And a Texas Floor

So yes, the tiling went on for a good three-and-a-half days.  Craig has never had so much fun getting to hang out with his brother and Dad and they quickly had a whole system going with Tom cutting tile, Jason mixing mortar, and Craig laying the tile.  I hung out with all my kids in the family room close by (and occasionally slipped away for a nap!) and pondered how differently Craig's and my family "spend time" together-- my family is all about paying people to do the work and then eating ice cream or something...  So at least both families understand the importance of ice cream at the end of the day!

It was a big area they were tiling, but fortunately Jason had already done all the prep work and gotten up the old linoleum, so as soon as the baptism was over, the men wasted no time getting to work.

Laying the tile in the kitchen area

And the dining room as well

Trying to get the range into place again

Jason handing the final tile over to Craig

And placing that last tile

Craig contemplates all the grouting still left to be done

Grouting and sponging down

And ta-daa!  Finally, beautifully, done!

I guess the question now is, how do we lure Jason and Jeni to Virginia to help us re-do our kitchen?  :)