The "I'm moving back home" GAW.

Well, we've got everything moved into the house. Most stuff in place. Hanging things on the walls when she's home. Started pressure washing today. Will finish that tomorrow I hope. Got a few items left to clean to bring in and a few towel bars and such to hang. Getting close to calling it done. Not quite, but close....
 
SVTFreak said:
Well, we've got everything moved into the house. Most stuff in place. Hanging things on the walls when she's home. Started pressure washing today. Will finish that tomorrow I hope. Got a few items left to clean to bring in and a few towel bars and such to hang. Getting close to calling it done. Not quite, but close....
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That's great news! I'm sure it will become "home" soon. :)
 
Joey! You aren't done yet!? Sheesh man, your wife better get the whip out and start cracking!

I'm only entering because if I win, I want you to wrap that knife up and tuck it away for your boy. You decide what age to give it to him and hopefully he'll always take it fishing. (Hint hint, buy him a tackle box and some lures at the same time!).
 
Not an entry but I'm glad to see the end in sight for you and your new beginnings with your family! Hope it feels like home soon.

"Misfortune" often makes you feel luckier in this world. A couple years ago when I turned 19, I had finally gotten all my previous health issues back on track. Lo and behold to that Summer I had the start of my Rheumatoid Arthritis. Couldn't walk, couldn't sleep, nor keep weight on one of my legs due to the pain from even the slightest of movements. Had to use a wheelchair, then crutches and then a cane. Nevertheless, it taught me how lucky I still was as I gradually started physical rehabilitation and found more mobility. I also added a new family member/my first pup, my corgi Rémy during that time to aid me while I hobbled round.
 
I am in, because I really like the theme.

Back in 2009 I was going through a divorce. I loved my wife, but for a variety of reasons things were not working out. There were complicating factors, but fundamentally we wanted different things out of life. It felt like a terribleness with no silver lining.

However, my disappointment with my life, and my feeling that perhaps I would never get to have the family I hoped to have, led me to quit my job and move across the country to study archaeology. Now I am an archaeologist, in grad school, and best of all I met my wife and now we have a wonderful daughter and a bun in the oven. The failure of my first marriage actually set me up to have a life now that is far more fulfilling than I ever hoped my life would be. I feel truly blessed.
 
I love to see how you guys see the best of it in the end. Bob, you're an inspiration to me!

lol Jake. I already have Ethan's knife. Tucked away and waiting. Oh, it's an ebony 48 improved trapper at that. That knife is the "mascot" of this whole flood thing. It's the first gift that someone gave me after the flood, because of the flood and that's the same time we found out he's on the way. And I thank you for that gift, still, my brother.
 
Thanks Joey, that's great to know man! I hope Ethan enjoys it and gives it lots of use when he's finally able to carry it. Glad things are almost finished around the house!
 
I'm in as welL! This thread is full of fantastic stories of over coming adversity. I will add my experience to the to list however it pails in comparison to the challenges many of you have overcome. My story is one of self inflicted wounds so to speak.

In 2011 I was a recent graduate, a newly wed (just purchased our first home) and finally making a small amount of money. I felt like I was on top of the world. Unchecked by life experience my ego grew which led to arrogance, entitlement and total lack of self-reflection. I basically thought I was bigger than my britches and I was promptly and rightfully fired from my first professional job. Still not completely humbled I packed up my new bride and moved from Tennessee across the country to Michigan thinking I had everything figured out and would become my own boss. I set up shop in a new state and quickly came face to face with the cold hard truth, my perception of myself and my abilities was not reality. I totally flopped! After six months of no income, paying expenses from credit cards and money generously given to us by family we were at each other's throats from the stress of being dead broke and on the verge of separation. One day out of the blue, close to Christmas that same year my wife approached me with an ad for a job back in Tennessee posted by one of my former classmates. Completely out of options it still me days to finally break down and make the call. By the total grave of God I was offered the job. Within a week we were all packed up again and head back down South. In the interest of brevity plenty of gory details have been left out but suffice it to say that it wasn't the job that pulled our lives back on track it was the gift of a second chance and the lasting lessons learned from total and complete failure. I had to hit rock bottom personally, professionally and financially to learn humility, gratitude and self-reflection. Five years of hard work later we now own that same business, have wonderful loving marriage and the most beautiful little girl in the world.
 
Wishing you all the best with your move. Goodluck on a job search. It sucks to be stuck in a bad situation, sometime it helps to lay back and relax doing something you enjoy.
Count me in, thanks for the gesture and chance at the Old Timer.
Once bought an old timer pruning knife at a flea market in Indiana. Still have the thing. They are great little jack knives. :thumbup:
 
Great Story the State of Louisiana has suffered plenty the Past 20 years . Thank the Lord you got things back in order. Count me in.
 
It's encouraging to see you making the most out of a bad situation. Many people would not be so positive. I commend you for that and truly hope things get back to normal for you really soon!

Several years ago after I graduated college and was in the middle of looking for a job I was forced to move back in with my parents for a few months. One night during a storm our house was hit by lightning. Considering where it struck the house it had to have done some major weaving between two very large oak trees to strike our home, but it did. We were at church at the time and luckily our neighbor was home and noticed the smoke. The fire did some pretty bad damage to a portion of the house but once the fire department got there and drench everything in water, there was more water damage that fire damage. Tragedies like that really make you appreciate what matters in life. No one was hurt, belongings can be replaced and when it was all said and done my parents have a better home than before. I'll never forget my dads reaction when I asked him "what now?". He just shrugged his shoulders and smiled and said "Now we fix it." God bless you and your family in the days ahead!

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SVTFreak said:
Well, we've got everything moved into the house. Most stuff in place. Hanging things on the walls when she's home. Started pressure washing today. Will finish that tomorrow I hope. Got a few items left to clean to bring in and a few towel bars and such to hang. Getting close to calling it done. Not quite, but close....
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I love the feeling of relief that comes when you hit that point of "okay, I did the last thing I wanted to get done enough to call it 'done,' and now I can enjoy my space." I hope you get a double dose of it!
 
And the winner is!

Mrknife, post number 4!

Hey man, pm me your name and address and I'll get this thing headed to ya early next week.

Thank you all for playing along and for the blessings. And blessings to all of you.
 
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