As I said in an earlier post I was going to post on the goings on at my grandmother's in Mt.Pleasant. After years of talking, discussion, and debate the remodeling has begun.
"Yeah" as we all hear a chorus of angels singing praise.
My Nana's home is a small country cottage. Three of the rooms in it are 147 years old. Then there was an addition in about 1930 that added on an indoor bathroom and a small mud room. In 1950 the addition of a back room was added onto the house.
So basically the home has one bedroom, a kitchen, formal living room, family room and a small "room". Not much room especially when even just my sister and I head to Nana's for a visit. It is wall to wall kids, dogs, and beds. When I was a teenager there was talk of building in the upstairs attic. Adding two more rooms and a bathroom.
Now again the talk was going on when I was 13, that is 25 years I have heard this discussion. But the discussion is over and seal has been broken on the attic. Bricks and wood have been flying out the attic door for days.
I have been helping Nana de-junk to get ready to organize her home in a larger space. This is no small feat. I have been helping her every spare second. Bless her heart she is from the Depression Era so she is a hoarder. Now you wouldn't know it from walking into her home. It's what is behind the scenes where it is all hid.
It has been a difficult process, emotions have ran high, due to special memories, conflicting opinions, and fluctuating hormones. But it is going to be so amazing when we are done.
I have included some before pictures and will keep the posting them as we go along.
Wish us all luck!!!
This has to be one of my most favorite places on earth. My Grandmother's home in Mt. Pleasant. This home sits on 1 acre and she has ever square of it landscaped. I love to go and just spend time with her puttering around in the garden. She has been in Virginia since mid-December and will not be home until March, so I am really missing her especially today for some reason. She is across the country and we talk on the phone almost every day. But it is just different. I can't imagine how hard it will be the day she goes to join my grandfather. The world can be falling apart but all is made better with just a visit to my Grandmother's house. I am going to have to go spend a month with her when she gets home.
We went to Nana's house in Mount Pleasant to help her clean up the never ending leaves that have been falling for the past month and a half. We raked for about two hours when Nana found her old leaf blower in the shed. The fight was on. First Eric had his turn. But he was so OCD about it that I made him give it over to Mason. I just sat back and watched the two of them argue over the quality of their blowing skills
. What a crack-up.It took them about four hours but they finally got the leaves all cleaned up. What a job it is, but you know I always think about the fact that one day Nana will not be around anymore to help. I will miss those times when that day comes. So I know how important it is to share these moments with her now. I only pray that Mason is learning how important it is to cherish all the special moments with family no matter what it might be you are doing. Even cleaning up leaves!!!
