Monday, July 22, 2013

Scooped that into the Bucket

Ice Cream, Ice Cream...step right up and get your ice cream.
 
And we are checking off a summer bucket list item for the Steppie.  
 
Crystal Creek Dairy
 
This little place has been around since I was little.  Many wonderful memories there with my parents and grandparents.  When this popped up on the steppies summer bucket list, it was exciting.  Grab a spoon, sprinkles and enjoy.
 
 


 
They have the most amazing malts.  She indulged in a carmel, myself & hubbie - butterscotch, and the forest - vanilla.
 
It was so hot we could not have picked a more perfect day to enjoy this little treat.
 
Stay sweet and cool.
 
Dawn Marie
 


Thursday, July 18, 2013

It's gettin' hot in here

Bananafudgsicles.   Hot, Hot, Sizzling hot.    Well for Wisconsin that is. 

We have this wonderful little heat advisory even, since like Tuesday. 

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURE... HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 95 TO 105 EACH AFTERNOON. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND MUGGY.

* IMPACTS... THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THIS HEAT WAVE MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. THE HEAT CAN BE MOST STRESSFUL ON SMALL CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY... OR THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS. LEAVING A CHILD OR A PET IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE... EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME... CAN BE DEADLY.

90 degrees feels like 96 degrees and it is thick out there.
 
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Feel like sizzling bacon up here in the north.  
 
With it being so amazingly hot my ever wonderful brain has decided that it needed to get this song stuck on repeat.
 
 
 
Now let me tell you at the  moment, I think Nelly has it dead on. 
 
Really just want to concentrate right now on what I have now deemed the two B's.  Boating in my bikini.  It should be BB time today, like now and a few hours ago.  Not this whole work thing.
 
Seriously just want to cruise out of this place.  And let that lead into....
 

 
With that being said, this girl is out of this place.  Time to cruise.
 
 
Dawn Marie
 

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Yellow Pig Day

Time to Celebrate.  Today is Yellow Pig Day.

From Punchbowl:
You're probably wondering, "What the heck is Yellow Pig Day?" This unique celebration dates back to the 1960s when two math students at Princeton were given an assignment to analyze the properties of the number 17. Thinking about the number 17 for so long drove them a bit nuts, (as you can imagine), so they came up with the idea of a mythical yellow pig. The yellow pig had seventeen toes, seventeen teeth, seventeen eyelashes, etc.
Today, mathematicians in colleges and universities all across the country celebrate Yellow Pig Day by eating Yellow Pig Cake and singing Yellow Pig Carols (seriously, we couldn't make this stuff up). And of course, the festivities always take place on the 17th day of July.



In celebration of Yellow Pig Day in our house, my peeps awoke to find this:



Celebrating is just soo much fun.  Especially when it is a surprise.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Weekend Shenanigans

You know that moment when you have the greatest intention to write a blog post and then life kind of happens.  On Friday, I really had the intent/wanted to write a snippet about the awesome "haul" I made on Friday.  Of course now it is Monday.  The whole weekend thing happened and is over with (thank goodness).  If I didn't come to work, I would die from fun exhaustation. Serious people.  On that note let's round up the weekend shenanigans.

1. The Friday Haul - Had the day off. And since I had to go to the dentist used this as the chance to swing into the mall and spend a little "quality" time with the teenage boy.
Buddy Squirrel. This cheese popcorn seriously should be illegal.  I can not even put into words the amount extreme goodness that this bag contains.  Greasy, cheesey, aaahhh the clouds part and the sun shines down. Heaven.
Lush. Checked out this place.  Purely based on recommendation regarding their ocean salt scrub and serum for dry skin.  Handmade and all natural.  The girls there were awesome.  Even kept the teenage boy busy with trying out some stuff to make him even more appealing to his girlfriend (yeah thanks for that by the way).  Ended up getting: Ocean Salt Scrub, Serum, Toner, Soap, and samples (love). Watch for a future possible profession of my love of these items.
Sephora.  Wow.  There is so much going on in that place. Good thing I had a list of need to try stuff or I would have been completely lost. Love the fact they gave me a perfume sample to try out. Again, heads up for a possibly, love hate moment on these things.
Bath and Body Works.  Half off on candles and a new perfume.  Forever Red....smells wonderful.
The dentist.  Yeah did I mention that is why I had off in the first place.  Ha, you even get stuff there.  Seriously next time I really have to let them know I have way too many tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes etc.  Do love the feeling of some nice clean teeth and best of all no cavities for myself or Forest.
 
2.Double Trouble Twin Time.
 
Not many things better then getting to have a sleepover at Auntie Dawn's. 
Getting all ready to go to Grandma's house.

And still getting ready....this is the point when the hubbie is like, you aren't ready yet?

Finally we were off.   Now this was a whole new experience for me running with two babies in a jogging stroller.  Talk about work.  Kudos to any moms out there who do this on a regular basis.
 
3. Lake Time.  Taking out Swagtime for it's maiden voyage. Sit back and enjoy the ride.  We sure did.

Hubbies first time driving (is that what it is called in a boat)

Seriously people this is where you will be finding me.  Feet up chillin' every chance I get.

Stopped at a sandbar for a quick dip


Teenager being all teenagerish

A tiki bar on the shoreline.  Stop for some music, snack, and of course a quick cocktail.

After a successful first trip time for a little celebration. 
 
Now I suppose I should mention that after the Tiki Bar there was a stop at another bar for some actual food.  Thank goodness for that.  Then we started to speed home only to realize how much gas that little boat of ours eats when you are going super fast.  Yeppers we ran out of gas.   Some people were kind enough to give us a tow back. What did we learn...buy a bigger gas tank or bring back up.  Really it was an amazing time even with our little trouble.  
 
Conclusion "The Toadies" may have it dead on:
 
Starting to think, nope I know this next weekend can not come fast enough.  Thank goodness this lucky girl only has to work four days again.  
 

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Sami's Shenanigans
 
 
 
 

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Tra La La

Tra La La!!  Finally, the day has arrived where I can shout out the latest and greatest news.  We are now the proud partial owners of a BOAT!!

This came up and then went down fairly quickly.  After our weekends on the water, it became evident how much we love, love the water.  Leave it up to me to cruise craigslist, find a boat, and then email to everyone.  BOOM...split second later everyone (the hubbie and little bro) thinks it is a great idea. And suddenly the wheels were in motion.  Little bro took care of going to check it out and doing all of those things.  I am sooooo grateful he did that. Now I do have to say in the midst of my I want, I want (stomping my feet), his very centered, calm, we will see self made me want to ring his neck.  After all I wanted.  

Anywho on with the story.  He looked.  Didn't hear anything from him.  That was like the longest two hours.   Then he shows up on a motorcycle, no boat.  Proceeds to give no clues as to whether or not we were all going to be boat owners.  Then as he is stting right next to us we get a pic message from him.  BAM...picture of the boat in his driveway.  YES YES YES

Throw the teenagers in the car for the surprise...they did not have any idea until we pulled in the driveway. So Fun.   Ok so now let's check out our little pride and joy. Already nicknamed...

Swag Time



Yeah...that would be water skis included. Let's cross our fingers there is not a broken leg post in the future.
 
And one happy hubbie. 
 
Now to take care of the little details before we can take it on our maiden voyage.  Sunday can not come soon enough.
 
 
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