"Under Construction... Sights & Sounds of Prosperity"

Ok...so I live in an older part of town...some houses date back into the late 1800's. A Pretty cool, once quiet, small farm type community. Mature trees, old cars parked in yards, the smell of horses and hay linger in the gentle breezes past my shady back yard...then...BANG, ROARRR, BZZZZTTT ...GROUND SHAKING-a flume of DUST blows past my rattling windows.
Yes, the old neighborhood is going the way of the "world"...commercial buildings GALORE. Pretty sad, yet part of life. It's all taking place RIGHT NEXT DOOR. I am NOT wanting to face the inevitable of this old house, built in 1938 by my husbands grandfather. Yes, with his own hands, for his wife, in whom he must have cherished to so lovingly put into place- every single nail, glass brick and handmade bookshelf , I'm sure, at her request.
As upsetting as this reality is drawing near- I do accept this as man's desire to create, improve and move forward in the world. I think as long as we still appreciate what has gone before us-the hard, old fashioned work, the "sweat of thy brow" and we instill this in our own lives...then we have never left anything good behind. We can adopt what we have learned and benefit from those who have worked so hard for us. The same theory applies to us as our internal "self" moves forward, upward, improving and growing...we always remember where we came from. Appreciate what you have gone through to become what you ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE BECOMING! Be exceedingly GRATEFUL to those who we learn from... who have made our lives easier by "building a house" for us to appreciate and enjoy...until the time comes for improvement and change. Yet never forget the simple. The "old house"...built on a foundation of true love.
Love you all!
Wendy