My friend Heather reports this morning that the changing from carpet to hardwood in her bedroom is going well- but there was an injury. It seems someone had left a hammer laying around where one of her kids could get to it, and her kid put the hammer into the laundry where the hammer and Heather’s foot had an unfortunate meeting.

Heather’s fine, but home improvement is not without its injuries, that’s for sure. We have a family story that is the stuff of legend.

My grandfather was a general contractor and even when he wasn’t working, he would do woodworking at home because he just liked to build stuff. One day my grandmother was washing dishes when he came ambling up behind her and said, very calmly, "Could you drive me to the hospital? I just cut off the tip of my finger." She turned around and saw the bloody towel and FREAKED OUT. "I’ll drive myself," he said, "if you’re too upset."

So when you’re doing your home improvement and DIY projects, make sure you’re being safe!