Opening a BIG can of worms

Have you ever started on a very simple project only to see it go to extremes! That seems to be the norm around our house. Terry and I noticed a bump in our downstairs bathroom. After a few weeks the bump turned into a few small bumps with a larger bump. Then it started to look like the floor was a series of green waves. Terry decided that on this particular day off he would plunge in and check out the floor. He had an idea that the stick on tiles would come up in such a fashion that he could reuse them with a little glue. Right off, the plan was not to be. He then dug into the floor finding a subfloor of particle board that was very spongy and wet. After scooping up the whole floor he came upon some nice linoleum and a firm board floor. The floor was ugly... but firm. We then decided that we would like to put ceramic tile on the floor. Terry wanted to do a test of the floor under the carpet in the hallway. It was very nice hardwood floor. Sooooo Terry tore the carpet off the hallway....then the dining room, which involved unloading china cabinets. The floor will need to be sanded, stained, and varnished. We decided to take the carpet out of the living room too. It is completely necessary because it is about 30 years old and very threadbear. Terry even wants to take the carpet out of the bedrooms on the main floor. Boy, he must have a LOT of energy. I think he was very glad that he could save the money for a new floor. Soooo what started out to be a small bathroom floor redo, turned into a big project. That is how it is these days.