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~Hold my Hand~~

The other day, our dear KariAnne told a story. A story about love, and support, and the REAL meaning of love. It remended me that I have a story to tell too. I have been married to my hubby for almost 47 years now. NO ONE gave us 3 weeks. But we were in love, or what we thought was TRUE LOVE, at the time. Over these almost 47 years we have learned that REAL love is not in the dazzling moments, but the every day. Little things he does that say, "I love you", "I am HERE for you", and always will be. My Mom died in 1991, way too young...for both of us. I had taken care of her, in our house for the last 5 years. She was very ill and was admitted to the hospital so many times that one time in the cafeteria a lady asked me what department I worked in! I practically lived in that hospital. When she died my sister and I planned the funeral and I just could NOT bury her without saying something. I could not let her live her life and not have it acknowledged in some way. So I wrote a poem to read at the funeral. When the priest said I was to come up to the altar, my hubby walked beside me. He stood beside me at the podium and handed me this:<br /><br /><br />Hold my hand<br />Feel my strength<br /> Be stoic and brave<br /> DO IT FOR YOUR MOTHER<br /><br /><br /><br />THAT almost undid me but it also gave me the courage to DO IT. I was nervous, and weepy but got through my poem. We had had a rocky relationship, but I always loved her. Through it all I loved her and still do. I miss her and have many regrets about things I never said. But I realize I did the best I could. "When you know better, you do better". That is one of my favorite quotes. <br /><br /><br /><br />Love to you all,<br />Pinky

~~~Hold my Hand~~~~

The other day, our dear KariAnne told a story. A story about love, and support, and the REAL meaning of love. It remended me that I have a s...

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one room challenge - the bathroom edition week 5

I'm not going to lie, I had a bit of trouble typing '5' in the title there. Week five? Really? Oh good lord. (Catch up on <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/p/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">weeks 1 - 4 here</a>) That means I have six short days to wrap this sucker up. 140 hours. Enough numbers, lets talk about progress.<br /><br />As I <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2014/04/small-home-big-style.html" target="_blank">mentioned yesterday</a>, this past week has been a huge challenge for me, and not just of the One Room variety. So what do you do when you are up against a big deadline and you're behind? That's right, you go out of town. The hubs and I had actually had this trip planned for months, but it couldn't have come at a better time. I left my world of chaos behind and enjoyed a few great days with friends. But before I left town, I was able to convince one of my contractor contacts to take pity on me. Thank god.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDi5oGjZFxoANhJLzgFibxiSKPxlnYmcStcnaF1QE6oomj3qh2vcqtZYcp4XrT2qmhFWxn_sOAIqVqAMBgzrTVi7Pnxyhd_EP4h9gA_2pEs8OBFE-D0srvhgwS-s9ovmMKb3tVoDv4zNb/s1600/tileupdate.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDi5oGjZFxoANhJLzgFibxiSKPxlnYmcStcnaF1QE6oomj3qh2vcqtZYcp4XrT2qmhFWxn_sOAIqVqAMBgzrTVi7Pnxyhd_EP4h9gA_2pEs8OBFE-D0srvhgwS-s9ovmMKb3tVoDv4zNb/s1600/tileupdate.tiff" width="636" /></a></div><br />So this started. Yesterday. Afternoon. Nothing like cutting it close, hey? I've been assured it will be finished by Friday and he's seen the crazy in my eyes so I believe him.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tDUn9KMESbdF3iqXuvm5WXx-3AIjvvfVgPXpVvGkQ1oihOHE3e5YRkWuOP-UvHjQnPRbjII3IgXrUxx-8G3KnDz4fFODnrrDkNKpXwkMimRZyL9d-iBZ5KVdPRTdSLtRijR7Viydblka/s1600/blueandwhitefabriccombo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tDUn9KMESbdF3iqXuvm5WXx-3AIjvvfVgPXpVvGkQ1oihOHE3e5YRkWuOP-UvHjQnPRbjII3IgXrUxx-8G3KnDz4fFODnrrDkNKpXwkMimRZyL9d-iBZ5KVdPRTdSLtRijR7Viydblka/s1600/blueandwhitefabriccombo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I picked this up yesterday as well (Tuesday was a big day for me) and I'm feeling good about it. Now I just need to round up accessories that we've been accumulating over the past several weeks that are in no less than three different households and start to put this puzzle together.<br /><br />And lest you think I'm holding back on all the good stuff and just not showing you everything, there is nothing else to show. The sink, toilet, lights, faucets, light switches, everything else is sitting in my poor sister's dinging room just waiting to be installed. 140 hours people.<br /><br />This will indeed be a cliffhanger. Will I finish? Will there be anything to show? Will I be laughed off the internet? Come back next Wednesday to see just what will happen.<br /><br />Until then, check out what all of the other talented ladies have done since last week.  And light a candle for me.<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://www.abbyminteriorsblog.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Abby M. Interiors</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://becauseitsawesome.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Because it’s Awesome</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://christinedovey.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bijou & Boheme</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://www.callingithome.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Calling It Home</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://chezviviv.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chez V</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://www.copycatchic.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Copy Cat Chic</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://thedecorista.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Decorista</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://design-crisis.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Design Crisis</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Design Indulgence</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://www.designmanifest.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Design Manifest</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://www.theenglishroom.biz/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The English Room</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://theglampad.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Glam Pad</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://mimosalaneblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mimosa Lane</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">My Notting Hill</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Simple Details</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">My Sweet Savannah</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><a href="http://www.verandahhouse.com.au/blog/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Verandah House</a></div><div><br /></div>

one room challenge - the bathroom edition week 5

I'm not going to lie, I had a bit of trouble typing '5' in the title there. Week five? Really? Oh good lord. (Catch up on weeks ...