I know HighonPoker Jordan doesn’t care but…

Renovation 2008 is continuing.

So last week Mom came in to help me make the correct selection of tile for the living room and hallway.  It’s part of the “Master Plan” to make the house look better so if I decide to sell it, or to “improve the facilities” as dad puts it.

We’d been waiting for the tiles to make an appearance from Abilene since last week, and as you know I am not a patient man.  Finally they showed up yesterday and the tile guy went and picked them up.

I decided to have the men pull the wood covering the floor at the entrance way up so that there would be a definite difference in the appearance when you immediately walked in.  Mom and I have found grout that matched the tile squares that were in front of the fireplace.

I wasn’t really excited about keeping them but I had just was resigned to having the transition to the new tile asap.

I came back home for lunch and Michael had not only gotten the hell that was the three square feet of wood up (they had used WAY too much glue when the builders put it down) BUT he had removed the tile from the front of the fireplace so we can have a uniformed look for the room.

I was MEH when I first saw the tile because I didn’t have a concept or thought of what they would look like in my house. BUT I was incredibly impressed this evening when I came home to see half the floor done.

The tile brightens up the room significantly and looks to be well worth the money.

I went to work today with the knowledge that I had to make an intro speech at the Omni Theatre of their new movie “Fly Me To The Moon” and then I was going to meet Kerri for “Fun Night”.  We had our normal staff meeting at the beginning of the month and I know I rarely mention work on here, but I was shocked and pleased to find out that I was chosen employee of the month. WOW!  My prize was a Cleveland Brown jersey of Jamal Lewis. Because like Jamal “I just pound and get it done.”  It really made my day.  Now I have a home and away Browns jersey.

Then after seeing the immediate improvements to the house, I went, did the intro and convinced Kerri to go play some tournament putt putt with me.

Now I have to tell ya, anytime with the prices that are going sky high these days for entertainment, how could I turn down:

Free before tournament practice, and 3 games of putt putt for $6.27?  Are you kidding me?

So I couldn’t turn it down and played.  We played on the harder of the two Lubbock courses and I shot a 4 over 112.  Which sometimes would have pissed me off especially after the 97 I posted last week. But when the leader of the tourney comes over and gives me a “great round Sean”, it just added to the fun of the day.  Because I found out later after my handicap I shot a 105 which is 3 under.  BOOOOOOOM! Also Kerri had fun, especially with her “Handicap” scoring system.  If she couldn’t get it in two, she had us mark her down for a 3.  No matter what.  It must be a girl thing. I still beat her by a bunch of strokes.

We they went and got a snack, for we were tired, with the crew and sat and told stories.  Sometimes the best stories are told with friends and new friends while sitting having a coke.

But then Kerri, who has been my best female friend for over ten years, suggested that we go to the “less ghetto Buffalo Wild Wings” the new one on the developing west side.  I was and will be ready for anything and we were off.

When we got there I was impressed on how airy and lit the place was while remaining intimate.  It is a big difference from the Buffalo Wild Wings down the street from me.  They did a great job with the new one. I was amazed at all the HD tvs they had in their.  So we had one drink, and I saw Tori and I had to give her a hug.  After that I came home and let Mugsy out of his box.

Now the concept of my dog not having free reign in the house while I was gone today was foreign to him. And especially when the men came to start working I had to put him in his box.  But until the sealer is down on the grout/tile he will have limited house privledges.  It pains me to have to put him up at night and give him limited time out in the morning , at lunch and when I get home at dinner time but there is a bigger goal in sight.

Renovation Stage 2 coming to an end. YAY!

And I’m letting Kerri grab the stuff I don’t need and take them to her mom’s house for the SUPER GARAGE SALE, which will hopefully sell some crap and keep it from coming back into my house.

So for Friday, lots of work to do, lots of things to get accomplished. But it will pay off in the long run.