Marc + Saw = 7 stitches!!

A lot of you know that Marc is kind of accident prone. I think in the 18 years we have been together we have visited the ER maybe a half a dozen times, I would have to sit down and figure out exactly, but that is not an exaggeration!! There have been hernias, stitches and even staples before we met! So, I don't know why I didn't prepare myself for the worst when Marc rented a toe kick saw this weekend!! Who would have thought that "they" even make a toe kick saw!! What the heck is that? So, here's the story...

Marc helped a guy out with a major water leak he had at his house. It took him many hours and some concrete cutting to locate the leak, come to find out it was in the middle of the driveway!! Roy is a contractor is doesn't have a lot of work right now so he asked Marc if he would be willing to trade. Now, if you know Marc at all you know he is big into trade and bargaining, we have ended up with some cool stuff because he likes to swap things with people. So, he had this idea that maybe they could trade Marc's labor for Roy installing hardwood floors at our place. Of course Marc jumped at the chance and we went to look at the flooring he had at his warehouse. So, to prepare for the floors being installed we had to remove our old flooring, carpet and linoleum. This is where it gets sticky!! The sub floor runs under the cabinets so we had to figure out a way to cut under the toe kick so that the new flooring would run even with the bottom of the cabinets. Roy suggested we should rent a toe kick saw. This is where I should have been concerned. So, we went to RSC and rented one. I need to mention that the boys were in Prineville at this time so, they were not witnesses to Marc's destructive nature, this time! Anyway, we worked on the flooring all day on Friday, accident free! Then Marc decided to work in the bathroom and get the corner under the counter with the dreaded saw. Mind you this is at 7:00 at night, when we should have been settling in for the night and enjoying a nice movie. I was washing dishes at the time (by hand, that's another story), when I heard him say a couple of choice words that he normally wouldn't say, that's when I knew something was amiss! The saw had gotten in a bind and kicked back and run across the top of his knee. Needless to say we went to the urgent care center (conveniently located across the street!) where the doctor determined he needed stitches!I have to say that Marc was in good spirits during the whole thing, joking and laughing about all of his other "incidents" with the doctor, she was very entertained and couldn't believe Marc had cut himself in the same place as the last saw incident!
So, all is well now, the boys are back home, the house is in a disarray but, we are anxious for the new floors to be installed. The wood will be delivered on Monday and then it has to sit in the house for 10 days to acclimate, then it will take a day and a half to install. This is what the family room looked like before...And this is what it looks like right now...The new flooring will cover the kitchen, breakfast nook, laundry room, bathroom, hallway and front entry. I will post new pics once the construction is underway. Have a great day, back to school and work tomorrow!!