Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
Seems like October has zipped right by - do you agree??



Maddie is dressing up as a Llama tonight!
She is too funny and at least
should be warm enough in this get-up!


Bonus -- she can wear it as jammies later!  :)

Happy Halloween!


Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Be Careful!

Friendly Reminder . . . 
Be Careful What you Wish For!

We were wishing the rain would stop!
Oh yes, it finally stopped and then --
SNOW!!


Really!
On Sunday, October 14, 2018,
we received 6-7 inches of snow!
Soooooo crazy!
And so wet and heavy - goodbye flowers and plants!

Poor trees in our neighborhood that had
barely started to turn color
were hammered!
All those leaves covered in heavy snow and ice 
led to lots of branches going down!
You could hear tree branches cracking!
Some areas looked like a war zone.
Mr. Tennis went out and knocked the heavy
snow off one of our favorite smallish trees.
It bounced right back up -- YAY for our little tree.

The sun came out and finally after a day or
two of dealing with slushy messes and
the snow melted away!
Praying it stays away until approximately
December 20 - the day before M's bday as
she always wants snow on her birthday.


Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain . . .

Rainy days and Mondays and Tuesdays
 and Wednesdays . . .
basically every day for the last two weeks, it's been raining!
We have definitely had our share and more of
rain this year.


Usually the farmers are praying for rain  --- 
this year, they're praying for
NO MORE RAIN!
Evidently, there are bumper crops waiting
to be harvested, but it's too wet!
Look at how nice and green our grass is -- 
this is not normal for this time of year!

Even my dog wants boots and her own little umbrella!


Weather alert -- the sun may peek out tomorrow,
but more rain forecast the rest of the week!
I think we should all have a day off work
tomorrow to celebrate seeing the sun again if,
in fact, it does come out!



Let's don't even talk about  my hair and this weather -
it's not good people, not good at all!  

What's new in your area??
Please send sunshine!  
I'll even take cold temps
if only we get some sunshine!

Rain, Rain Go Away!!




Wednesday, October 3, 2018

There's a New Store in Town!


When Maddie and I heard that Scheels (a sporting goods store)
was building a new bigger and better store, we both gave a 
shrug and said " hmph - big deal - we don't shop there much 
anyway."

Not her red jeep, but a very cool monster jeep and great photo op!
But . . .
the new store is AMAZING!
Holy cow -- it is gigantic!

One of the biggest features is a Ferris Wheel!
Yes, let's go on the Ferris Wheel while we're shopping!
What. A. Blast!


According to their press release -- there are 60 different 
specialty areas!  Some of the highlights
include a gorgeous aquarium as you walk in; 

Do you see the little fishies swimming behind her?
Plus, a bowling alley, a yummy cafe (with free samples
of fudge -- how many is too many when 
requesting free fudge samples??? No limit, I say)!
There's also a gorgeous home decor section, LEGO World, 
a candy store, BIG RED stuff, of course, and


also loads of stuffed animals (I don't mean the kind you take to bed)
 in addition to the
the usual sporting goods stuff!

Yikes - is that an Elk??
Oh, there are also some animatronic characters including
Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.
Don't want to study your social studies book -- 
check out what Thomas Jefferson says as he
works on the Declaration of Independence! 


If you haven't been to Scheels yet and you are local, 
run, do not walk, circle that parking lot repeatedly to find a parking space 
and spend some time there.
Don't forget --ask for a sample of fudge!