Gettin' 'er Done....my...way....

I worked...and worked... around the House... today...

So...many projects... that have been put on the Back Burner... for...years...

I scrubbed...and painted the Columns ....

Put...the rest of the applied...pieces... up... and painted...them...

(it's only taken me 12 years...to get that done...}

Waxed the Stairs...

Did...Loads...of Laundry...Rugs...and Bedding...

Then...tore into the Porch...

That...was Ugly...

It's become... such a Dumping Ground...

a path...to get in...and out of...

After The Sales... I would have stuff...just thrown in there...

all sorts...of stuff...

Good...Stuff...

I began...sorting... some of Mom's stuff...night before last... that had been in the garage...then...piled in the Porch... when Peg and I cleaned the garage...

oh my...

I was stopped..in my tracks...tho...

I ran across... the Sympathy Cards... from when Dad...passed away...

I dropped everything...and went through...each of them...

One of them... had the article from the Newspaper... about the Fire... he was in...

and tho... I don't remember talking to a reporter...

{I guess I did... I was quoted...throughout...the article...}

That...was Tough... reading...

Even...at 23... I was...very...Protective...of my Dad...

That.... was very Apparent....as I read the Article... 

I was Sooooo Grief Stricken...

I can't believe... I had... my thoughts...Any Thoughts...together....

{I Truly...thought...It was...the End...of The World...my...World...}

So...when the Little Crucifix.... was Glowing...yesterday...

and...I was so...Taken Back... by The Angels... with a Thousand Watt Bulb...

They knew... my heart...needed a Ray...of Sunshine...

It was a Hard... Night... 

I got...Much done... today...

and...it's looking... better....

Have the Turkey....thawing...

I'll be Baking...tomorrow...

Tonight...

I'm sippin' a Cool....Refreshing Beverage...

and Smokin'...a Stogie...

{Dad...would..Not...approve...

but... he'd Love Me... anyway... : ) }

Hope...You...had a Most...Lovely Day...

and...Did it...'Your Way'...

Just like...me...

and...My Dad...

Love to ya...

Barb C.

 

   

 

Dad...and his Old Tractors... They looked...pretty...decrepit...to the writer...I am sure... but...Dad...could make...anything run... with a little rusty wire...some... gasoline... {and...a Good...Used... Battery...: )}... Men...like the author... of the article... had no...idea... what a Gem... he was attempting...to portray...{and...never... ever could...} oh my...sure...wish... I could...have written...Dad's Story...it...would have been Worthy... of The Man...
But then... I knew him... and...Loved him...so....
{for the record... Dad and I were driving posts... for a fence... for his Garden...just before he died... with hand... post drivers... side...by side... I was pregnant...with Liz...He...was nearly...74 years old... and... that Old Tractor... was running...Grrrreat... nope...it wasn't Beautiful... but...in Dad's...eyes... it was... and...that's...all that mattered...}

 

I can See...The Entire Cupboard!!!! {This one...is one of my Very Favorites!} It's been in the porch...for a Long Time... I haven't cleaned things... there...but have sorted...and organized... There is going to be some Great Stuff...on The Memorial Day Weekend Sale... in May...I'm letting go of.... oh...my... : )

I finally got all the applied pieces...up...{I've had them...for 12 years...waiting...} I painted...and scrubbed... oh my... a Long.. Day!