How not to miss your husband
Part 1
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My husband is at JRTC. Normally, I try to think of something to do while he's gone. I rearrange furniture, paint a room, maybe do some fix-it stuff around the house. These are things that he appreciates when I'm done, but really, hoonestly wants nothing to do with. That's fine with me, because it keeps me busy so I am to tired to mope around.
I have one up-ed myself this time. I started exactly one hour after I KNEW he was on the bus and driving away (I didn't want an Army Snafu to send him home for a few hours)
I started swinging a hammer and knocking out the tile in our bathtub. Here is a pic.
Now, I've been saying for years that there must have been water damage behind the tiles because they were shifting. (BTW I was right) I wish I wasn't, it was a nasty mess. The contractors had not put in hardi-board or waterproofed the drywall behind the tiles so the small amount of water wicked right up the wall, into the insulation etc. I had a good mask, and gloves, but yikes!
Now my standard is that when my DH walks back in the house after a field problem/deployment, ALL traces of repairs or construction HAVE to be wrapped up. I remember how exhausted I felt after dragging myself home and I know he feels the same way. NO mess. When he gets here IT HAS TO BE FINISHED.
Plus then he can't see any mistakes I make. Did I mention that I have no clue what I'm doing? I'm learning as I go.
I've learned that after the first swing, you are in for the long haul. There is no going back. Even if you instantly wish you hadn't opened this can of worms.
I've learned that if you pull at just the right angle, the entire wall will peel off. Provided that there is not water damage, of course, then it just crumbles.
I've also learned that tile is HEAVY and a 3x5 ft chuck of wall is not easy to carry and balance while unlocking a door.
I've learned that my dumpster is too small for all the stuff I pulled off, so now I have a stack of wall outside, waiting to be dealt with.
I've learned that even if the salespeople at Home Depot say, "It's easy to cut greenboard...just score it with this $10 blade and break it", THEY ARE LIARS!!! LIARS!
I've learned that Hardi-board is heavy, doesn't break if you score it even a third of the way through.
Hardi-board also will chew up your saw blade if you are too lazy to drag all the kids back to Home Depot and buy the right blade.
I've also learned that when you only have to finish a project you stop wishing that your DH's return date would come sooner. In fact, although you miss him very much, you start to wish you had just a little more time.
More on the continuing adventures later.....How to get free plumbing and a 4 year olds opinion on home repair
I have one up-ed myself this time. I started exactly one hour after I KNEW he was on the bus and driving away (I didn't want an Army Snafu to send him home for a few hours)
I started swinging a hammer and knocking out the tile in our bathtub. Here is a pic.
Now, I've been saying for years that there must have been water damage behind the tiles because they were shifting. (BTW I was right) I wish I wasn't, it was a nasty mess. The contractors had not put in hardi-board or waterproofed the drywall behind the tiles so the small amount of water wicked right up the wall, into the insulation etc. I had a good mask, and gloves, but yikes!
Now my standard is that when my DH walks back in the house after a field problem/deployment, ALL traces of repairs or construction HAVE to be wrapped up. I remember how exhausted I felt after dragging myself home and I know he feels the same way. NO mess. When he gets here IT HAS TO BE FINISHED.
Plus then he can't see any mistakes I make. Did I mention that I have no clue what I'm doing? I'm learning as I go.
I've learned that after the first swing, you are in for the long haul. There is no going back. Even if you instantly wish you hadn't opened this can of worms.
I've learned that if you pull at just the right angle, the entire wall will peel off. Provided that there is not water damage, of course, then it just crumbles.
I've also learned that tile is HEAVY and a 3x5 ft chuck of wall is not easy to carry and balance while unlocking a door.
I've learned that my dumpster is too small for all the stuff I pulled off, so now I have a stack of wall outside, waiting to be dealt with.
I've learned that even if the salespeople at Home Depot say, "It's easy to cut greenboard...just score it with this $10 blade and break it", THEY ARE LIARS!!! LIARS!
I've learned that Hardi-board is heavy, doesn't break if you score it even a third of the way through.
Hardi-board also will chew up your saw blade if you are too lazy to drag all the kids back to Home Depot and buy the right blade.
I've also learned that when you only have to finish a project you stop wishing that your DH's return date would come sooner. In fact, although you miss him very much, you start to wish you had just a little more time.
More on the continuing adventures later.....How to get free plumbing and a 4 year olds opinion on home repair
I couldn't even imagine undertaking a task like that. 
with no tiling necessary? (I think that's a picture of one giant piece of fiberglass...or at least that's what I intended.)