Cardamom, this must be such a difficult time for you both. I hope that you have family and friends who are there for you. It will be a long road but each step will get a bit easier. Thinking of you. Satine

Thanks so much for the update, Sue! I'm glad he's eating better, and I hope he eats all that you give him, because of the work you go through to make it palatable for him. Make sure you get lots of rest when you can.....although you have always been a very busy woman! Rest doesn't seem to be in your vocabulary with your shopping trips and baking multiple pies, lol. However you do it, take care of yourself as well as hubby.

HI everyone, thank you all so much for your thoughtful input! The overall theme I'm seeing is to not refinish the hardwood just for the sake of doing it - and definitely not for the sake of matching the LVP. For some reason, I didn't realize this was an option (lol) - I have been getting so bogged down in needing to take action (a la my husband with the kitchen floor), that I didn't even think to take a breather and let it be for a while so we can re-gather our thoughts :) And since the hardwood will be getting done in the next year or two anyway, it feels almost like a weight is lifted off my shoulders with not having to add one more thing to our current To Do list! @kempek01 your suggestion is spot on and made me laugh out loud! Truthfully, the mismatch didn't bother me as much until I thought of what my in-laws would say at our housewarming - and really, all of them are homeowners, so I'm sure they understand the concept of a work in progress ... AND if anyone does comment, I will say "Thanks for noticing" and chug my wine (while mentally throwing it on them)! @Patricia Colwell I like your idea of having the same wood species laid down in the kitchen and all of it matching! Or the idea of vinyl tile ... honestly, I was thinking of anything besides the LVP my hubs came home with! Lol! but having the same species of wood all the way through the house would be a very charming look! @dan1888 thank you for your words of wisdom! you're right, no need to sacrifice the rest of the house's hardwood to coordinate with a not-thought-out temporary fix :) @SJ McCarthy you make so many good points ... we're also in the middle of a total bathroom renovation and a light second floor renovation (which will then be further renovated down the line anyway), so the last thing we need to be thinking about now is moving our furniture from room to room, or to a storage pod, so the floors can be refinished. And, while we know we want to refinish them, we haven't nailed down a specific stain yet, so it would be more rushing, potentially leading to more regret! Your suggestion of sitting down and storyboarding each room is soooo incredibly wise ... we will definitely be doing that, starting over dinner tonight! @Fori thank you so much :) we think it's super cute too! It really is charming, and in keeping with the style of our house. It's so funny you say that, because my husband (he is a darling) EVENTUALLY wants to gut the whole kitchen, knock out the back wall, and expand the whole kitchen/dining room area!!! However, that's a big expense and still quite a few years down the road - plus, I think the house is kinda sweet the way it is - but the lack of dishwasher does plague us when we have guests for dinner! Ha! Anyway, I guess there's no point in paying twice for a temporary kitchen floor (and staining the rest of the house to match ...). Phew! I feel like I've been talked off several ledges today!!!

Hot Diggety! That is some sexy hardware for the bathtub and shower! I love that you can lay in the tub in either direction (for sunrise or sunset) and get in or out any way you want and you don't have to worry about hitting your head! And the shower hardware looks like it has some serious options I don't even understand that I am sure your husband is thrilled with! What are the tiles in the shower made of? What is the bathroom floor made of? Love the bottoms up window blinds, great idea! Great, great job, congratulations!