Tiling 1-2-3

When we closed on the House of Bam, our realtor Sam Strong of Metamorphosis Realty gave us a parting gift of the book "Home Improvement 1-2-3" by Home Depot, with a note on the inside cover that says "A guide to the easy stuff. Call me if it's not in here." Easy stuff is definitely open to interpretation, but we thought re-tiling the front entrance would be a simple weekend project - at least it looked simple in the book. Two weeks later, at least four trips to the hardware store, and an almost disastrous incident with the tile clipper that would have required a visit to the emergency room, we completed the project. We like the results! But was it easy?