Laundry room debacle, days 2, 3, 4

Just go move the washer and dryer out of the room, rip up the old floor, and put the new one in.

Of course.

After I started ripping up the floor, a friend of mine told me that it's perfectly OK to pile 3 layers of linoleum on top of each other. I am very, very glad that I didn't listen. I let my OCD kick in and continued to rip that baby up. When I got under the laundry tub and under where the washer goes, I found stuff between the layers of linoleum.

Oh, gross. I am no germophobe. But you might recall my ears plugged up when I found that black sooty stuff under the washer? Now my sinuses are all plugged up. I don't know what breathing this new discovery will do to me, but I think I am glad I am seeing my doctor in a week or two. I know that this stuff didn't get in there since I started ripping up the floor. It had very obviously been there a long, long time. I will withhold description for the faint of heart.

Just let me say that if the company hadn't gone out of business about 5 years ago their hairy butts would be here fixing this. They would also be giving me a new floor with their compliments.

Gluing just the edges and the seams down might, just might work if you actually do glue them down.

I also forgot that the one shut-off valve was still frozen open in the basement, so the washing machine is still attached. There is one hose I still need to take care of. So far I have pulled out and pushed back the washer three times. I am getting good at this. I always enjoy a new skill.

I will probably have bad dreams until I can get that entire lower layer of linoleum exposed and washed in bleach.

I am thinking about a muted teal colored floor, but the votes are not in yet. Two friends say go with neutrals colors - may I just say that I am fooking sick of neutrals? One said it sounds great. Child hasn't put in her two cents yet, probably because she is afraid I might ask her to help. Usually she gets into decorating, so she probably will have to voice her opinion.

I justnoticed that Baby is afraid of the laundry room now and just peed in the kitchen. Good thing I will be throwing that linoleum out too.

So to recap, day two I spent ripping up more floor. Day three was a day of rest, because I sure won't get the rest done by Wednesday. Today is day four, and I will finish getting the old floor out today, and if I am really lucky, get that last hose off the washer. I will also disconnect the dryer and clean under there (I am glad I passed my last stress test). The floor is all up except under the dryer. I hope to get it washed with bleach tonight because last night I slept half an hour, twice, giving me a total of an hour's sleep.

I also need to replace the laundry tub. That should be a whole separate game that I don't know how to play.

As it is, I am living on Sudafed. I went to take two earlier, and remembered what I had just read about red dyes being made from insect parts. Sudafed is a very pretty bright red.