Staples

We have to pull out the staples before we can tile or put down new wood flooring. It sounds simple. It actually is simple to do. But there are so many. I usually work for 30 minutes to an hour after the kids go to bed. I do this a few times a week. (They have gotten used to the loud creak the staples make.) I have gotten almost all of the kitchen, but I need to get the hall, bathroom, closet, mud room, and laundry room finished soon. So the other night I tackled the hall, bathroom, and closet. This time I did it after dinner with some help. (Husband was pulling up carpet staples in the dining room. Much less exciting.)

As usual, Colin was my helper. The kid loves to help out with any type of work around the house, as long as it is not cleaning. He took a few tries, but started getting up staples.

So proud, he wanted me to take a picture of his staple.

All those black dots? Staples. (I think a few are reflecting the flash.) There are a couple hundred in this picture.

Hopefully a better picture.

About 40 minutes later!

Colin said that daddy and I did such a great job that we get stickers. (The kids were playing teacher in the basement while we worked.)

The taping and sanding is being finished today, so we get to start painting this weekend. We also are going to tile the mud room, laundry, and bathroom floors soon. The week after Thanksgiving the floor should* go in!

* better