Beginning Again

What I am about to show you – and what I share with you in the days ahead – is a new beginning for Miss Daffodil.  You’ve seen her early days after we brought her home.  Over the next few posts you will begin to see what has happened to make her look the way she looks today.

What was supposed to be cosmetic changes became something much bigger.  My sweetheart was working on her one day when he came in and asked, ‘Do you want the bad news or the good news?’  ‘You know I don’t like that choice,’ I said.  ‘Just tell me!’  He went on to tell me he had found a puddle of water in the closet.  He did a bit of inspection.  When he pulled off a piece of the paneling he found that Daffodil had wet ceiling joists that appeared to be ‘soft’.  Wet wood is never a good sign!  ‘So what’s the good news?’ I asked.  The good news?  ‘You know that paneling you really didn’t like?  Well, you are going to be able to choose what you want.  We have to take it all off!’  So, my friends, Daffodil isn’t a thing of beauty yet – she’s not what she was - but one of these days she will be a winner!  The roof sheeting had to come off so my sweetheart could inspect and repair the problem.  The real problem was that the old caulking that had been used in the past had dried out and cracked.  The cracks let water in when it had rained!  So, now it was time for a new beginning – a detour on her road to beauty.  Remember the roof  I showed you here just a few days ago?  The roof that my sweetheart so meticulously caulked and sealed shortly after she came home?  Well, it had to come off.  All of it!  The first thing that had to be removed was the front window so he could access the roof sheeting.  First came the trim that was on the edges. When the trim was off, the seams and the old caulking were exposed.Next, came the front window.  It had to come out because the front sheeting overlapped the roof sheeting! In order to take the front sheeting off, the window had to come out first.It wasn't long and, with a little help from me, the front window was out.  It’s amazing the difference a window makes!The nameplate and the front lights were next.Then, trim on the other side of the front panel came off and it was time to remove the nails that held the front sheeting piece.  One thing led to another!When the trim pieces were off and about a million old nails had been removed, the front panel was released. While my sweetheart worked on Daffodil, it was obvious that our ‘up-front supervisor’ was asleep on the job!Big changes were made, one piece at a time, and by the end of the day I saw a smile of satisfaction on my sweetheart’s face.  Smiles for a job well done!  The beginning of the next phase had begun!  Please come by again soon.  There’s so much more to show you.  This was just a new beginning.  It get’s ‘interesting’ and I think you will be amazed to see the process.