Lady Tear Droppers, drop in and say "Hello"!

[Mloves2camp]

Hi Ladies!

I too like camping with kids. Mine are grown, but not gone quite yet. When they were little, I took them when I could fit it in between their activities. They loved it back then. They got baths in the creek, the whole bit. I hope that this summer, I can take little trips with each of them.

So, guess what? I finally found a trailer for us! Right now, it's in N Carolina, but should be here by Monday or Tuesday next week. I'm so excited!

Had to scale back a bit with my dreams - bought an 8 footer. I had wanted a bit longer, but just never could find one light enough. No biggie, the bed in this one is a tad longer than normal. The price was right & it was cute so I went for it. My friends daughter lives fairly close by & just finished college, had some time to kill, so I hired her to drive it here for us. Turned into a real win-win deal for us both. College students are always in need of money, right?

So, I'm hoping that by next week I can take some pictures of my own & show ya what we bought. By the weekend, our daughter graduates from college, so no taking off quite yet. Guess I'd better get my trailer hitch, huh? Details, details! Glad it's not here already, I'd have had to make an insurance claim on it & get it fixed. The monster hail storm that rolled through St. Louis got the cars & the house roof pretty dinged up. I wonder how the aluminum skins hold up to hail? Perish the thought...

See ya next week!

[gmajane]

Hi Mloves, I will enjoy seeing your pictures.......Congrats on your new trailer!

[Miriam C.]

I know you are going to love camping in a tear. Congratulations and it wouldn't happen to be blue would it...

Very sorry to hear you got hit so hard with the hail. We sure get some rough weather!

[Verna]

Congrats on the new tear!!! That'll be nice camping with each of your kids. I can't wait for my two great nephews to get old enough to go camping and fishing with Aunt Verna!!

[Mloves2camp]

Thank you, thank you! I know i'll love having the tear. The way I'm used to camping, it'll feel quite luxurious! The couch in my van was getting really worn out. Didn't get a sink & sure won't be getting a fridge like I had planned. The added weight just wasn't going to work out. For right now, I want to be able to use my 4 cyl. It's more fun taking off without worrying about spending a small fortune. I'll survive with a good cooler. I need a new one, though. The old green Coleman was cracked inside & had gotten kinda nasty. Mom & Dad bought it when I was about 12-ish, so I guess with 40+ years of use, it had given it's all. Does anyone make coolers with sections to keep food dry?

Miriam, no, it's white. Which one were you thinking of? The '57 Chevy color was in PA if that's the one you're thinking of. We didn't get it that bad on the cars, but I know what the hail does to a roof. This will make the 4th new one - maybe the 5th, I've lost count. Once from a tornado/straight line winds, the rest hail. I haven't seen the roof of the van yet, can't climb up the ladder to see it. Yes, we do have rotten weather here. I hear down south it can get more humid than it does here, can you imagine? Yes, we're going to get an a/c for it, better for the ole arthritis, don'tcha know...

Verna, yep, each kid & maybe even my granddaughter. She'll be finishing 1st grade, a cute age for it. Plus, she'll think the trailer is like a house for her. I'm sure she'll want to play in it when she comes to visit. Or course, I'll let her. I'll just give her chocolate after she comes in!

Well, time to hit the hay. You betcha I'll be posting pics! I feel like a kid in a candy store! Now everyone send out vibes to my hubby to make him love camping! Hey Miriam, we might have to meet up & become camping buddies! Who else lives around here?

[Maureenm]

Congrats on your new tear..your hubby will catch the camping bug once he sees how easy it is teardrop style. My grandaughter will be just shy of one year on her first camping trip over the fourth of July. We have planned a 5 day trip with family and friends. My trailer weighs 760# and I can't even feel it behind my 4 cyl. Even though I don't have a lot of amenities, it's nice to have something easy to tow, and a huge step up from the tent. One of my friends had a heavy rig that she found to hard on her and her car so she has to sell it and get something lighter.
Enjoy your first camping season in high style!
Maureen

[Mloves2camp]

Well, hi, Maureen! Your friend is right - it's too hard to handle those big rigs. Heck, even the big van was getting to be too much for me. It's a shame a lot of folks are selling the big rigs & they just aren't bringing the money they used to. That's another good thing about tears, they don't cost an arm & a leg. With everyone downsizing cars, tears should hold their value pretty well, as they'll be one of the few things that can be towed by them.

Lucky you! You get to take the one year old on her first camping trip? How cool! She won't know what to think! My granddaughter has been camping with my son already. She will get her first campout with 'Mawgamaw' this year, for sure! I love having little ones around. I'm a sucker for 'em. They are more fun to watch than the TV! How many grandbabies do you have? I just have the one so far. Need more!

Someday I'd love to travel up your way. The pictures I see are just beautiful! Lucky you! Right here we have 2 big muddy rivers that you wouldn't catch me in unless I'm dead. The pretty parts of the state are just to our south. Only reason I see to be in a city is to have a good job. If it weren't for that, I'd be one of those hillbillies down in a holler in the Ozarks & happy as a pig in mud!

Hey - do you know what deja-poo is? The feeling you get that you've heard this crap before! Love it! Someone posted that on Facebook last night, got a good laugh & thought I'd share. Have a great day, everyone!

[Maureenm]

Deja-poo=hilarious. I only have the one grandbaby, but my daughter married someone older with kids, so two stepgrandkids as well. They're teens, so we have some great times up at a little lake on Mount Hood. Its a small campground (32 spaces) and no hookups, showers or flushers. It is just over an hour away, and yes, we are lucky. This is a beautiful part of the country to live in. I will gladly put up with the rain to avoid the humid summers everywhere else.Check out my album to see my cute little trailer, did I say little?
Maureen

[Mloves2camp]

Cute little trailer! Love the wheels & fenders! Is that a logo on the hubs or just a decoration? Cool! Now, what is that color, yellow, chartreuse or green? Looks different in the different light. Cool color, anyway! Reminds me a guy growing up, who had a chartreuse '57 Chevy. You sure knew who it was coming down the road! It was really nice!

Is your ornament by Radko? That's just darling, I think I need one of those!

[Maureenm]

Thanks! The color is called frog green,which is really what we all know as chartreuse. That was the color the gal I bought it from had painted it. It really sorta grew on me. The logo on the hubs is WA for Willys America,I presume, even though I haven't been able to verify. I do know that the trailer is an old Willy's Jeep and I think military jeep tires(Willy's made the old military jeeps that used those tires until the 50's or 60's, maybe later)
The ornament is not a Radko, it was from Cost Plus. Now known as World Market. So, it only cost $6 instead of $60,lol. I don't know if they have that store out your way.

[Mloves2camp]

I like the $6 better, too! I think we have World Market, I'll have to check if that's the place I'm thinking of. Can't keep up with all the store changes, especially if they're at the other end of town, where I think it is. I can barely keep up with the stuff around here! Every time I go out, it seems there's a new this or that where the old whatever was. Don't know the name of a place today, but I can tell you what it was 40 yrs ago. Geez, don't I sound like my parents? That used to make me cringe, now I do it! It's okay, my oldest son ends up using my sayings & freaks when his friends look at him weird. LOL

Yes, that color has to grow on you. At first, I thought that '57 Chevy was gross, but I grew to like it. It's different & I like different!

How cool on the wheels & story! That just makes it all the better in my book. Love the history of stuff, especially WWII. Dad was in the war. I'd love to have an old Willy's woody wagon to pull a woody tear, but it's a pipe dream! I saw the Jeep for around $40,000 I think it was. Yikes! Plus, I don't think they had a/c! No way, I'm getting too crotchety for that, that's a young person's game!

Another reason to get up your way? Glass! Ever see the Dale Chihuly exhibits? His studios are in Seattle, I believe. Gorgeous stuff! Yes, pricey, but it doesn't cost anything to look or take a pic! It also shows up in the thrift stores your way. People don't realize what it is & donate it. I know some folks have made big bucks that way! He also has not quite perfect pieces in the gift shop or something like that. If you've never seen his work, it's well worth the time to. He doesn't blow the glass anymore, since he put an eye out. He wears an eye patch now. Might jog your memory, you don't see many people wearing them. Anyway, it's good junk, Maynard!

[Maureenm]

I have seen some of his work, but have not actually gone to the glass museum in Tacoma yet. The other reason I felt compelled to keep the trailer green...her name is Fiona,as in Shrek's girlfriend. My CRVs name is Shrek (whole different story) so Fiona was the obvious name and then she needed to stay green,of course. I'm with you about liking different.

[Mloves2camp]

LOL, love it! It's going to take a lot of thought to decide on a name for ours. The white coats are coming? LOL

[gmajane]

It is hard to come up with a name.......I finally named mine "The Wooden Turtle." It is kind of shaped like a turtle and I carry my "house" with me. I am looking for a turtle to hang on the outside. Maybe one of those little metal signs....... I am not good at quilting type crafts, but I might try to sew a sort of flag if I can get someone to draw it for me. Guess I could search on coloring pages online.....

[Mloves2camp]

Jane, I did a search for you for turtle gifs. Here's a whole mess from which to choose! Hope you find one you like!

http://www.google.com/search?q=gif+imag ... 52&bih=561

My TD is coming soon! Should be here Tuesday afternoon. Can't wait!!!!