love that vinyl flooring for the shed and hope it's fine considering the abuse the shed may take over the years and what it will be used for!
So happy your knee is feeling better today as from so much pain to nothing in almost no time! With your trip approaching, it sounds like divine intervention to me!
The vinyl is waterproof and will do what he wants -- protect the wood flooring underneath.
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Glad to hear the knee's doing better and that floor looks excellent!
Thanks! We have some rain moving in tomorrow for the rest of the week, so I'm hoping my knee doesn't swell up again.
I’m so glad your knee is better. And great job Luke on that flooring. It looks great!
Thanks! He was pretty tired by the time he finished up, but it looks great.
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It is so great that the knee is behaving. The packing sounds like it is coming along. The shed is looking awesome!!!!!! Continued pixies for your dad!!!!!
Thanks! Now I just need to get the suitcase in the house. I put that off simply because we don't really have anywhere completely out of the way to put them.
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Glad your knee is better! Love the flooring! Luke did a great job!!
Thanks! I thought he did a great job!
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The flooring in your shed is nicer than the floors in my house! Nice job, Luke!
Honestly, the vinyl flooring looks really great in the photos and it isn't bad but it's just a stick on flooring that didn't cost much at all.
Oh, that shed floor is pretty fancy, and that's a great place to learn a new project, since a little mess up won't be so much of a problem. So glad to hear that your knee is cooperating with the trip plans. Getting out 3 weeks worth of meds is a bit of a chore for sure. I always have to nag DH about his. All of my scripts renew at the same time, but his are all spread out. He's always calling one in, it seems, and he never plans ahead.
Oh, that shed floor is pretty fancy, and that's a great place to learn a new project, since a little mess up won't be so much of a problem. So glad to hear that your knee is cooperating with the trip plans. Getting out 3 weeks worth of meds is a bit of a chore for sure. I always have to nag DH about his. All of my scripts renew at the same time, but his are all spread out. He's always calling one in, it seems, and he never plans ahead.
I was telling Luke that everyone felt the floor was very nice for a shed. He replied that my photos made it look better than it does when viewed up close. I sort of spoil Luke and I get both our meds organized every week.
The sun came out, but it was still a frigid day here in norther Kentucky. In hopes of gaining a few degrees, we worked around the house this morning. I cleaned bathrooms and did some laundry, while Luke made a crockpot full of his famous chili for Halloween dinner, a tradition for us. Right after lunch, we figured 48 degrees was about the best we’d do. At least the wind was 3 to 4 mph, much calmer than yesterday. Surprisingly, I made it the whole 5K without feeling cold, at least after the first half kilometer.
Once we got back home, I cleaned up and Luke did a few outdoor tasks, including taking down the hummingbird feeder and closing the air vents in the crawl space. At one point, I looked out the bedroom window by the shed and noticed he was also moving in a few items. Shortly, he came in to let me know he was headed to Kroger because he felt the chili needed a wee bit more tomato sauce and we were out of saltines. While there, he filled up his car because we had some fuel points about to expire.
When he got back home, he went to clean up, and I sat down on the couch to check emails, only to fall asleep. I swear cold weather turns me in to a bear, putting me in hibernation mode. We’ve spent the rest of the evening eating chili, handing out candy, and catching bits of TV.
COUNTDOWN FACT: 5 minutes is all it takes to drain the entire flume system at Splash Mountain.
Mmmmmm......chili!! I didn’t realize that you guys get some serious weather there! You will be in great shape for Disney! Sounds like a fun evening!! Wow! Only 5 minutes to drain the whole flume?!
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Mmmmmm......chili!! I didn’t realize that you guys get some serious weather there! You will be in great shape for Disney! Sounds like a fun evening!! Wow! Only 5 minutes to drain the whole flume?!
It's not normally this cold in late October, but it's what we have right now. The warm weather in Disney World may be a shock for us.
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I agree with you about this weather making you nappy. Can't wait for the time change next week where it will get lighter earlier in the morning, but that means darker earlier too.
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I’m so happy to hear that your knee is feeling better today!! 
. Congrats on the the packing progress and I love your daily fact today!!
I didn’t realize that you guys get some serious weather there! You will be in great shape for Disney! Sounds like a fun evening!! Wow! Only 5 minutes to drain the whole flume?!
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Can't wait for the time change next week where it will get lighter earlier in the morning, but that means darker earlier too.
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