I've been Tagged/Renovation 'major' woops

'I think' (by Leslie) but even if it wasn't 'this' Tara that she tagged, I'm gonna do it anyways... .....cuz I'm just in the mood!! For the first time since our moving day - I'm having a BAD day (actually it was yesterday). Trying to do your own renovations SUCKS - especially when you are rather inexperienced. I'll explain below:

SO for TODAY (and only today) here are 6 things to describe how I feel.
1. Tired
2. Sore
3. Discouraged
4. Appreciative (that it could be something SO much worse)
5. Embarrassed
6. Sorry

The way I have usually feel or 6 things that usually describe me are:
1. Organized
2. Thankful
3. Happy
4. Funny
5. Giving
6. Love Life

Now....who should I tag? I'm not even sure I know 6 people who blog:

Angel, Wendy, Nikki, that's all I can come up with for now.

SO....here's the Whole Story (for the first 6 ways I feel) of my major renovation WOOPS!

Yesterday was GROUT day for the tiling in our bathroom. I felt very excited that our 'most' major renovation project (that we were completing ourselves) was coming to an end! I had grouted tile before, so I knew exactly how to do this.

Grout, wait 20 minutes and wash, RIGHT?

Nope, not when you're using "Kerapoxy" (a type of grout you use to seal the grout lines in bathrooms)!!! After I waited the 20 minutes, I realized we had a GREAT BIG problem. You see, this grout dries 'gummy' then cures like a cement. So when I realized I had a problem - I really began to freak considering this was a race against time (meaning, I had to get the walls washed BEFORE the Kerapoxy CURED).

I called Jacques crying, telling him - or actually admitting to him that I had not FULLY read the instructions and now we were in a BIG, BIG mess. ("Getting Real Alert" - admitting a major character flaw - I tend not to fully read directions when working on projects) Okay, I am admitting that I did NOT fully read the directions on how to apply (assuming it was the same as other grout) - HOWEVER, on the other hand (after the fact) when we read the directions WITH the Kent store manager, it was agreed by both of us that the directions are FAR from clear.

So Jacques packed up from work immediately when I had called and and came home just before NOON to help me. He was originally heading home at noon to play a round of golf. He also went to the store to purchase many cleaning supplies like scouring pads, sponges, rubber gloves, etc.

In the meantime, he called his cousin & brother to tell them he would not be golfing. They came over immediately to help me clean the mess. Unfortunately, we did not get done in time for Jacques to go golfing. Once Nico & Yves left the THUNDER & LIGHTENING started booming & cracking. Jacques turned to me and said 'well I hope that keeps up because at least I'm not missing out on a golf game'. Man, we laughed so hard (trust me, it was much needed at that point)! Although I felt so sorry for Nico & Yves, on the other hand I was happy for Jacques that he wasn't missing out on his golf either!

Jacques and I scrubbed. We scrubbed & we scrubbed & we scrubbed. When we got tired, we scrubbed some more. When we complained, we scrubbed some more. When we were hungry, we scrubbed. We had a MAJOR race against time at this point. As we continued to work, it was getting more and more difficult to remove because the product was curing.

• 38 scouring pads later
  
• 8 hours of 'major' scrubbing later
  
• 1 HUGE mess in the tub later
  
• 1 'major' cranky boy later (our poor child was without attention for 1 day)
  
• 2 cranky, sore & tired parents later
  

We finally had our mess cleaned up. What a nightmare! We were POOPED out completely and our arms are very sore from all the scrubbing. We got showered and went to grab a bite to eat and I definitely ate some comfort food - a MAJOR plate of poutine!

Now, we have to re-apply some more grout in some places where we scrubbed too hard. AND we have to use the SAME grout - kerapoxy (the enemy). I was up most of the night worried about using this product again. So Jacques agreed to wait until tonight and we will do it TOGETHER!

I feel bad for so many things. But, I mostly feel bad that Jacques missed out on his fun afternoon of golf (that he had originally taken the afternoon off for). It turned out to be not so bad - it rained HARD with thunder & lightening for only an hour or so - then it would have been fine to golf!

Thank you honey!