
Only two P's?
Hum...recently I think I've experienced a lot of P's...Plans, Phases, Passion, Patience (or lack of), Persistence, Perseverance, Progress....and a little Pleasurable Playfulness along the Path...although that wasn't a true Picnic....
What in the world am I rambling about now? What is the Purpose of today's blog and why Prolong the suspense?
Well, in Part it has to do with my Passion of quilting and taking advantage of an opportunity to increase the Perimeter for this Pleasing Pastime of mine... and it all began with the Pursuing of the re-Placement of our roof instead of the Previous Patching Performed Post Ike (Hurricane 2008)....

Yes, by the
Provision of the good Lord we now have a roof over our heads that no longer leaks. This was
Phase One of our
Plans... (
And because I hear your cry of please I will slow down the P's, well, maybe).
Phase Two (sorry, don't know another word to substitute for phase...well, I could have used development or episode, but I like the word phase...) Uh, hum. Phase Two of our repairs would be to replace the ceiling in the living area and the studio that had been damaged due to the leaky roof....but Phase Two got interrupted by my Perception that now would be a good time to enlarge my territory...so Phase Two got Pushed back to Phase Three...How's that for a Prologue.
You see, my Plans have been in the dream stage for a long time now to remove a Partition behind my studio that separated it from the "laundry room" and back door....a good sized room.

All that was
Preventing me from this additional growth for my quilting
Passion was this one wall...
Disclaimer: you have to realize that these
Photos on either side of the wall were taken in
Progress,
Prior to removal of the wall but after the removal of lots and lots of stuff.
Imagine that junk drawer of yours, you know, the one where everything gets dumped in when you don't know what to do with it? Now imagine an 8 x 20 junk room and you've got the
Picture!
Disclaimer Number Two: none (I repeat NONE) of the things stored in this area could be considered Junk - more like displaced items that need a home (or should I say
Proper
Placement).
Okay, back to my Jericho wall....you know, the one that needed to come tumbling down... Well that wall also had a closet attached, so that came down first...

Okay, clarification here, those buckets aren't dye buckets as someone asked (
a logical question considering I'm a quilter)...they are buckets full of wheat kernels - the type that one would grind up to make whole wheat bread. In my earlier life I was the Little Red Hen and baked 40 loaves of bread every Thursday for a health food store...
but that's a whole 'nuther story. These buckets have been moved more times than we'd care to confess since those days and now that they are exposed to the light of day I hope to once again bake bread, only not on a large scale, just for family and close friends...

Once the
Paneling was removed from the laundry room side of the wall it was revealed that it was a true Jericho wall and would need lots of
Persistent
Pounding for it to come down! This house was built around 1968, with our
Purchasing it in 2005 (found another P!!!!). Obviously it was well built - ship lap (or tongue and groove - a nice word
Picture) makes for one strong wall! Something to be thankful for during storm season, but not during remodeling...
I thought you'd enjoy my Preparedness. I Purposefully Protected my longarms from any Possible Pieces of rubble or dust from the Project...

Oh, and for the record of this
Proclamation, here's the
Profile of the laundry room area showing my
Procrastination of
Pursuing a
Palatable
Practice of
Provision for order.

Ah, sometimes it's best to fall back and
Punt...we called in
Professional
Participants and that wall came out without
Protest!

As did the
Partition around the water heater, which
Presented a
Problem and
Propelled us along yet another
Path
Pushing back
Phase Three to
Phase Four, or
Perhaps from a different
Perspective,
Phase Two became an upgrade now known as
Phase Two
Point Five
(2.5 for those I've Perplexed with my Prolific Publishing of P words).
Yes, it was
Prudent that we not
Play around with the
Possibility of the
Past
Passable leak becoming
Problematic in the
Perceivable future, so in
Popped a new water heater in the middle of our best laid
Plans.

Now isn't this a nice
Perspective,
Progress at it's best.
Phase 2 and 2.5 are near
Perfection. I can begin to visualize the
Possibilities of this
Portion of the
Project and it's most
Pleasing.

With the wall removed the
Preparation for
Phase Three must be carefully
Planned...the replacement of the ceiling tiles...

Oh! Stop the
Press, I forgot! It's time to
Primer and
Paint over that
Preposterous
Paneling that has
Plagued me for years!
Phase 2.9
Perhaps?

Here's a
Peak. Although in some light the walls have a
Pinkish cast, they are really a
Pale
Purple...
Purple Mist according to the
Paint
Pail.

Have you been
Perplexed and
Puzzled over the
POD at the
Preface of this
Post? Well, here's the
Proof that it has a
Part in this
Play by
Play ramble of our remodeling...

I could write a
Preamble and a
Point by
Point outline on "How to move your studio and living area into a 16 foot POD" but I am too
Pooped just recalling the
Procession of
Packing my
Provisions into such a tiny
Pocket.
All this must go into that? I
Pondered...

We
Poked and
Prodded and
Pushed ....

As we
Painstakingly
Packed with
Persistence (
and Perspiration!) Do you see my
Palm tree, my longarm heads and my sewing machines? These are a few of my
Precious
Possessions (but not to be confused with my
Purpose for living).

After a
Period of time, which seemed like a
Perpetual
Parade to the
POD, the
Prep work was done, leaving only a few
Precarious items
Present in the rooms.

Pursuant to
Professional
Prodding I
Painstakingly covered the longarm table, thread cabinets, and sleeper sofa in
Plastic to
Prevent dust from
Permeating in areas that I don't wish to be
Polluted.

Preparation for
Phase Three
Performed. Time for some
Postponed
Pleasure, the
Perks of
Persevering .... a walk in the
Park and the
Pursuit of high
Priority
Purchases (new jeans)....
The calm before the storm.
Little did I Perceive the upcoming Postponement....I was Prepared, but the Procession was Prolonged...An emotional day full of Pouting, as I was Perturbed at the delay and Pestered everyone I knew with my Problem...a day that would have been better spent in Prayer for Patience...I've since repented.
Today was a new day! Full of grace and mercy. While my faithful Pup Pixxie and I set up Peripheral Provisions in the back yard under the Tiki Hut (to not Put out the workers or be in the way of Production), the Process has begun - the removal of the old ceiling!

With
Piles to
Prove it!
My Perspective has improved, I know it's a long Path on this Phase Three....and that I'm sure to be Perplexed at times. (and Pester my friends)...but I'm too Pooped to Ponder those Possibilities. I think it's time to call out for a Pizza!
Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version, ©2011)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.