I HAVE A LOVELY HOME ONCE AGAIN

IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. THE HURRICANE TURNED OUR LIVES UPSIDE DOWN, AND WE LOST MOST EVERYTHING WE HAD. FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR, MY HOME HAS BEEN A WRECK. FIRST THE HURRICANE, THE DAMAGE FROM THE HURRICANE AND THE CLEAN-UP. THEN, HAVING TO LIVE WITH BOBBIE JO FOR MONTHS, AND THEN MOVING INTO OUR LITTLE APARTMENT OFF THE GARAGE. IT WAS A LITTLE HONEYMOON COTTAGE, BUT THEN, IT BECAME A SYMBOL OF OUR BROKEN HEARTS. OUR LITTLE COTTAGE BECAME A HOSPITAL ROOM FOR OUR DEAR DAUGHTER. THEN, SHE PASSED ON FROM US- AND WE DECIDED THAT IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE GARAGE APARTMENT. WE MOVED INTO OUR PARTIALLY FINISHED HOUSE, AND FOR MONTHS I HAVE STEPPED OVER LADDERS, PAINT, BUILDING MATERIALS AND SO MUCH MORE. I HAVE CONTINUALLY BRUSHED WHITE DUST FROM EVERY SURFACE, OVER AND OVER SO THAT I COULD COOK IN MY VERY DUSTY KITCHEN. BUT I AM NOT COMPLAINING, MY SWEETIE HAS LITERALLY WORKED HIS TUKUS OFF, (HE HAS LOST OVER 30LBS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS) AND TODAY- WELL, TODAY I HAVE A LOVELY NEW HOME. A HOME FOR EVERYONE TO FEEL THE LOVING SPIRIT OF HEAVENLY FATHER, A HOME TO COME AND EAT COOKIES AND MILK, A HOME TO SHARE MY LOVE WITH AS MANY AS I CAN. I HOPE THAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL COME TO SEE ME, AND FEEL WELCOME. I WILL FEED MISSIONARIES EACH WEEK, AND GRANDSON'S (AND GRANDAUGHTERS TOO, WHEN THEY VISIT) WILL HAVE ALL THE POPSICLES AND GOODIES THAT I CAN KEEP. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT THE MAIN REASON I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE MY HOME BACK IS THAT I HAVE ROOM TO MOVE AND BE HAPPY. AND I AM HAPPY. I TOOK EACH COOKIE JAR FRIEND AND DUSTED THEM OFF AND PUT THEM IN THE SPECIAL CABNET MARTIN BOUGHT ME TO SHOW THEM OFF. THEY ARE SO CUTE AND I HAVE THEM BY THE FRONT DOOR TO WELCOME EVERYBODY. BY THE WAY, I MISSED YESTERDAY BLOGGING AS I TOO, WAS WORKING MY TUKUS OFF- FIGURATIVELY OF COURSE, IT IS THE SAME SIZE AS USUAL! SO, I WILL TELL YOU MORE WHEN I CAN TAKE SOME TIME TO WRITE. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE BLURRY VISION BECAUSE I AM POOPED! TILL TOMORROW, LOVE, NANASEE