Hardwood floors

The correlation between hardwood floors and life is hard to overlook.

We found ourselves at first, fancying the idea of putting in the floors in our home.  It looked pretty clearcut and straightforward, so we naively went ahead.
At first, it was great fun.
Picking out which wood we would be using was eyeopening.  There are so many to choose from.
We decided on hickory.  We brought it home and started laying out the pieces.  Each piece fits, but you have to be careful to not let the splices come together.  Every piece was just a bit different from the previous.  Some had cracks, actual holes, black spots, and broken portions that simply could not be used.  Others just needed to be sanded and smoothed.  The arduous work had begun.
We realized that the right tools are essential in completing this task correctly.  The nailer is not going to work without nails!

Piece by piece, we started to see the reward of perseverance.
When the floor was finally complete, we saw more than the sublime floor.  We saw followthrough.
A feeling of accomplishment because there were times when we thought it better to quit and get someone else to do it.  We stuck it out, pounding and fitting the edges so they would go together.  We didn't know exactly how, but knew it would come together in the end.

Life is like that.