We Have Buttons!

Heyeee campers and friends!  I know it's Blue Ridge Rally time when two things happen.  

#1 - I get a bath.  My Mom scrubs every inch of me, she hits every nook and cranny, she checks around my window seals for spiders, dusts every flat surface inside of me, and gets me looking fabulous since I'm the host T@B for this shindig.

#2 - Momma Sharon takes care of her final chore . . . making ID Buttons.  Those buttons are famous and collectible and just plain cute. How can you go wrong when our California T@Bbin' buddy and artist, Sara, is involved.  I could tell that Mom was tired and distracted because she boogered up four of them.  

Now 4 out of 100+ doesn't seem too bad to me, but she's a perfectionist when it comes to these little badges.  On top of that, she found one set of duplicates and then messed up 3 of the 4 she re-did because she forgot to put the little Newbie star on them.

Well I'm here to report that they are finished, have been checked and re-checked to make sure everyone has one, and they are now packed away for the trip.

Mom printed 11 sheets of buttons, then cut them out

Miss Kathryn's button is assembled

Checked, double-checked, & packed

Even the Big Meadow crew gets a Blue Ridge button

The most special ones are the 10 For 10 ones . . . these 8 Blue Ridgers haven't missed one single Blue Ridge Rally!!

Now that Splish is packed and the final item has been checked off our list, it's time for a little R&R so Mom can catch her breath before the Blue Ridgers start rolling into Big Meadow Family Campground on Sunday.

This will be my last Story for a couple of weeks.  Momma Sharon will take over the blogging duties during the rally and caravan and we both invite you to pick up your Postcard every day to see why "we have so much fun it should be illegal."  Until I'm back with more Tales, always remember . . . 

"Peace, Love, & Blue Ridge Buttons"

ID Button Sneak Preview

Howdy everyone!  I hope those of you on the East Coast survived the flood yesterday!  Man oh man did it rain here.  Thank goodness for my T@Bport.

Since Mom is in full-on Blue Ridge Rally mode, I get another week at the computer helm.  We have been scrambling with some site changes due to a couple of cancellations yesterday and today, but the Campmeister has it all under control and is still smiling.  That's good for everyone involved.

For every single rally and un-rally that Momma Sharon puts on, she creates fun ID Buttons.  They are quite a collectible item and I'm going to spoil the surprise this year with a sneak preview just for you. She incorporated Sara's logo once again and I think they turned out really groovy!  She printed out 11 sheets this weekend, but will wait until Friday to actually make them.

If you look closely, you will notice that some names have tiny white stars beside them.  Mom put them there to designate the Newbies that will be joining us for The Big Visit.  She wants you to know that that brilliant idea was compliments of Miss Susan, Tiny Home 2's camper mom!  She might have been the one to suggest that Momma Sharon put the state abbreviation on there too.  Miss Susan is right smart that way.

It's easy for those Newbies to get overwhelmed with the sheer number of people, trailers, and activities at the Blue Ridge.  That little star will make them more visible and the old-timers can take them under their rally wings.   

That's it for this pre-BRR Monday.  Safe travels to the folks who are already on the road making their way to the Smokies!  Until tomorrow, always remember . . . 

"Peace, Love & Collectible Buttons"