AUG 4, ’19 I’M SO EXCITED I COULD JUST PUKE!!

AUG 4, ’19 I’M SO EXCITED I COULD JUST PUKE!!   🙂  LOL!!!!

IN ALL THE YEARS GARY & I HAVE BEEN MARRIED WHEN EVER I’M EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING IN OUR LIVES—- I SAY TO HIM—— I’M SO EXCITED I COULD JUST PUKE!!! IT IS OUR FAMILY JOKE!!!!!!!

WELL—- I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START—– SO– I’LL JUST JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET—- AND SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN!!!

IN ABOUT A WEEK THIS WILL BE OUR NEW HOME—— TWO 1890’S BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN STREET OF COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS. USA!!!

WE NEVER EVER- EVER- EVER DREAMED THIS WOULD ONE DAY BE OUR HOME——- BUT IF YOU FOLLOW GOD– HE DOES GIVE US SURPRISES IN OUR LIVES!!!!

WE ARE BUYING FROM CAROL & CHARLIE KLAMM’S CHILDREN–AS CAROL & CHARLIE ARE NOW IN HEAVEN—– AND THEY RAISED GOOD CHILDREN—— BUT NEVER DREAMED WE WOULD ONE DAY BE LIVING IN CAROL & CHARLIE’S FIBER FACTORY & HOME!!

IN THE 1990’S WE OWNED A MOTEL IN STRONG CITY KANSAS–— AND OUR DEAR FRIENDS CAROL & CHARLIE KLAMM WHO HAD LIVED IN TOPEKA, KS.  FOR YEARS BUT BOTH WERE FROM CHASE COUNTY OF KANSAS—- WERE RETURNING TO COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS. & ENDED UP BUYING TWO BUILDINGS ON MAIN ST OF CWF & TOTALLY REMOLDED THE BUILDINGS INTO THEIR  FIBER FACTORY BUSINESS & HOME-

ALL DURING THE RENOVATION PROCESS– CAROL & CHARLIE SOME TIMES STAYED AT OUR MOTEL- AND SHARED WITH US THEIR PROGRESS- & PLANS & WE WOULD GO OVER & LOOK AT WHAT PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE—- AND HEAR THEIR STORIES—& EAT TOGETHER—– ETC– ETC — NEVER EVER- EVER- EVER DREAMING THAT ONE DAY WHAT THEY WERE DOING WOULD BE OUR FUTURE HOME!!

I HAVE ALWAYS SAID CAROL & CHARLIE ARE TWO OF THE NICEST PEOPLE GOD EVER PUT ON THIS EARTH- —- I DON’T REMEMBER NOT KNOWING CAROL & CHARLIE– I KNEW THEM BOTH BEFORE THEY WERE A COUPLE——

MY PARENTS BOUGHT CHARLIE KLAMM’S PARENTS PROPERTY IN 1968 JUST OUT SIDE OF CWF— THE DAY OF THE KLAMM’S AUCTION– WHEN I GOT HOME FROM THE ACTION—— I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT- AND THE NEXT DAY GAVE BIRTH TO OUR DAUGHTER!!

MY PARENTS WERE VERY GOOD FRIENDS OF CAROL’S PARENTS-  THE REMY’S & USE TO GO VISIT THEM IN FORSYTH, MO. WHERE THEY MOVED TO FROM CHASE COUNTY  WHEN THEY RETIRED—

AS I SAID— I CAN’T REMEMBER NOT EVER HAVING A CONNECTION WITH CAROL & CHARLIE.

CAROL KLAMM WAS ONE OF THE SWEETEST LADIES & I DO MEAN “A LADY”– I HAVE EVER MET— I HAVE NEVER HEARD HER SAY A HARSH WORD OR A BAD THING ABOUT ANYONE!! AND SO MANY TALENTS— SHE LOVED WEAVING- AND THEN GOT CHARLIE HOOKED ON WEAVING ALSO—- THUS THE FIBER FACTORY WAS STARTED!!

CHARLIE DID ABOUT A BILLION THINGS FOR THE CITY OF CWF & PEOPLE IN CWF– MOST PEOPLE NEVER EVER KNEW ABOUT—— THEY WERE JUST TWO REALLY GOOD PEOPLE WHO DID GOOD THINGS—— AND NEVER EVER WANTED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR DOING!!

CHARLIE HAD A LOVE FOR TRACTORS—— AND RESTORED SEVERAL AS ANOTHER HOBBY—- CHARLIE WAS A REALLY GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER & I FOUND OUT FROM THEIR DAUGHTER KAYE’S HUSBAND THAT CAROL IS THE ONE WHO TAUGHT CHARLIE AGAIN—–   🙂

CHARLIE– WE KNEW WAS A PACK RAT!!!!  BUT WE HEARD A “REAL PACK RAT” FROM KAYE’S HUSBAND  CHARLIE WHO CLEARED OUT THE ATTIC—– I’M SURE WE WILL RUN A REAL CLOSE SECOND– IF NOT TIE WITH CHARLIE ON BEING PACK RATS– AS GARY & I BOTH ARE PACK RATS- ONE PACK RAT SHOULD NOT MARRY ANOTHER PACK RAT!!

AGAIN— IN ALL THE YEARS THAT CAROL & CHARLIE HAD THE FIBER FACTORY & WE VISITED THEM IN THEIR SHOP- OR BUSINESS- & ALSO THEIR HOME—-AND NEVER DID WE EVER -EVEN DREAM OF LIVING THERE————

I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY— YOU ARE MOVING AGAIN—- AND YES –WE ARE —–AND WE ARE MOVING TO WHERE GOD HAS  DIRECTED US—— AND I’M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE————–

AND I’M SO EXCITED I COULD PUKE!!!!!!!!!  🙂   LOL!!!!

I HAVE BEEN PACKING- AND PACKING- AND PACKING– AND TRYING TO SIZE DOWN—-

THE PROPERTY WE ARE BUYING IS GOOD SIZED—- AND WE WILL NOT HAVE A BUSINESS- I REPEAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A BUSINESS— WILL NOT EVER OWN A BUSINESS AGAIN—— AFTER OWNING & MANAGING OVER 15 OR MORE IN OUR LIVES– WE HAVE HAD ALL THE FUN WE CAN HANDLE OF WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC & OWNING A BUSINESS—– WE ARE RETIRED — THE PROPERTY WILL ONLY BE OUR HOME!! I STILL HAVE TO SIZE WAY DOWN—- WE HAVE WAY TOOOOOOOOOO MUCH STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE KEPT GARY’S LOTS AT 716 MULBERRY IN CWF— SO GARY WILL MOVE HIS WORK SHOP IN TO CWF– AND HAVE THAT AREA— FOR HIS –DO WHAT EVER UNTIL THE TIME HE DECIDES TO SELL IT—

716 MULBERRY HAS A BEAUTIFUL VIEW- AND LOTS OF STORAGE FOR US– & ALSO A PLACE FOR GARY TO PLANT MORE FLOWERS——- ETC——–

THE BUILDINGS WE ARE BUYING ON THE MAIN ST OF CWF——- HAVE BEEN MANY THINGS SINCE THEY WERE BUILT IN THE 1890’S & I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING STORIES-WHEN NO ONE KNEW WE WERE EVEN GOING TO BE BUYING IT——–AND I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE STORIES ABOUT THE BUILDINGS——-

I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS A CAFE———

I’M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP A RECORD OF THE STORIES I HAVE BEEN TOLD- AND THE STORIES WE WILL HEAR– ABOUT THE BUILDINGS———–

 

THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE FRONT DOOR— OF THE CHASE COUNTY COURT HOUSE!

Chase County Courthouse, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

Dates: Between 1870 and 1890

A view of the Chase County Courthouse in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The courthouse was constructed between 1871 and 1873. The architect was John Haskell and James Bannon was the contractor.

 https://cwfks.org/chase-county-courthouse/

https://chasecountychamber.org/chase-county-courthouse/

I’LL BE SHARING MORE PICTURES & INFO ABOUT COTTONWOOD FALLS & THE COURT HOUSE & THE AREA———

THE COTTONWOOD RIVER & RIVER BRIDGE ARE ABOUT 2 BLOCKS TO THE NORTH-OF OUR NEW HOME———

OUR NEW HOME– I’LL BE TURNING THE FRONT BUSINESS AREA WHERE ALL THE FIBER FACTORY LOOMS WERE  INTO A FAMILY ROOM– & THE OTHER FRONT BUSINESS AREA INTO OUR DINNING ROOM —

THERE ARE TWO BEDROOMS— 3 BATHROOMS- KITCHEN- LIVING ROOM OPEN AREA- PANTRY- STORAGE AREAS– & A LARGE CARPORT— WHICH PART OF IT WILL BE MADE INTO A PATIO AREA— YES –ONE OF MY FISH POND WILL GO WITH US—-  🙂  AND CONTAINER GARDEN AREA—  🙂  AND THERE IS AN RV CAR PORT FOR OUR RV OUT BACK–

ONE OF MY MCS SISTERS WHO LIVES IN TEXAS- AND HER PROFESSION IS HELPING PEOPLE RESTORE & PAINT HISTORICAL BUILDINGS—- HAS BEEN HELPING ME– PICK COLORS FOR WHEN WE PAINT THE  BUILDINGS– I’M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE COLORS—- AND CHANGE THE FRONT——— LATER——

I DON’T THINK WE WILL BE DOING ANY THING TO THE BUILDINGS THAT  CAROL & CHARLIE KLAMM WOULD NOT APPROVE OF!!   🙂

OK——– I NEED TO GET BACK TO PACKING——

THIS IS THE BASICS OF THE INFO———

GARY & I ARE EXCITED—- GARY IS NOT SO EXCITED HE COULD PUKE—   🙂   LOL!!!  BUT I AM!!! 🙂  LOL!!!

MY MCS SIGNS ARE PRINTED & READY FOR THE DOORS OF OUR NEW HOME——

 

 

THE BUILDINGS—- ARE MCS SAFE FOR ME——– AND OF COARSE– WE WILL BE USING OUR AIR PURIFIERS—– ETC -ETC- ETC- ETC -ETC—- AND NO VOC PAINT- & NO TOXIC CHEMICALS & NO SCENTED PRODUCTS—- AND NO ONE COMES IN OUR MCS SAFE HOME— WHO IS NOT SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO TO ALL MY MCS SISTERS- WHO HAVE BEEN ASKING— ARE YOU OK— ETC- ETC -ETC— THIS EXPLAINS WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERING ALL OF YOUR E-MAILS— WE HAVE BEEN BUSY-BUSY- & WILL BE FOR A WHILE—– I’M STILL PACKING– AND THEN THE MOVE WILL START!!!!!!!!!

YES— WE WILL BE SELLING ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES IN BURNS, KS—

PEOPLE HAVE SAID– I THOUGHT YOU LOVED YOUR HOME & PROPERTY  IN BURN, KS– YES– WE DO– BUT WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT— COULD ONE OF US MANAGE THIS PROPERTY— COULD ONE OF US LIVE HERE ALONE??   CAN WE MANAGE IT AS WE GET OLDER—-ETC- ETC -ETC- ETC  AND  LOVING WHERE YOU ARE IS NOT ALWAYS PRACTICAL!!  WE BELIEVE GOD HAS DIRECTED US- TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE!!!

WE ARE MOVING WHILE WE ARE STILL ABLE TO MAKE THE  MOVE & MAKE ALL THOSE DECISIONS TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!

WE HOPE THIS WILL BE OUR LAST MOVE!!!!

I’M SO EXCITED I COULD JUST PUKE!!!!!!!!!!   🙂  LOL!!!!

LATER GATORS—————