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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 169408" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>Um, I think I did not word things very well, LOL. My house is not very old, not historic or anything like that- LOL. It had the original owners, the people who stopped by, and then a single elderly lady for a few years- and then us. The rocks are gigantic, along neighbors driveway, our driveway, front of house, along back yard fence on one side and along back of house. The side yard also has smaller rocks and Ihave finally made that into a little "nook" - made some small trees there into a canopy over it, it is fenced in, and plant morning glories and sweet peas on the fence to make a private little cubby hole, with a bird feeder, humming bird feeder and some flowers. That area is TINY, maybe 6 feet wide and 8 feet long TOTAL. a small porch glider sits there. </p><p></p><p>LOL I am not sure my kids have learned much about how to organize, but, we try. we go vertical a lot. My new idea oforganize is dumpsters.....get rid of the accumulation, LOL. we are now officially smushed. </p><p></p><p>Now what was even more weird about this today was......my father and I have been mostly estranged, most of my entire life. He very occasionaly speaks to me for a few months here and there, but mostly he ran off after first stalking my mom at gunpoint when I was a baby and my mom was jst 16. Then he left the country to avoid paying child support. Then he came back and settled in somewhat, lived in apartments, was remarried (no kids for his wife nor for the 2 of them together, so my dad just has me and my one brother) </p><p>Dad drove an 18 wheeler, long distance and had an apartment here by the lakes and rivers. CLose enough I could stop by, less than 45 mins......so maybe once every couple of years I did so, but not much more than that, he never acknowledged me, really, has only met my husband maybe once, would not know my kids if they walked in his house, and my kids would not know him. Thats fine with me. Dad lived in same apartment for like 20 years or so. One day I went and he was not there, gone. LOL. I called his siblings and found him, he had moved up near the dells, he bought his first home- a trailer house with acreage! Maybe 5 or so years ago. </p><p>SO I have ALWAYS sent him cards and photos of me and the kids on a very regular basis.....</p><p>Last year I decided to send him some tulip bulbs becuz when I was a toddler, he had some tulips, and toddler me happily picked every single one and proudly presented him with them. LOL, so I tucked a note about that in with the bulbs. </p><p>Yesterday I got a letter from his wife, all it said (and LOL my name was spelled wrong, go figure, they have been married 40 years) everyone told them tulips would not bloom there, but, they DID. So, I got to see his tulips, and his home! I was so tickled to get those photos, plus one of them, my goodness, turns out 15 years have passed, I think this time, and my - it shows! </p><p>Well, um.....I had a surprise to share as well with them......I have not shared it with many yet.......I am gonna be a gramma, and I am VERY excited. BUT I have also been pretty busy becuz of it......</p><p>So I told my dad I have been trying to come see him, but with sons eye and going to chicago and husband illness and my own illness and homeschooling etc, and now our newest news, it just is not ever working out. Well, dad was not very enthused, so I never bothered to make more than the tiniest effort to go. </p><p>Turns out just as well, LOL, my goofy jerk father s wife said, after she told me how old THEY have become, and after she got nasty and said my husband is "too young" to have health problems, she said I do not even KNOW your kids, do not know their names or anything. Yeesh. LOL......uh ya think you might have looked at the pics and videos I sent so faithfully all these years? DUH. </p><p></p><p>BUT.......it did not dampen MY desire to see my dads house nor him one more time, even if he is weird......</p><p>I found it very exciting to just see a picture of his lil house, LOL. (He has never seen my house, even when he lived very close to me) </p><p>So- it feels like it has been 48 hours of roots and old home week or something......checking out the houses and history etc, LOL. </p><p></p><p>I always take my kids past all these places, places I lived thru my life and where my husband lived thru his life....we go past all of those places whenever we head towards city for doctor appts etc. </p><p></p><p>Well, after the man and his son left today, I was embarrassed enough to wash the windows! ROFL, so now they are all sparkly clean, and so are all the drapes and curtains, again. and we are half done putting a new railing by front door. LOL. </p><p>Yeesh, it sure is gonna be a LOT of work to make up for lost time, tho. wihs me luck. Between my dad, my new upcoming title, and the man who used tolive here, I do have renewed motivation, thank goodness. </p><p>so- wish me luck I can keep scraping pennies together and keep up my energy, I know I am building strength. YAY! and my efforts are finally starting to show a little around here. YAY!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 169408, member: 1697"] Um, I think I did not word things very well, LOL. My house is not very old, not historic or anything like that- LOL. It had the original owners, the people who stopped by, and then a single elderly lady for a few years- and then us. The rocks are gigantic, along neighbors driveway, our driveway, front of house, along back yard fence on one side and along back of house. The side yard also has smaller rocks and Ihave finally made that into a little "nook" - made some small trees there into a canopy over it, it is fenced in, and plant morning glories and sweet peas on the fence to make a private little cubby hole, with a bird feeder, humming bird feeder and some flowers. That area is TINY, maybe 6 feet wide and 8 feet long TOTAL. a small porch glider sits there. LOL I am not sure my kids have learned much about how to organize, but, we try. we go vertical a lot. My new idea oforganize is dumpsters.....get rid of the accumulation, LOL. we are now officially smushed. Now what was even more weird about this today was......my father and I have been mostly estranged, most of my entire life. He very occasionaly speaks to me for a few months here and there, but mostly he ran off after first stalking my mom at gunpoint when I was a baby and my mom was jst 16. Then he left the country to avoid paying child support. Then he came back and settled in somewhat, lived in apartments, was remarried (no kids for his wife nor for the 2 of them together, so my dad just has me and my one brother) Dad drove an 18 wheeler, long distance and had an apartment here by the lakes and rivers. CLose enough I could stop by, less than 45 mins......so maybe once every couple of years I did so, but not much more than that, he never acknowledged me, really, has only met my husband maybe once, would not know my kids if they walked in his house, and my kids would not know him. Thats fine with me. Dad lived in same apartment for like 20 years or so. One day I went and he was not there, gone. LOL. I called his siblings and found him, he had moved up near the dells, he bought his first home- a trailer house with acreage! Maybe 5 or so years ago. SO I have ALWAYS sent him cards and photos of me and the kids on a very regular basis..... Last year I decided to send him some tulip bulbs becuz when I was a toddler, he had some tulips, and toddler me happily picked every single one and proudly presented him with them. LOL, so I tucked a note about that in with the bulbs. Yesterday I got a letter from his wife, all it said (and LOL my name was spelled wrong, go figure, they have been married 40 years) everyone told them tulips would not bloom there, but, they DID. So, I got to see his tulips, and his home! I was so tickled to get those photos, plus one of them, my goodness, turns out 15 years have passed, I think this time, and my - it shows! Well, um.....I had a surprise to share as well with them......I have not shared it with many yet.......I am gonna be a gramma, and I am VERY excited. BUT I have also been pretty busy becuz of it...... So I told my dad I have been trying to come see him, but with sons eye and going to chicago and husband illness and my own illness and homeschooling etc, and now our newest news, it just is not ever working out. Well, dad was not very enthused, so I never bothered to make more than the tiniest effort to go. Turns out just as well, LOL, my goofy jerk father s wife said, after she told me how old THEY have become, and after she got nasty and said my husband is "too young" to have health problems, she said I do not even KNOW your kids, do not know their names or anything. Yeesh. LOL......uh ya think you might have looked at the pics and videos I sent so faithfully all these years? DUH. BUT.......it did not dampen MY desire to see my dads house nor him one more time, even if he is weird...... I found it very exciting to just see a picture of his lil house, LOL. (He has never seen my house, even when he lived very close to me) So- it feels like it has been 48 hours of roots and old home week or something......checking out the houses and history etc, LOL. I always take my kids past all these places, places I lived thru my life and where my husband lived thru his life....we go past all of those places whenever we head towards city for doctor appts etc. Well, after the man and his son left today, I was embarrassed enough to wash the windows! ROFL, so now they are all sparkly clean, and so are all the drapes and curtains, again. and we are half done putting a new railing by front door. LOL. Yeesh, it sure is gonna be a LOT of work to make up for lost time, tho. wihs me luck. Between my dad, my new upcoming title, and the man who used tolive here, I do have renewed motivation, thank goodness. so- wish me luck I can keep scraping pennies together and keep up my energy, I know I am building strength. YAY! and my efforts are finally starting to show a little around here. YAY! [/QUOTE]
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