phew!

[boxofdelights]

+ Aiko slipped out the front door tonight. He dashed hither and thither, afraid to stay where he was, afraid to go anywhere, very afraid to be caught. Hugh kept his intimidating figure between Aiko and the road. I followed him, sweet-talking. Nixie let Tai out. Tai obeys me, and Aiko feels safe with Tai, so with everyone's help I caught him and brought him back inside.

+ Finals week is over.

+ Hugh and Mungo painted Nixie's designated bedroom with yellow walls and sky-blue ceiling. It is lovely.

- Nixie won't use her bedroom until I deal with the floor.

+ I pulled up the horrible carpet in Nixie's bedroom without much trouble, to find

- horribler stained, stinking carpet pad stapled to disintegrating linoleum over unfinished hardwood.

- Don't know what to do next.

+ Have dog fud. + Have shower. + Have new mask for CPAP.

- Aiko's going to freak when I turn on the CPAP.

Comments

[carbonel]

- horribler stained, stinking carpet pad stapled to disintegrating linoleum over unfinished hardwood.

My suggestion: Remove carpet and linoleum, and have the unfinished hardwood sanded and finished. Or possibly have the guy who does the sanding and finishing take care of the carpet and linoleum.

My house had horrible brown carpet and unfinished oak beneath it, and that's what I did, and I've never regretted it.

Then there's the option for a rug over the finished wood, if Nixie prefers.

[dracunculus.livejournal.com]

This is what I'd look into first. I don't know what the cost is for finishing a single room though. We're looking at $2300 for refinishing hardwood throughout a 1200 square-foot house -- so probably a few hundred for a room?