A new game!

So much news to tell! Remember my last post where I was getting ready for a visit from my daughter and her 7 children? We had a great time and took the camper to see my son Caleb and his family and then a trip to the beach. We were hoping that they would decide to come here to Tennessee to live. Our daughter and our 7 grandchildren enjoyed the weather here and our company (of course...LOL!) and then went back to Wyoming. It wasn't too long after that our daughter made the decision to move here! It was a whirlwind time of looking at homes and we found one that we all agreed was perfect. They moved here in the middle of the remodeling and we have been busy almost every weekend turning it into a home they can love for a long time. We took this weekend off and I started thinking about my shop again. So on Friday when I was headed out to the local Dollar General, Mr. Skellie asked if he could go along. "Okay" I said, "But don't be begging for everything while we're there!" He promised to be good and did very well...he didn't even make a wide load comment when I picked up a box of Ding Dongs...But, like when you take children to the store, it can be that checkout line where the real challenge begins. Mr. Skellie saw a small display of  miniature arcade games and started to reminisce about the old days hanging out at the arcade with a handful of quarters. I tried to ignore him but I could see the longing in his eye sockets and I haven't been real attentive lately....so I caved. I told him to pick out one and he chose Pac Man.

When I got it home, of course I couldn't leave it alone cause part of the packaging was this neat cardboard sign.

I could just mount this on the top and make it a little taller and cooler.

But first, I had to clear off my work space as little projects started to clutter it up. The main one was a tiny room box I had made for my daughter that had fallen to pieces in her move. Now I can give it back to her all whole.

Next, I dug through my stash of plastic bits and found two of these.

I just used some white glue super glue to glue them on the the sign

and then to the top of the game.

This even has sound effects! So now I hear the old familiar sounds of the Pac Man game and Mr. Skellie is enjoying re-learning an old game.

Thank-you for reading.