tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63837443544462720802024-03-13T14:23:06.123-07:00Bigger than a VolkswagenTolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-54379102981673129382014-03-18T02:35:00.000-07:002014-03-18T02:35:06.434-07:00Have License, Will Travel.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After not being licensed for many, many years,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, she might need a new hitch before </span></div>
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Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-28944849340308686432013-11-02T03:49:00.001-07:002013-11-02T03:49:26.767-07:00Ellie J's Last Camp of the Year<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We decorated her up for her last showing of the year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have great plans to go camping a little </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">three miles!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We actually went fishing on this trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the one that got away story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Curtains are next on the agenda. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, how I can procrastinate making curtains!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They were a yard sale find over the weekend and covered a place where the trim was missing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vintage camper magazines ready for relaxing and finally reading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far, I have only skimmed the pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Reproduction tin pop bottles bought at an auction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the red and blue ones of the set went to Shawnee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And a better view of the flooring! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was so trying to keep the old linoleum,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but that was not meant to be. </span></div>
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<br />Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-31734461568281712572013-04-26T02:50:00.000-07:002013-04-26T02:50:22.431-07:00Auction Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last night was another auction at the fairgrounds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The fair board sells the food at these auctions,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">but really</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">we throw out some hot dogs and french fries</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">spend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">way more than we ever sell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">One of those puzzling phenomenons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Last night, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I won the prize for spending the most. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Really, there was not a prize, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">but </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">laughing about it made the pain at the check-out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">a little easier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This little radio, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">which will be perfect in my camper,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">was a deal despite the hit that my checkbook took. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Two Dollars! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">the only thing that I REALLY <em>wanted</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">She must have seen the determined look on my face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Her husband told her to let me have it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The coffee pot that is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The little glitch happened on Monday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">JWS was working on the door </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">that would not shut easily. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Hinges off, hinges on, hinges off,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">hinges on and it worked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Beautifully.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He said you could shut it with one finger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He said you could shut it with your tongue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Not sure I want to go there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He checked the keys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They worked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He threw the keys all on the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Walked out,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">pushed the door shut,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">you guessed it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Locked tight! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We thought of scenarios,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I tried every key we had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I mentioned taking out the roof vent and dropping Logan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Honestly, I think we could have done that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He would have thought it was a Mario move</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Finally,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">we ripped a screen and got them out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Another fix on the list. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">See the dinette above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">After much procrastination, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I finally got the covers made for the cushions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Those lovely wall plaques showed up on my porch one day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I love them and they were the perfect touch for the kitchen </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thanks so much, Bonnie and Linda! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">You gals rock! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and then someone sat on it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Curtains are next</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">My wallet needs a breather though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I have the material for the curtains...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And my pennants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This is sitting in our garage that we use to make signs in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Hence, the campaign signs everywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Last night, I started the new floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Decisions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Finish the floor or start the curtains?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Paint the bathroom or keep cleaning up the outside?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Quite the project list I have. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and this</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">is what he had to show me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I knew that there was a problem with the floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Wow...this looked like a big problem to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But then yesterday, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">while I was off on my own little fun thing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I got this photo sent to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fixed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Now off to someplace to replace the floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">You see, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I really liked the linoleum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I really wanted to save it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The carpet had been ripped up,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and the linoleum scraped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">But to no avail. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am going to have to tile it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Now off to look for some </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">early 70's retro looking tile. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the next puzzling thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Where is the holding tank?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And finally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Some new rubber for the old girl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Hers were dry rotted</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">cheap as I am...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and for all the farther she is going to travel..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I was not looking forward to spending that money on tires. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">One morning, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and told JWS to order them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Later that same morning,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and before he had the chance to order them,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">One fourth the cost of new ones! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Sometimes it just pays to tell everyone that you know what </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">One man's junk,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">treasure! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">And finally, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The Really Not Pretty Stuff</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">JWS installed the refrigerator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Well, in truth,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I helped to at least get it in position. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Several bumped knuckles </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and more than a little sweat and tense moments</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">it was in and I had Ieft the garage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">JWS is sitting staring at me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">white faced and sweating saying...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">"Something bad happened!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The fact that he had just came in,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">made me immediately check Logan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He seemed happy enough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I didn't see any blood on anyone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">My comment,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">(Insert shaking voice and more sweating)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A SNAKE SKIN! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Hahaha...I just laughed and went back to work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I am not a big fan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I really should look at it more often. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This time, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">it led us to the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">and....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">we found a refrigerator for the camper! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Woo Hoo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">What you don't see is this 50 something year old body,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I really need to get back to my</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I had such big plans to have this camper </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">At least she is in where she is warm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Starting in November, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">What a great addition to my 70's decor! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thanks, Bonnie and Linda! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No one told me that you have to be a contortionist to work on one of these things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And all the thoughts of </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Resulted in Honey Brown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cleaned all the cupboards, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wish I would have taken the curtains with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Walston, Pa find. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1967 Tea Towel and pot holder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He happily parted with it,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as I told him that I was going to use it in my camper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finally found the grapes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They were in the back of a store in an alley in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The TSA folks studied my carry on for quite awhile trying to figure those out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the linoleum is actually in good shape,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> not sure whether to keep it or not, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so I carefully taped it off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The black is the backing of the carpet, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but it is coming off also. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It certainly is retro, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but maybe a bit too retro. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not sure I am a big fan </span></div>
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Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-23010352312779054032012-10-08T02:54:00.000-07:002012-10-08T02:54:28.132-07:00What I am doing in the meantime....<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
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Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-44180458193008137422012-10-06T04:37:00.000-07:002012-10-06T04:37:43.163-07:00The Thrill of the Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can see it on the camper wall now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok, long silence...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a small amount of mourning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As much as I had high hopes, </span></div>
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Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-91093721206382814752012-05-02T02:41:00.000-07:002012-05-02T02:41:47.901-07:00Jackpot!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, the picture was rotated until it got here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After searching and searching on the internet for info about this camper,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After much deliberation, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think that I will like the decorating</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think that the orange does it for me! </span></div>Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-9703802966553437952012-04-30T03:52:00.000-07:002012-04-30T03:52:08.402-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it has sat,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we have decided...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the camper! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Would they fall apart in the washer? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got paint at Lowes yesterday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and a couple of tiles to try on the floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My favorite thrift shop,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Barbara is always ready to show me her latest find. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Saturday, was oilcloths. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This one called my name! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Saturday was my birthday,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">she didn't know that, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but what a great present! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am not sure where I am going to use it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My girls think it is tacky,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She think that Momma has great taste! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She loves the colors! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She can't wait to camp! </span></div>Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-88218345598555412832012-03-23T04:58:00.000-07:002012-03-23T04:58:44.634-07:00Before pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwckGy0khhIT0_4OPyiWKccGpMebGT68JMpM1ZDadxmsTgT03NSsRHPZLMhHPcFOYU4exnYX_vnWpn__slwC14e16yODdX9d5URfdkX_HPP4W9Jlr2nQchPUxuYxzV-PgsW_kVjTU4fZA/s1600/32312+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwckGy0khhIT0_4OPyiWKccGpMebGT68JMpM1ZDadxmsTgT03NSsRHPZLMhHPcFOYU4exnYX_vnWpn__slwC14e16yODdX9d5URfdkX_HPP4W9Jlr2nQchPUxuYxzV-PgsW_kVjTU4fZA/s320/32312+010.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Cause you know you just have to have them!</span></div><br />
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</div>Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383744354446272080.post-18090073136632350822012-03-15T13:49:00.000-07:002012-03-15T13:49:37.802-07:00And so it begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinopPWsoRk1taz0kM6bxDWIEi61o6jtsU-0LonAz2Ym5c9_S16rgSqgUSPvNhrw20Yh2LsNGmIdjVBYtLc6WdYlYGH9yqksoF22CQ0knZeMLdbm03yrZ3Lv-BK37eQd44mAOvnNTaXIfQh/s1600/2012-03-05_15-02-34_615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinopPWsoRk1taz0kM6bxDWIEi61o6jtsU-0LonAz2Ym5c9_S16rgSqgUSPvNhrw20Yh2LsNGmIdjVBYtLc6WdYlYGH9yqksoF22CQ0knZeMLdbm03yrZ3Lv-BK37eQd44mAOvnNTaXIfQh/s320/2012-03-05_15-02-34_615.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">For several years, I have been wanting an old camper. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">One to restore, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">a fixer-upper,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">a project. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This one was dropped in my lap. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">A little bigger than what I had planned, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">but really,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">with six grandkids all under the age of six,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">my friend and former camper owner pointed out,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You are going to need the room!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">JWS jumped at the idea. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not sure about what drugs he might be taking...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">but we'll address that later. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">it came home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope to blog the process, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">the successes, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">the laughs, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">and even</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">when </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">JWS and start throwing things at one another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">(which is bound to happen) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have decorating ideas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">But first we'll clean. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been setting for three years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It needs a good cleaning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Want to follow along? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">C'mon, you know you do! </span></div>Tolentreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185306484314086noreply@blogger.com12