When we moved into our house so very many years ago there was carpeting in every room except the kitchen. that included the bathroom, and i had two young boys. That was the first one I ripped out. Then one by one I ripped out all the others, sometimes with DH helping me, sometimes not. then when the entire floor was exposed, we refinished it. He and I did the bedrooms, we hired an outfit to do the dining room/living room. I do NOT miss the carpet. The floor is dirty enough, but at least i can wash it off.

We celebrated mother's day yesterday. For mother's day I got a little ceramic japanese cat from one son and from the other, a balance beam made out of a pipe and some wood. YES. great sons.