No more tripping!

Oh, joy of joys, today is the day! I've been waiting for this for months now, and couldn't be happier with how things are moving along.
Today I'm getting a new floor in my kitchen. Our kitchen serves as our walk-through about 97% of the time, so it gets a lot of wear. When we bought our house five years ago, the previous owner had installed a blue and white checked floor to match the blue and white striped wallpaper. I have nothing against either, but in a kitchen, anything white on the floor seems a little silly. The day I dropped a scalding hot casserole dish--upside down, naturally--on the floor and burned a hole in it, I decided something needed to be done. I priced my options and as usual, went with the cheapest option, the one I could do at home, peel-&-stick vinyl tiles. I went for a color I knew wouldn't show dirt (you guessed it, "dirt" color), and prepped the existing vinyl to perfection. The tiles laid and the walls painted (Roman Orange, don't you know), the kitchen was finally more me. And for about two years, it was functional and fun. But one day I noticed a big bubble under one of the tiles, and that was the beginning of what turned into a hazardous floor situation. The corners of some of the tiles started lifting, then breaking, and walking across the floor with bare feet was sometimes dangerous and often painful as I would catch myself and trip on the uplifted tiles. I endured this for months and months, called Moon's Flooring and got an estimate, continued to endure it, and finally a couple of weeks ago said ENOUGH!
So now as I type, Moon's Flooring folks are busily installing my new FABulous laminate floor. It is great, and I can't wait to be able to vacuum and mop the thing without catching the mop or picking up the corners of the tiles with the vacuum.
And let me say, Moon's Flooring is the BEST in the area. They did our hardwood refinishing when we moved in, as well as my mother-in-law's floor a couple of years ago. They are professional, prompt, really personable, and great to work with. You know when you have people doing work in your home, and you feel like you can completely trust them? That's how I feel with Moon's.
Now the problem, with the new floor going in, is my countertops don't look so spiffy anymore. That's next on the list.
It's like getting your nose fixed and then noticing your brows need lifting...
Not that I would ever do that, mind you....:-)