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The poor thing. Mine would be the same (and I'm sure you're sleeping in her room, too) and after a close call like that, I can imagine you're just as happy to not be too far from her, either!
Prayers for continued healing and recovery for all of you. Our babies are precious and need us, no matter how grown up they think they are.
To update things here, our little angel has just been extended an offer from the best school in the area (yay, her!), which is her first major step toward a quality university and vet school. It's very different here, but her work these past years and near perfect grades and behavior have paid off. Thank you, Father!
Add to that, of course, that we are that much closer to getting the house completed and fully habitable before winter. The idea of being so close to the Lutheran sem in Cambridge really is nice and the opportunities and cultural events abound, as well. God has blessed us in so many ways, it would be nice to be able to slow down for a bit so my head can stop reeling. With so much around us to be done, it feels as though taking the focus off it for one minute would be irresponsible.....does that make sense or do I need more of a break from this extreme makeover than I imagine?
In any event, we're swamped with deadlines and details, exhausted and living like gypsies, yet we have no reason to complain; only praise. How's that for a bundle of confusing contraditions?
I hope everyone else is doing OK and I do keep you in my prayers when I get the chance to read what's going on here.
I know how good that must make you feel, what a wonderful blessing We can always trust in God's grace. He will see her through it all, and mommy as well 
To update things here, our little angel has just been extended an offer from the best school in the area (yay, her!), which is her first major step toward a quality university and vet school. It's very different here, but her work these past years and near perfect grades and behavior have paid off. Thank you, Father!
Before and after pictures of a large project are always fun. Such a project as you are involved in also has the family, heirloom, connection with it. I'm sorry to hear that your Mother-in-law's beloved floors had to be removed. Hopefully, you will be able to make a new memory in that area (sans the mould and mildew of course). Sadly, one of the draw-backs to Jolly-'Ol is the damp and all of it's baggage. By the by, you did check the floor timbers for dry rot, right? Damp is great for one's garden but it's really hard on one's house.
That will live in close proximity to our walnut kitchen cabinets and the oak staircase, but all the other flooring downstairs will be ceramic tile to help tie all the wood together and make the most of the low light in winter. No way am I going to try to maintain wood flooring on this level in such harsh traffic conditions. Wellies and riding boots track in too much muck, water and gravel to risk that and I can already see that is going to be a huge issue for much of the year.
But then, a Brit wouldn't like the Froggie way of spelling it (LOL). Your idea with the ceramic Tile sounds like a very sound one. Since you'll be dealing with a lot of water and muck, it might be wise to stick with a very small tile near the back door. That way no one breaks their... um... sacroilliac.:o
