roll out the carpet

since we resigned our lease on our place, the company offered to replace our carpets.  i didn't have to think about that for very long- of course we want new carpet!  the only bother with getting new carpet is that i have to move all our furniture off the old carpet so they can replace it.  we scheduled it for a time when diana and ledger would be out of town, so it was up to me to get most of the stuff ready for the workers.  i had initially set up a time when jon could come and help me with the heavy stuff, but that ended up not working out, so it was just lil old me moving all our heavy furniture!  it's kinda surprising how much we have when it comes time to actually move it.  well, i hunkered down and did the heavy lifting to clear the place out.  we did it in two stages, the first day they replaced the main floor, the second day they did the bedrooms and loft.  its a good thing too, because if they tried to do it in one go there would have been nowhere to put all our stuff!  to prepare for the first day i had to put everything in our bedroom or up in the loft, the second day i had to pile everything in the living room and empty out the bedrooms and loft.  it was a pain, but the results are fantastic!
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