Thanks Jammiesandtea. Really, all my families at the moment are golden families, so I've been very, very lucky. Can't win them all I just thought I was done for a couple years.

On the upside, I found beautiful 10mm laminate, high quality for 0.88/sq ft, so that certainly helps the financial aspect of the renovation. AND, I'll be on the beach in just a few weeks to put all this nasty stress behind me for a week. Ahhhhhhhh.......embr ace the little things, right?