Showing posts with label family and road trips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family and road trips. Show all posts

Saturday, September 10

ROAD TRIP...IN A BOX!

Greetings dear reader!

I am all too aware that it has been FOR-E-VER since I've posted anything on here. I am grateful for all of my faithful followers who have left me on their readers and haven't 'ditched me' as 'inactive' or purged my blog due to lack of activity. :-) From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Now I don't know which of you darlings...or dear relatives of mine, KNEW that the lack of a road trip of ANYKIND this summer is part of what has fueled my recent lack of mojo. Not being able to make our planned jaunt to the U.P. in Michigan has been heartbreaking. I'm afraid the "luxuries" of eating and living indoors too precedence. The canned ham hasn't made it's way to a campsite in a year or more. :-(  Hopefully this fall...

Meanwhile, LOOK at this amazing surprise that came to me in the mail!


It's a game...a ROAD TRIP. In a box! Rather, in a CANNED HAM! I am beyond excited and inspired! It LOOKS LIKE something *I* would have come up with!

AND besides oh-so-clever packaging, it's a WORD game! WORDS are my bag baby! And although hubby dear and I aren't really "game people" (we generally prefer to spend time with friends and family telling stories and regaling one another with wild (true) tales of life and such), THIS GAME is FUN! It's a  have-to-think-quick kind of word game. I'm so excited...and what a PERFECT weekend for it to come! It's raining outside and just the perfect kind of day for a ROAD TRIP!
I had just written to several of my bloggy friends and told you I didn't know WHAT it will take to inspire me...that no music, craft, photos, ANYTHING has really been of any use in bringing back my long lost mojo. I think this clever box/game has done it...along with the incredible kindness of surprise. 

So if you, whoever you are, would like to fess up to being the muse that has given back my mojo, you have the humble thanks of this stunted, would-be blogger. Truly. From the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU!

I am off to marvel some more at the clever game pieces (station wagons! EEP!) and read the directions so when hubby dear awakes we can play another game (or 15) today!

More soon! (YES, I MEAN it!)

(PS I realize I have used an inordinate amount of exclamation points in this post...however, it is the FIRST TIME in a very long time I have felt the need to use them at ALL! Please forgive the giddy excitement of one who has been (for too long) WITHOUT any reason to blog about ANYTHING, let alone excitedly blog! Punctuation police please forgive. Thank you.)

Friday, September 24

ON THE ROAD AGAIN...

Greetings, dear reader!

I will be leaving shortly for Indianapolis! My sister Peggy (the one who lives near Fort Wayne, IN) and I will be spending our weekend together flea marketing, eating, and no doubt regaling each other with stories of our recent pasts.

I am taking my waterfall album with me so I will hopefully have a few new things to show you in my next post!

Meanwhile, a few posts from decorating: Halloween past! For more info, check out my Flickr badge and/or type "Halloween" in the search bar!











Talk to you again soon!

Hugs,
Paula Clare

Tuesday, July 13

CAMPERS LOADING UP AND GETTING READY TO ROLL!

Greetings, friends!

Well, all of the campers have arrived at the campground and I am in the process of helping get them all loaded and ready to roll to their next destination...the homes of the tag swap members! I have finally finished all of my campers...and they will be added to your collection of vintage campers...











My family is coming in from Africa this weekend, so I would ask that you allow me a few days time to spend with them...and then MONDAY, I will work to get your tags out to you! They are sorted and mostly ready to be boxed and shipped!

And Cindy, your vintage tablecloth banner will come to you in a separate box at the same time! Meanwhile, say hello to my sister, Pam, her husband John and their two girls, Emileigh and Aria:



They will be sharing with us at Grace Community on Sunday, their travels and time in East Africa. As the Deacon of Missions, I will be preaching Sunday as well...I am excited!



My sermon title is "Brave Love." My sister and her fam are "exhibit A"! Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Hugs,
Paula Clare
Your Happy but Exhausted
Campground Host