St. Mary: SMALL VICTORIES

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

SMALL VICTORIES

I am officially "up to date" .... from this point on I am reporting progress in real time.

this weekend was about small victories

in my laundry room (okay - it's a closet) I hung this rack for the ironing board and iron and stuff.... the joke is - I did it for Gail because I don't iron unless my life or career depends on it.

I hung the rod in the old hall closet and now I have a real coat closet for my real coats - and I hung it higher than normal so there is plenty of room for my winter boots.

Remember - I have been in Southern California for over 30 years - coats and boots are an exciting new thing for me.

LIFE IS GOOD

1 comment:

AnonymousOctober 15, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Hey Mary...

Great work Girl. We miss you here in CA. The Weather is dry and hot, and the rivers low.

You know how I feel about Churches, but your's is fantastic. I will be keeping up on your progress. Knowing you for all these years, monthly visits should suffice! LOL

Jackson
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This is a huge project - your interest in St. Marys keeps me energized and I love hearing from you

The Project

I saved the church and the church saved me. This wonderful renovation project began in August '06 with an attempted act of terrorism. I was to return to So. California from Wisconsin on the day that crazed people with explosives in their shampoo bottles were busted in London and the whole world stood still. I took the option of re-booking my flight a week later and set out to find an interesting place to make my new home. I drove to the country to see a lovely Victorian farmhouse and passed an old church with a simple "For Sale" sign - and the rest is history. Actually, it wasn't all that simple. My offer was accepted in September the same week I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Everyone insisted I cancel the offer....I was too sick - there was too much to do - the job was too big - I had to stay in California - blahblahblah. I told them it would give me something else to think about - a reason to get up every morning - it would save my life.

And it did.