Ripping Out The Old Carpet

It's been a cool rainy day here all day. For dinner I made cheese-steak soup and crusty bread. It really hit the spot.

This evening my son Eric started ripping our old carpet out. He let me make the first cut. I hated that carpet! He said it was only fitting that I should be the one to make the first cut. lol While I was ripping and cutting Matt found the song that was playing in the movie Office Space when the three guys were beating up the printer/fax machine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gujp3PxkkNg&feature=related and he started playing it. It was funny. lol

He hopes to start installing the laminate Saturday. My husband said today that he might have to start it next Saturday. He has a guy coming to help them with the road they have been trying to make at the swamp and this weekend the guy said he could come over to help them. He said if it rains then the guy probably wont show up. So it depends on the weather as to when the laminate will get put down. Eric said he needs Keith here to help him with the cutting. He said he isn't comfortable enough to do it alone. I can deal with the padding down on the floor for a week if we have to wait.

I took pics of Eric pulling the old carpet up, but he wont let me post them here. Here are a few after he was done.

After the carpet was pulled out. Matt doing his homework.

Emma laying down.

She is worn out from running around smelling every inch of the padding.

Matt working on the homework that he's known he's had to do all week. Eric waiting for the VA Tech game to come on.

Wednesday

We picked up our new flooring yesterday after Keith got home from work. We bought it at Sam's Club. My son Eric will install it this Saturday. He said it will take two days to install it in our living room, kitchen and dining room. I'm so excited, I cant wait until it is all done.
After we got back from Sam's I cooked dinner. I made breakfast foods. Scrambled eggs, bacon and Bisquick biscuits. I baked the bacon in the oven, I've found that is the easiest way to cook a lot of bacon. I put it on my Pampered Chef large Bar pan (if you don't have one of those you can use a cookie sheet with the sides on it), in a 350 oven for about 20 minutes or until done.

Saturday And Soups On

I'm finally getting to use my new cast iron dutch oven! I'm making some chicken veggie soup. I use my aunt Lucille's recipe. She made THE best chicken veggie soup EVER! I took two chicken bouillon cubes and dissolved then in two cups of water, then I added chicken breast, frozen butter beans, a tiny dash of sugar, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, then I turn the heat down and let that all simmer. I will add can tomatoes, green beans, corn, potatoes and carrots in a little bit. I had to use can carrots because the carrots in the produce section we so high I refused to buy them. I normally use fresh carrots in my soup. Here are some pics I've been taking, will take more when I'm done with it.

The base

Ingredients

Soups done:

My New Kitchen Toy And Some Other Stuff

I went to Sam's Club Thursday and bought a new kitchen toy! I got this: http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=2&item=402223 It's a 6.5 quart cast iron dutch oven. I cant wait to use my new toy and when I do I'll take pics of it and what I am making. I already have a Vision dutch: oven http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000BI3QCK/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=284507&s=kitchen , but have been wanting a cast iron one for so long. I get all giddy when I think about all the yummy soups, stews and things I'll be able to make in my new dutch oven. ;) If you have one what is your favorite thing to make it it?

We have finally decided on putting in laminate in your living room, kitchen and dining room. We hope to get it installed next weekend. My son Eric will be installing it. Some wonderful friends of mine helped me pick out the color laminate, here it is: http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=2&item=391596 I was torn between two different ones. When I was in Sam's Thursday I looked at them both again and the one my friends liked really does look the most like wood. The other one I had picked out was to light. We will have to paint, I am wanting to go with a sage green color, but Keith really likes the red that my daughter Tina used in her old house. I really don't want red, it would not go with the furniture we have, the sage green would, so hopefully when I mention to Keith that if we go with the red we will need new furniture that will change his mind on painting the walls red. *giggle*

I'm not sure that I'll go to Walmart tonight, I'm pretty well stocked up on everything. If I don't go it will be the first Friday in a long time that I haven't done "Walmart Friday". I haven't talked to Linda today so I don't know if she has plans, if she doesn't and she wants to go then I'll go along for the ride. Linda's Mom had her car stolen the other night, she had gone into a convenient store and for some reason left her keys in her car and someone stole the car while she was inside the store, the car was found totaled a few hours later.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and a great weekend.

School Picture Time

My grandson Carter got his school pics back today. I must say they turned out great! :)

Vote 2008

Today my two son's Eric and Matt will be voting for the first time. We are all going to vote after dinner. Dinner tonight will be Lasagna, tossed salad and garlic bread.

I found this video on a message board. This little boy is darling. There is no endorsement of either candidate. He is just so darn cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg

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