His Favorite Word is “NO”

Here we are again.   Celebrating Father’s Day.
I can say that I honestly tried to take some serious photos of my Dad, (AKA Grampie)  but HE chose NOT to co-operate, so…I had to use what I could find.  Anyone who knows my Dad, will know that he is not known for his co-operative nature.   His favorite word is NO…no matter what the question.  He loves to be as difficult as he possibly can, to get under all of our skin!

Since he didn’t co-operate, I, as his daughter, was left with NO choice.   I had to take matters into my own hands and just simply work with what I could find.
If you are new to Tootsie Time, I would like to introduce you to my Dad.   There are many sides to Grampie…
S
…his public side…(during which you know he is probably thinking of something silly to do to Grammie or one of us.)

For as long as I can remember, I have always been a Daddy’s girl.  To me, my Dad could build, fix or do ANYTHING!    He was so many things to me, and now he is those things to my kids.

…he’s magical and imaginative …(love the bling)

…he’s serious, and sometimes a little cranky.

he’s a husband…

…who sometimes ends up in the dog house…

…he’s a jack of all trades…(I come by my love of tools honestly!)   This photo kind of makes me wonder what he was thinking…he almost looks surprised!

He’s a thorough mechanic…he gets right into his work…(literally)
He’s an outdoor-sy kind of guy.   He loves the farm…and has put his heart into making it a beautiful place to live.  

He has his Amish side…(I think maybe his hat is a little tight)….

…there!  That’s better!   hahahahaha!   He's sexy and he "gnomes" it!  hahaha

…there is some family resemblance.   uh huh!

He is the coolest Grampie any kid could ever want. 

My kids adore him…and my son wants to be like him when he grows up…I will say that kind of makes me nervous…hahaha!
 

My Daddy

© Danny Henry

A daddy is a special man
In which all things abound
Showing care and passion
And love to all around
I shall treasure all the sleepless nights
And sacrifices made
All because you loved me
Thru the problems that I gave
Doing little special things
Memories
All for me
Your eyes they tell the story
When you speak of me
Your hands that once were strong and firm
Now softened with the age
But you're still my daddy
And never would I trade
Smiles and hugs and kisses
As I sat there on your knee
From childhood to the woman
Who before you
Now you see
I have locked away those precious times
They are mine
For me to see
I keep them all within my heart
Take them everywhere with me
My love for you
Is just as strong
As the one when I was three
And I know this kind of special bond
Was meant for you and me
I hope that you will see it now
You're in my thoughts each day
I'm so glad you are my daddy

     We all love you so very much.  Thank you for all you do and have inspired me to become.
Love “Boog”

I hope you all have a great day honoring your Dads...

Until Next Time…
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`*.¸.*´Glenda/Tootsie
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If The Walls of This Old House Could Tell a Story…Another Trip To the Bathroom…

In my last post in this series, I finished showing you around My Cowboy’s 108 year old house.  

Until today you all have only seen the BEFORE photos…and have taken a weekly tour through the progress in each room. 

Today…we are going to start the best part of the tours to date….TODAY WE START THE DECORATED SPACES!

I have so much to show you guys, that I had a hard time deciding where to start!   I could have started with the first small bedroom that I showed you weeks ago…or the master bedroom…or the living room…or the hallway/staircase…or the kitchen…or the bathroom!   They are all looking SO good that it was a hard choice to make!

After much deliberation…I decided that in spite of the fact that it is not completely finished yet…(there are still a few little things that the Cowboy needs to do,) I would pick up right where I left off…in my favorite room of the house…the one where I got to have as much fun creating it as I wanted to …the bathroom.

Lets get started:

When last we met I left you in right about here.

And NOW…

…are you ready to help?????

Let’s decorate!!!

The first thing I did when the construction part of this room was finished…was head to the storage unit and grab a few things that I had been plotting and scheming to use in this house.   I am a decorator…and that means I more than likely have a few things kicking around that are not in use in my own house right now…(I like to rotate things once and a while…that way I don’t get sick of them…) What?  Doesn’t everyone do that? 

Once I had a good selection of “stuff” to choose from established…I loaded up and headed back to Minburn to get the fun started!    I unpacked the boxes of my Cowboy’s things that he had collected to use in this house…and after I mumbled several times about his ‘cowboy taste’ and how silly some of his decorating items were…I got to work. 

Do you recognize the piece holding the towels ?   Yep…it is the one I used in my old house in the main floor bathroom!   I don’t have any space to use it in my house right now…and I love it…so…why not use it in this house???   I added some towels in the color scheme of this room…and finally added some ‘hunting towels.’   Yes…you are seeing things correctly…that IS a hand towel with Deer on it.   Yes it is for real…it is one of the Cowboy’s favorite towels….and NO I was not surprised that he had it.      



A wooden tool box tipped upside down, becomes a great place to hang towels, and the top can be used as a shelf!

We found this old wooden crate in the basement of the house.  It came from a grocery store that used to be in Minburn a long time ago…makes a great display for old medicine bottles and his Deer toothbrush holder…

This baby hangs in the bathroom above the door.

I had to do a little imaginative thinking when it came to the shower area of this room…The tub is teensy…but we intended it that way.   We need some type of shower curtain that will go all the way around, and since we live in a small town... we could not find one that was already made…so…

…Until such time, that we find one, I made my own!
It works great…just not as attractive as the ones you can buy…but for now it is just right.

Since we don’t have a traditional tub and shower…the shower curtain that Cowboy has, needed to be put up as a decoration.   I found this old wooden hanger in a closet upstairs…it works great as a fun way to hang the “loyal to the hunt” shower curtain. I simply drilled a hole in each end and added some twine.

Ta-Da!

I went outside and found myself a fairly decent looking chunk of tree trunk in the fire wood pile…cleaned it up and sprayed it with a sealant.  It will be PERFECT to hold…

..This baby!

The original plan was that we were going to plumb the old pump in and make it the water spout for the tub…but decided against it as there were no fittings that we could find to make it work…so…it is there as a decoration…and placed so as to appear that it is the tap.

This old ammunitions box from the military base here in our town, was a gift from the old poop that lives next door to me…I cleaned it right up…and put a sealant on it.    It now not only functions as a bench to sit on…

It now holds the towels and spare toiletries for the bathroom.

I still need to put something on to finish the countertop around the sink, but we are not sure if that sink stand is going to stay, so I am waiting.  

This bathroom is coming together!

Everyone who walks into it LOVES it.  It is filled with such personality...and so much whimsy!

I will leave you with a couple of photos of the interior of this room.   I had SO much fun creating this bathroom!!!   It just makes me smile to look in here and see all the fun finishing touches…it’s definitely a room with a great sense of humor…

I searched and searched my computer for even ONE good photo of the Cowboy’s bathroom that did NOT have the toilet seat up…but to no avail…so I have to share this photo…and start training that Cowboy to PUT THE SEAT DOWN!!!!!

I am excited about the piece that I picked to use as a shower head…it is super fun…I wish we had not run out of time to do all of the finishing touches before our deadline…but that gives me something to do in the spring…baseboards, trims etc are things that a Cowboy can live without for a few months.   (I guess that means that I will be taking you on another tour of the bathroom once there has been more work done)  Hopefully by the time the photos of the completed work is done…one of us remembers to PUT THE DAMN TOILET SEAT DOWN!
 
          -just sayin’

Until Next Time…Happy Junkin’/ Renovating/ Decorating!

*)*)*)…Strength isn't the ability to hide emotions, strength is the ability to show them

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`*.¸.*´Glenda/Tootsie
¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.

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Did you miss a post or two in the 108 year old house series?
Article #1  If The Walls Of This Old House Could Tell A Story…The Saddest Chapter Is About To End.

Article #2   If Walls Could Tell A Story…The 108 Year Old House…On The Inside

Article #3  If The Walls Of This Old House Could Tell a Story…The Small Bedroom In The 108 Year Old House

Article #4 If the Walls Of This Old House Could Tell a Story…The Master Bedroom

Article #5  If the walls Of This Old House Could Tell a Story…The Kitchen In The 108 Year Old House

Article #6 If the Walls Of This Old House Could Tell a Story…The Staircase/Hallway of the 108 Year Old House

Article #7  If the Walls Of This Old House Could Tell A Story…The Living Room In the 108 Year Old House
Article #8 If the Walls Of This Old House Could Tell A Story…The Bathroom in the 108 Year Old House

 

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