Happy Birthday to Me

Peanut Says Hi

So tomorrow (10/5, if you’re keeping track) is my 30th birthday, and Anna got me a pretty special present–a new office with new flooring.  Actually, it’s her old office, but it’s larger than the one I’ve been using and it has some nice natural light.  I’ve basically been working in a small cave for the last four years.  Anna spent last week repainting the entire room in a nice shade of blue.  (I think it’s called “Misty Surf.”)  We spent today trying to put in new flooring.  Click through the break for pictures.

The flooring is this stuff from Floor & Decor, and it looks nicer than we both expected.  However, the whole “Click-Lock” thing should be renamed to “Click-Mutterangrily-Retry-Poundwithyourfistandcry-Lock.”  We had hoped to finish the office today, but our car broke down yesterday morning, and so we had to get that into a shop and deal with the repairs before we moved on to the flooring.  We made okay progress, and we’ll probably be finished by the end of the week.  I’ll post more pictures when the floor is in and the furniture is set up.

Grace & Peace,
Dan J.

15 Comments

• Roxanne Anderson October 4, 2010 at 9:22 pm

  What kind of dog is Peanut? Reminds me a lot of my first dog.
• Dan October 4, 2010 at 9:27 pm

  Peanut is a “beagatese,” basically he’s a beagle/maltese mix. We like to think he’s a designer dog; most people would say he’s a mutt. :) AJ
• Roxanne Joy Anderson October 4, 2010 at 9:27 pm

  Happy birthday, Dan. I’ve been on the other side of 30 for six months now. I like it, a lot. God is faithful!
• Lynnette Moore October 5, 2010 at 8:29 am

  Have a SUPER birthday Dan!
• Don Julian October 5, 2010 at 11:28 am

  Happy Birthday!!!! Have the greatest day today!!!
• Dan Anna October 5, 2010 at 11:28 am

  Thanks Roxanne & Lynnette! It’s been a fun day so far. (I slept in, and now I”m eating a pumpkin-chocolate-chip muffin.)
• Sarah Tomich October 5, 2010 at 1:27 pm

  Happy Birthday Neighbor!
• Christina Williams Maurer October 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm

  Love the picture of Peanut! Happy Birthday Dan.
• Scott Bennion October 5, 2010 at 5:27 pm

  Happy Birthday. Have some rain for your birthday!
• Dan Anna October 5, 2010 at 10:30 pm

  @Scott: I’m loving the rain! On the drive back from Mayer, we could only see the top of the lightning, and it looked like the backside of a fireworks show.

  @Christi: Thanks! He looks more innocent there than he should…
• Melissa Willits October 6, 2010 at 4:26 am

  Happy Birthday Dan! Sorry it’s late – we’ve been having computer issues for a couple of weeks. Enjoy the new decade….it’s great!
• Leslie October 6, 2010 at 9:53 am

  Happy belated birthday Dan! Looks like you had a super day! :)
• Barb October 7, 2010 at 8:58 am

  So there’s a whole illustration somewhere in there about how important underlayment is to the finished product, huh? Hope your birthday was great!
• Dan Anna October 7, 2010 at 8:31 pm

  We just finished laying our last piece of flooring in the 3rd bedroom!!! Now, on to the floor molding… AJ
• Bruce October 8, 2010 at 3:07 pm

  Regarding “Click-Mutterangrily-Retry-Poundwithyourfistandcry-Lock.” Ask Anna about my adventures installing hardwood floors. Not one of my better times, but the house looked a lot better. I think that project involved a dog also. (Not as well behaved as Peanut)