So....hello! I am the blogger titled " pink Buddha". I have been brainstorming about what to share and have decided to just tell you a little about myself to start.
I am a Wife of 41 years. I am married to my high school sweetheart Kevin. I am a  Mom, Sister, Grandma ( or Mimi or Nana~ depending on which Grandkids you talk to). I am the caretaker of our 4 furry babies.... And I am a child of the Universe.  I have this naive belief that if we could all share this earth peacefully, we could heal the planet, heal the hate, and True Love could prevail! ( I told you it was naive)..... But where would any of us be without dreams - right?  So.... Besides dreaming a lot.... I am an avid home maker - crafter - and retiree. That means I get to make the schedule each day. I just can't figure out why my days are so busy? Well, where shall I begin?
In the autumn of  2013 I believe , we moved into the in- law suite built onto our home for my father- in- law. He decided living with us was NOT what he wanted so he ran back into the arms of his girlfriend. So, at this time most people say " ahhh, that's sweet" .... Yes for the lovely couple it was sweet , however for my hubby and I that was the beginning of one wild and crazy roller coaster ride. We had just decided on retirement and we now faced a pretty significant debt to " finish" this new home. With each additional $$ burden we encountered - our resentment grew. However, we decided it was the right thing to " forgive and forget" and boy did we try.  After all, my father-in-law will be 90 in a couple weeks. But he hasn't matured much past his teenage years and after raising our own children we have chosen not to enable his poor behavior any more. Tough love..... So our final attempt at being " good children" was to vacation in Florida with him and his sweetie for a month last March. It was miserable. We spent most of our time in our bedroom ( that was the only tv we had access to).....communication was slim....we tried by taking them to dinner, celebrating her birthday, my hubby went golfing with his Dad, we ran him around Florida when he needed whey protein, all to no avail because nothing was enough. We finally gave up and came home early.  That was a very very VERY expensive 3 week vacation! The last time my Father- in- law spoke to us was about 4 days before we left Florida - March 2016. It is now the end of August 2016...... Tsk task tsk! So so sad! He is a very selfish old man who will never change! It will take my hubby the rest of his life to get over the way his Father has always treated him. I ask God to give him strength and comfort as he struggles with this.
Where is this leading? Busy....... The new addition needed stone around the bottom to make it look like it belonged to the house ... Kevin is doing a great job but it has been over a year and a lot of $$$$$$ and it's still not done. Then we added a deck to the side of the new house... Same time frame .... More $$$$$.... There were many things poorly done by the contractor that have been repaired already and more to be done - whole house drywall repair and painting....$$$$$. So Kevin is doing all the work himself and every day is full for him.....,then add 26 beehives and now we are way behind in time!
I must apologize for that rant. I know it has been building up inside me. I guess I needed to vent. So, that's me.... I want the world to be a prefect place but my own little world is chaos... Guess I know where the change should start? Yep- with me! I'm starting with the man in the mirror! ☮