Tis Quiet

TIS GENTLY RAINING.  Please, no thunder.  It's really quiet in the house as I am typing a post.  Staying up late after watching a couple of movies with some of my GRANDS.  They are camping out on the living room floor.  Plenty of pillows, soft blankets and bedrolls.  NICE to have them spend the night.  Both asleep and so is my Husband.  Catching a quiet moment to blog.  

My Honey made his famous Chili Nachos and purchased some A&W Root Beer that was made at the restaurant.  Really good root beer.  His Nachos are a favorite in our family which made our Friday night just right for them.  

THE FIRST movie we watched was BFG.  BIG FRIENDLY GIANT.  The graphics are outstanding.  We all enjoyed the food and movie.

THEN we watched ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS.  I asked the kids which of the two movies they liked the best and they both agreed on BFG.  I have to agree.

MY WEEK flew as I can hardly believe EASTER was last week.  I pop a malt-ball in my mouth from time to time.  Foiled wrapped Chocolate Kisses is another favorite.  Skipping the jelly beans makes room for comfort.  Made Deviled Eggs to take to a MEAL.  Easter candy all delivered to Grands.  The HOME decoration bunnies are slowly finding their way back into lime green storage tubs that will migrate to the cellar.  

He is risen.  He is risen INDEED.

I finally ran the vacuum today in just the Living room.  The Dining room is cluttered full of boxes and things that have to disappear.  My week was busy with clearing out the rock house garage.  We are sooooo close to calling it done.  Soooooo close.  There will be a sigh of relief heard across the Flint Hills when it is done.  DONE.

A HUGE TASK as you would have to have been there to believe how much has been shuffled out.  I am finishing up going through ancient magazines of MARTHA STEWART's LIVING.  The oldest one I found was dated from the 80's.  I have arrived.  I finally am throwing away my stash of LIVING.  Perhaps I should take the magazines to a NURSING HOME.  Better think about that one for a minute.  I do try to be resourceful and recycling these might be a better course of action.

The magazines start to get heavy in their boxes.  Awful heavy.  It is a freeing moment to say I downsized my STASH of magazines.  Swish.  Two points.

We'll have to take a break, catch our breath THEN forge ahead.  Going through newly returned boxes will be like CHRISTMAS presents.  A SURPRISE IN EVERY BOX.

My dishes, crystal, nic-nacs, pictures, suitcases and everything SERVICE MASTER took to clean will be finding their way back into our hands next week.  I've missed my THINGS.  I sometimes get HOME SICK for the rock house.  Like losing a very good friend.  sigh.  Time and prayer will surely help and I will be just fine.  HAPPY MEMORIES of when we use to live there. 

I wasn't ready to leave my HOME, but had to.  This one at least.  My present HOME really is a PRESENT.  A gift to still be alive and a gift to design a new HOME.  Where I now hang my hat.  A new thing has taken place.  Get ready, set, go.

Next step in FIRE RECOVERY will be to tidy this small cottage a little more, trash what came back as SMOKEYS, and then next week our personal effects that were taken 6 months ago will be returning in boxes.  We'll receive them and then comes the delightful task of opening the boxes, documenting items that came back alright and rejoicing of their return.  I'll have to keep so much of the dishes in boxes until the WOOD FURNITURE returns. 

Photographing items for new inventory will be a must.  I am still taking notes on what was damaged from our HOME FIRE.  This will be on going for awhile.  Still hunting for Living room furniture and Bedroom furniture.

STILL WORKING on this thing as it is very time consuming.  THANKING GOD for everything that was saved.

The flowers are blooming and this makes me smile.  

LOVE the flowers.  Came across geranium care in which I needed to read again.

http://homehavenministry.blogspot.com/2012/04/geranium-care.html

Purchased some tiny geraniums and patio tomatoes.  Next comes potting geraniums in our new location.  Going white and pink.  I moved two geraniums that wintered in RETIREMENT COTTAGE.  Placed them on the porch just today.  HOPE they make it.  Potting soil made it HOME.  So I will make haste getting these planted to beautify our tiny porch.

CHURCH PEW UPDATE:  We have a church pew that we've owned for about 23 years that was bought in Hillsboro, KS from a church that was remodeling.  Replacing their sturdy and true pews for chairs.  I did not understand why they did this, but hey it was theirs to do with as they wanted.  I suppose so they could clear out the chairs and use the room for multipurpose activities?    

It took 23 years to downsize our church pew, but it happened for such a time as this.  Husband did the cutting down of our 9' Oak Church Pew.  She's a tiny 4 footer now days.  

I don't recommend putting off too many projects, but it all worked out for us.  Having this cut down has made my heart sing.  One day, this pew will go into the Utility room so there will be a sitting area to put boots on, etc.  Doll up the Utility room.  

LAST TUESDAY EARLY MORNING, I believe I had a gallbladder attack of the mean kind.  It lasted about an hour.  I was about to go to the HOSPITAL but upchucked nine times and sat on the floor feeling better.  Took it easy.  Read up on natural remedies to stopping gallbladder attacks.

I am drinking lemon water, V8 with fiber added, apple cider vinegar in apple juice.  It's helping.  I pray it continues to help.  

Well, that's the skinny.  Busy with RETIREMENT COTTAGE.  Soon I'll be sitting on the porch swing sipping' iced tea.  That will be the day.

May you have a blessed LIFE!
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