Out With The Old ~ In With The New

Our 4 year Anniversary of buying our 1885 Native Limestone Two Story House located in a dinky town nestled in amongst the Kansas Flint Hills was at the end of December 2010.  4 years.  Oh my goodness.  4 years.

I've had time to dream and look at loads of decorating pictures.  
Time to think and let my imagination go wild.  This is cheap entertainment!  With a twist.  Refurbishing or remodeling isn't cheap.  It comes with a price.  Your time and money goes into this.  There are sacrifices.

In reality...what makes the messes that we live in while a MAJOR PROJECT is going on tolerable?  Depending on your personality... a lot of praying has had to go on with me.  Looking beyond the mess and believing it will happen has helped.  But above all else, having a handy man that has the tenacity to forge ahead is what it takes.  I can be a cheerleader, sidekick assistant and main bottle washer, but my hubby is the one actually doing the sweating and putting muscle into it all.  I can grin and bare it.  He is the one that has to listen to me while I do my best to carry on as if everything is normal.

He has had help from Heaven On High.  For you sweeties that have prayed for us...I am thankful for your prayers.  God bless you one and all.

This past year while he was in the middle of tearing out and rebuilding the front porch...I get the phone call, yes...you have cancer.  While having surgeries, he is still there for me and forging ahead building a huge porch.  While I am having cancer treatment, he is working away at getting a 800 pound boiler out of the mechanical room and replacing it with a newer nearly 400 pound one and knowing it has to be done before the snow blows while the winds are howling.

Here's a few pics of projects that have kept us busy over the last 4 years at Home Haven.

Have you ever thought, 'Life isn't for sissys?'  It is these challenges that add character to us.


For starters, we had been in the house close to a year when our daughter went through a divorce and moved into Home Haven with a toddler.  The Utility room was redone before the Kitchen.  We would use a Laundry Mat while remodeling.  This meant we would load into the car loads of laundry.  I decided I was going to make this inconvenience a FUN DATE.  If Hubby and Daughter met me there after their work day, we'd go get a FAST FOOD MEAL.  Later a Fancy Coffee.  If it was just Hubby and me, we play the Pin Ball Bowling Game.  This was a blast!  Now would I go back to the Laundry Mat over my own washer/dryer?  Nah.  I like in house utilities.  Amen.

~Before~

 ~During~

~After~

With the Utility room completed, we moved onto the roof of the Garage and two story House during the Summer 2009.  The weather did not cooperate.  Some days were way to HOT and others, way too wet.

ROOF

~Before~

~After~

Then our porch disintegrated right before our eyes.  
This was disheartening.  For safety sake we redid the porch the Summer of 2010 before the Kitchen.


~Before~

~During~

~After~

Autumn came and a new electric Hot Water Heater 
went into the Mechanical room.
Before the snow blew the old 800 pound Boiler 
was replaced with a new 367 pound efficient one.
Imagine removing this heavy of an object all by yourself.


~Before~

  

OUT with the OLD ~ IN with the NEW

~After~

We are making plans for a cute Kitchen!
Praise GOD and Thank you Honey.


Thank you for stopping by.  I enjoy hearing from you.
May God richly bless you and may you have a terrific year.


Morphing right along,
~Deanna~




PS
Many share their morphing projects over at Susan's.
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