Anniversary Fun . . .

Yesterday was our 46^th wedding anniversary. Keith & I and our kids, Tif & Charlie, spent the day together. The kids made breakfast and then we drove down to Virginia Beach’s convention center to see the Coastal Virginia Auto Show. We strolled through the aisles of fabulous vintage cars, took some

pictures and talked with many collectors who truly enjoy preserving automotive history. If we could we would own one of these restored beauties and take it on the road to nowhere in particular, just to enjoy the fine craftsmanship that went into these automobiles. After the show we went out to lunch

at a hotel restaurant that had two football games on big screen TV’s. Keith was delighted as we ate our burgers and watched the games. When we left it was still raining and instead of going back home, we took a detour off the highway and went to explore Fort Eustis, https://en.wikipedia.org, a retired army base with its civil war fort

now in the process of being restored. Also located on the grounds of Fort Eustis is The U.S.Army Transportation Museum of U.S. Army vehicles and other transportation related equipment and memorabilia. The area still has residents that live in palatial homes built long ago. I believe they do a Christmas House Tour which we will definitely do.  

So now you may ask what does this have to do with a Family Museum. Everything. The auto show with its antique cars is an act of preservation. Touring the Civil War Fort and knowing that it is being saved is an act of preservation. And spending the day together is an act of family preservation, which is extremely important. Though there were no tangible things saved to put into our family museum, we did preserve the moment with pictures and memories.    

At the end of the day as my husband snuggled into bed, he asked himself this question as I was reading a book: “How did we get here, 46 years ago?” I looked at him, smiled and said, “Because we have loved each other for 46 years and look forward to every new day.” He acknowledged happily and before I finished the chapter, he was snoring peacefully. I closed my book, slipped into a nice warm bed, patted him on his shoulder and wished him a good night and told him I loved him. You may ask what kind of love is it that keeps on after all these years. It isn’t really hard to explain. It is a love that needs no measure, needs no questions or has any doubts, because it is what love is all about.
It’s just Love.        

Happy Anniversary to us!

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P.S. Perhaps our next set of wheels?
We highly doubt it!

 

We're creepy & We're kooky . . .

They're creepy & they're kooky, Mysterious & spooky,
They're all together ooky, 
The Addams Family.
Their house is a museum,
Where people come to see 'em
They really are a scream,
The Addams Family 
Neat – Sweet – Petite                  
So get a witches shawl on,
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on,
The Addams Family.
They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky,
The Addams Family!      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFD7KGBUtKI

Our rendition:

We’re a little creepy & kooky,

Mysterious & spooky,

We're all together ooky,  

The Goesel Family.

Our house is like a museum, Where people come to see 'em We really are a scream,

       The Goesel Family 

 

 Neat – Sweet – Petite                                                                                       

So get a witches shawl on, A broomstick you can crawl on  

Come pay a call on, The Goesel Family.
We are a little creepy and we are a little kooky,

Mysterious and spooky, We're all together ooky,

The Goesel Family 

                                                                                                                                                                                  

As the lyrics say, “Our house is like a museum, so come pay a call on Our Family Museum!”  
                                                  Happy Halloween

Theme for the TV series The Addams Family was written & arranged by composer Vic Mizzy.

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Halloween Memories

 

We finally finished decorating the front yard, putting the Jack-o-Lanterns in our windows and assembled about 100 bags, each containing several pieces of candy and a few trinkets. Then we stapled the bags shut and placed them in a very big basket that will be on the front porch on Halloween. On that night, the neighborhood ghosts & goblins come up onto the porch and pick their bag. Wow! What fun they have and so do we, talking with the kids and asking them to tell us about their costumes. And some of these creations are really awesome!
Our family does this every year and look forward to it. But perhaps you ask what does Halloween have to do with creating a family museum?  Good question. Answer is that the Halloween holiday, like most holidays, conjure up memories, and memories and memorabilia are what is displayed in a family museum. Most likely, these recollections are in photographs which are framed, in an album or scrapbook that resides on book shelves. But this Halloween, put whatever is kept from this day into your family museum. For example, something from the costumes worn along with a picture of the person wearing the costume. If a party was given or attended, save the prize won or the trinket from the event.

Our children are adults now, but the memories of their Halloween days are kept in our family museum. I just wish I had more room to display the costumes they wore, and though they are not displayed, they have been saved and are stored under the museum shelves for perhaps a future use. (A grandchild?) Today, these costumes are probably considered vintage, so not only is there sentimental value, there is some monetary value, as well. Charlie loved Star Wars, so he wore a Obi Wan Kenobi and Tiffeni adored Little House on the Prairie and I made this costume for her. She played in it as well, so it got a lot of use.  So now when this Halloween is over, save something from it to enjoy and share the memories. Happy Halloween for now, and look for special post on that day.  

As you know from previous posts, I always like to add some edifying tidbits FYI. Here are some on the history of Halloween.   Enjoy!                             http://www.halloweenhistory.org

Look for Family Museum on my Facebook Page and when your visit my blog, scroll down to archives to find the how-to's and stories about our Family Museum. 

 

 

October - the FUN month!

Hello October!

Did you know that today is National Do Something Nice Day?   

I didn’t even know this, but as in the past, I like to begin each new month highlighting the special days in that month. Of course, the main attraction is Halloween, but like today, there are so many interesting and even a little bit weird days of recognition this month. If you are curious, go to http://nationaldaycalendar.com/october/   Of the 120 days of designation, there are really too many I like to mention here, so I encourage you to check it out and have fun finding your favorite day.

So today being ‘Do Something Nice Day,’ I sent my dear friend a box of fresh sweet banana peppers that were growing in profusion in our garden. There was no way our family could eat them all, so I sent her a bunch, including two large green peppers.

So what do all these holidays have to do with creating your family museum? Lots! October is the first month of the holiday months, with Thanksgiving in November and the Christmas season in December. These next three months have an energy of their own that produce crafty and artistic creations that hopefully will be preserved in your family museum. Particularly children’s handcrafts they make for their Halloween costumes, drawings of turkeys, holiday gifts for friends & family.

Over the years my kids have contributed many artistic endeavors that would fill up a museum. And there are many ways these items can be preserved and displayed, giving pleasure for all for years. I will post on this subject with pictures and suggestions. Meanwhile, do something nice today!

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