So, let's see if I really keep up with this. I've started a few blogs over the past few years and as soon as I would sign out of my account, I'd never come back to it. Hopefully, that will change.
Although I'd rather not get into much detail about it, Monday my family was struck with devastating news. No one is sick and no one passed away, but I feel like it's just as terrible sometimes. I've been feeling anger, resentment, sorrow, guilt, relief, you name it...all at one time. Every time I think I'm coming to grips with it, another emotion is added to that list, sometimes overpowering the others. I'll be praying for strength and wisdom, and ask that you do the same.
Since we moved back to Texas after 7 years, I've been looking forward to going back to the annual festivities we have here in spring. Rodeos and a parade were this weekend, but I didn't make it. Boo me. We still have next weekend though for the major one..I won't miss it. We heard due to the hurricanes that have struck since we've been gone (never did one hit the entire lifetime I lived here before), the state fair has been moved to spring time. So, tomorrow we all plan to go. Can't you just smell the food I'll be enhaling! Mmmmmm :)
Speaking of food, I have GOT to find time to visit the Pickett House. Good home cooking, right there! It amazes me that I am excited to be back in the small town I couldn't wait to get out of. Home is home, what can I say?
We are buying a home that is not quite what we've been living in over the past 7 years. This house is far from updated. It still has that good ole 1970's look to it, but it's solid and will be nice one of these days. If only it would stop giving me fits. So far, we have come across the light above the sink going out, which in all honesty, I thought had caught the house on fire. Yep, all of this county's sherriff's office and fire department was in my yard that day! What a scare that was! Also, somewhere in the walls in one of the bathrooms, there's a leak. A big one. Since that happened while Clayton was gone, it's not been taken care of yet. I just won't let anyone use that bathroom until he can find out the problem. Until then, I'm smelling mildew, which I know, isn't good. Also, the ancient tub faucet handle in one of the other bathrooms stopped doing it's job. We have been red necking it all the way, for about a week now, using pliers to turn on the hot water. Clayton's home now and has a "to do" list on the fridge as of last night. Gotta keep the man busy! I have paint jobs to do on just about everything. I will never understand why anyone ever thought brown paneling walls were pretty. I will tell you this..they are durable. This stuff is 40 years old and flawless...other than its color, that is. I love brown, just not orangy brown with black grooves. It's gotta go!!
I guess I'll post pictures of the house..befores and afters. I will do that as I go along, I think. Maybe that will inspire me to work faster. So far, one cabinet in the kitchen is painted. (this is also on HIS "to do" list)
Guess that's enough for now. I have a million more things to say, but I really never run out of things to talk about.
Until next time....
3 comments:
I hope your devastation passes quickly. As far as the paneling goes....paint does wonders!!! I had the real dark paneling here in this house that we are in with the beams on the ceiling...gone....they are now an off white - grayish tinge with bright white molding. Looks really good. I had too many rooms to do to sheetrock all of them, so we had to settle on 2 of bathrooms, 1 1/2 bedrooms and the Living room to keep the paneling. NO one that sees it realizes how dreary it use to be! Good luck. Good blog. Keep it up
Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging! I'm sorry for whatever it is that your family is going through.
We moved into a relatively new house once that for some reason had paneling only in the living room. Jeff was so happy to discover sheet rock under it!! We couldn't tear it down fast enough!!!
Keep up the blogging...I added you to my blog list, so I'll be checking in.
Aunt Connie, the devastation has passed, but only because I have fully come to terms with it. The situation is still going on, but will for years, I'm sure. I'm good though!
The paneling will have to be painted because, like you, there's just way too much to replace with sheetrock right now. The bedrooms are the only places that are sheetrock. I'm afraid after I put the new flooring in, even the painted paneling is going to look cheap in comparison. It's very elegant flooring, in my opinion (especially for ceramic tile). We will see though. One day there will be sheetrock througout!
Sherri, our house in Monroe we just moved out of was only 7 years old, so it is a BIG change living here. Our first home in Monroe, though, was like this one, but the paneling was painted. About 6 months after living there, we found out the previous owner had flooded the place because our paneling started buckling. We took it down to find sheetrock behind it! I couldn't believe someone covered sheetrock with paneling! Crazy!
I'm trying to remember how to add you to my blog list, but can't figure it out. I'll look deeper into it!
Keep coming back, guys! Thanks for looking!
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