This new home and this move is the last for me. I don't ever want to move again. In my lifetime I have moved so many times it would make your head spin. For the boys, it has been the same. We, the 3 of us, have put down solid roots in our little town of Brodhead. I have lived right here in this house for 8 years, Cody has been here for 5 years and Toby for 2 1/2. When Cody came to live with me, he had moved 18 times in his first 10 years of life, and for Toby it had been 14 moves.
We are all so settled here in Brodhead, We love it and the boys like their school. Here in Brodhead, and especially in our new home, the boys will never have to worry about whether the electric is going to stay on, if there is going to be heat, or even food to eat.
Being chosen to receive this wonderful blessing has been so overwhelming for me. It still amazes me!
Over the years, I have always been able to do alot in the way of taking care of myself and do what ever needs to be done. In the last few years, since being diagnosed with Poly (many forms) arthritis and the fibromyalgia and now the chronic bronchitis and C.O.P.D., it has been difficult. It is hard from me to admit that I can not do alot of the things I used to do, or else it takes me two or three times longer to do them. I work my tail off on the good days, but the bad days...I accomplish very little.
Well, I'm ready to start by removing all the old paint Not sure how many layers and colors I went through The new top coat really shines!
THIS OLD TUB
This old tub has been in my family for a long time. I've kept track of it and moved it around in hopes of "someday" being able to renovate it and use it in a home of my own! That someday has come. The renovation of the bathtub and sink is something I figured I could do, at my own speed. I know how to do these things and it has been good for me. It lets me feel I am doing something to contribute to this wonderful home. I used to do roofing, construction, remodeling, painting, insulation, plastering, and everything else. I've never been afraid to tackle any project. Like I said, to admit I can no longer physically do these things was a hard pill to swallow for me. Working on the tub and sink makes me feel useful, and it is turning out GREAT!
The tub will also serve as good hydro-therapy for the arthritis and the fibromyalgia. I am so looking forward to my first long relaxing soak in this old tub!
I have always been the person who is helping everybody else, so it is a hard lesson to learn how to accept such generosity and help from others.
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I have contacted Kohler Company about the tub, the date on the bottom is 8-4-1922 and it is in fact a Kohler. They emailed me back and asked for a before and after picture when it is completed and installed! |
