I found a little cottage...

I found these pictures the other day at work and thought I would share.

When I took Pops down to see the little shack I wanted to buy,
the first thing he said to me was...

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND!!!

Well, maybe...

Long story short...
My daughter, Piper and I saw the vision that was opening a second shop in the country.
It was only 2 miles out of the city and 6 acres bordering the newly finished 4-lane...
great biz potential right!
However, years of tenants slowed progress because of all the neglect and trash!

The lil' shack needed a lot of TLC...YA THINK!!!
So me and my 'X', the carpenter, my daughter and her husband and Pops
all started to work on the place...
The first words out of my husbands mouth were...
TEAR IT DOWN!!!
NOT!!!

Then Piper had the brilliant(literally)idea to paint it pink...
WHY NOT!!!
I mean, look at it, do you think it would really hurt it...
so let the games begin...

As we started the painting, the little shack was really starting to transform,
then the new metal roof really made all the difference in the world!

Trash was gone, spring flowers were popping up all over and my lil' shack
was becoming the home of my dreams...
however I had no clue of that as of yet...

Curtains were hung, trim was finally finished...

We were ready to fill the lil' shop with candles and stuff...however,
as the days and years went by, every day in the shop was pure torture...
I never wanted to leave...
So the decision was made, I would live in the little dream home
and the shop would move to the city...
There you have it, I'm still here
and I love every moment I spend
in my little pink shack...

The Pink Chateau...
MY HOME SWEET HOME!