WHAT FALLS OFF A TRUCK

Are you scratching your head, wondering what in the world I am talking about? This is probably not the first time you have done that, especially if you read my blog regularly. Lol. So, what falls off a truck? Well, lots of things can fall off of a truck, I even fell one time that resulted in stitches. Maybe that story can wait for another blog post. This story is more about the gullibility of a child.

As a child, we spent a lot of time camping at the lake. The lake was only about 20 minutes from the house, so we would go almost every weekend, and two or three times a year, we would set up camp for a week. We would stay at the lake, and my dad would drive in to his work. I don’t know if he really needed to go to work, since he was the boss, or if he just needed to get away from us kids. Anyway, on the weekends, lots of friends and their children would come over to the campsite. There was always lots of games, especially a rousing game of volleyball. The men were really serious about their volleyball. That is where my story about my pet skunk took place.

We had one friend named Colin (pronounced like colon) who was always jolly and rolley polley. He was always one of the kids favorites, for a lot of reasons, but one of the BIG reasons was because things would just “fall off his truck.” He was a long haul semi-truck driver, and I remember one time he brought us a HUGE box of those big oversized chocolate bars. All of us kids went crazy, we couldn’t believe he was going to let us have all these bars. “They fell off my truck” was what he told us.

WooHoo!!! It was our lucky day! Later on, we started wondering about how that worked, why didn’t he just put the box back on the truck? When did it fall off, was he driving down the road? How did he see it fall, did he turn around and go back to pick it up? Strange thing was, things just kept falling off his truck, even a box of steaks fell off one time. But the weirdest thing that ever fell off his truck, was Coca Cola’s. How did those things not break? I sure miss Colin, he passed away years ago, but I always smile when I think of him. You can’t ask for more than that in life.Here is a look at my outfit of the day, a view from the side. You can see the Dooney & Bourke purse, I have brought out of the closet, great. This is one of my “go-to” purses for the summer. I love the white color with the brown trim. It looks dressy, but still casual. So, it can easily be carried with dresses, or with jeans. I like a quality purse, that is one thing I will spend money for. It is a little easier for me, having the QVC store in town. Maybe one day I will go and do a video of what they have for sale. They do not have an online store. Here is almost the same purse, and it is on sale.

The shoes are from the QVC store also, and they are by Issac Mizrahi. They are an off white wedge, with a cute little bow on top. I wore these a lot last summer, especially with dresses and nicer shorts. They are a little dressier than sandals. Here is a cute pair of peep-toes, and here is a pair of TOMS that are really cute.These red pants grab your eye, don’t they? I bought these while in Florida with the intention of wearing them for the post I did with the Sister Project Act ladies. I knew I would get a lot of wear out of them, since red is one of my favorite colors. I bought these at Gap, but here is a similar pair that works for misses, petites, and plus size. Here is a plus size that comes in a wide variety of colors, and here is a misses pair from Target that comes in several colors as well.This boho print top is several years old. I bought it a Cato’s at least 2 years ago, maybe longer. Here is how I styled it last time, a little more casual. Here is a similar top, and a similar top that I love the back on. This is a plus size top, that they show as a dress, it would be cute either way. My navy linen blazer is an Ann Taylor, and it is very old, faded, and needs to be replaced. It is one of those items I just can’t part with. Here is a similar (misses), a  Similar (petite),  and a Similar (plus). So meet the newest member of the family, Lucy Loo. She has really came into her own these last couple of days. She still is a little skittish when you go to pet her, she will lower her head, and look a little afraid. Then she is all happy, tail wagging, and dancing with her feet, in just a second. Beckley tolerates her well, and she pays him hardly any attention. She will be going to the vet next week for a check-up and shots. I have noticed when she runs, she doesn’t run with one of her back legs, she will hold it up and run on three feet. When she walks, she is fine. I will have him look to see if maybe she was hit, or something, and is healing. She is laying right here beside me, she seems right at home.

THE WINNER OF THE STELLA & DOT CAPRI TOTE IS……..LEISA!!!  You will be getting an email from me soon, so be on the lookout.

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