July 17, 2009 by tina.

We were going to go camping on Tuesday. We have a tent that the fam likes to set up on a sandbar and camp. Just one night is enough. But for the last two years we haven’t found a night where it will work, activities, summer school, work, etc., etc., etc. This summer we had picked Tuesday. Go out on the water Tuesday after the girls yoga class, hang out and chill, set up the tent, have a fire, roast some mallows, play some board games in the insufficient lighting in the tent, sleep uncomfortably on the surprisingly hard sand. Enter the weather forecasters stage left. (I think it’s best that I don’t get started on them!) Because of the “storm” that was coming we didn’t go. Well, I’m sure that you can tell by my current tone of voice that there was no storm. Imagine that.

But I gotta go right now, so this saga is to be continued…

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July 13, 2009 by tina.

Here is my latest book report. The book was “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer. I was nervous to read this one because the librarian told me it was about the German occupation of the island of Guernsey. Our book club has read a lot of books about World War II and as you can imagine, they are a little bit difficult to stomach. But it was a wonderful book! It is set in 1946, so the occupation is over, and the whole thing is written in the form of letters, most from the main character to others and back. She, our main character, is a writer who happens to start a correspondence with a man on the island of Guernsey and member of their literary society. Again, I don’t want to give too much away so I’ll just say that the characters are witty and quirky and totally lovable and I found it to be a sweet read! I never did find a recipe to potato peel pie however…

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July 12, 2009 by tina.

But how much do you suppose there is?

Well, all joking aside, I hope that everyone’s weekend was spectacular! And here is the trivia: How many presidents are buried in Arlington National Cemetery? The prize this week is a quarter pound of Chocolate cheese.

Have a great day!

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July 10, 2009 by tina.

Tonight we have 4 extra 8 year olds for the night. Andi wants to take her friends out on the river if the weather holds. But if not, then we might go bowling, or to the movie, or to High Roller, etc., etc., etc. I don’t recall there being that much choice for my birthday parties. Now I’m not whining about my childhood because it was wonderful but when I was a kid, my birthday party was always at the fair. To this day, I hate “the fair.” This of course, was not my parents fault. I just happened to be born on a day that falls during the Vernon county fair 98% of the time.

Wait a minute, there was that birthday party where my mom and my sister made us a treasure hunt and the clues led us to Dairy Queen. Now that was a good one!

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July 9, 2009 by tina.

In case you haven’t noticed, the crew and I have a team in the La Crosse Relay for Life this year. Cole’s Cheesy Crew will be walking for cancer and we need your support. There are donation jars at both stores and we are selling soft chewy Tootsie rolls 4 for a quarter to raise our donation total. We are really excited about it! Help us do some good and fight cancer.

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July 6, 2009 by tina.

OK, in which state are lollipops banned? This week’s prize: A Big Pickle! Last week’s answer was James Buchanan.

Thanks for playing!

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July 5, 2009 by tina.

Just got off the river after the fireworks show. Aren’t fireworks amazing? I love those ones that spread and fall and look like a muppet wig. Those and the huge red ones that cover the whole river, and the ones that kind of fizzle at the end, and the ones that break apart and then each piece breaks apart again, and the ones that are bright like a strobe light, and the swirly gig ones, and the ones that make the HUGE booms, and the…

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July 4, 2009 by tina.

The next time you are in the Viroqua store, make sure to congratulate Vickie on her new grand-daughter! The family has a new 4th of July firecracker!

Have a great holiday weekend!

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July 3, 2009 by tina.

No longer will the aging body stay up late AND wake up early without SEVERE difficulty.

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July 2, 2009 by tina.

I’m trying a new adventure. You may or may not have heard about about Twitter but I’m trying to figure it out. As with most things, it takes me a little while. But if you’re in for the new fan-dangled technologies, come follow my Tweets. I promise, there will be occasional coupons that will make it worth your while!

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