Crazy girls go shopping!

Today, Robbi and I went to do some shopping in my home town. Oh man did we have a good time!! We went all over the place, and ended up spending about 15 minutes trying on these CRAZY glasses!!! I thought you'd like to see us making fools of oursleves in front of all the other customers LOL!

Tell me...which one do you like best?

Presenting Little Jack and the Cableman!!

Last night I had a wonderful time at the Kurth. It was a well needed break for me. I had the most honored privledge of our friend Robbi cooking dinner for me before we went. It was so delicious!! A very nicely cooked roast with potatos!! Scrumptious!

Even the dogs were singing for a bit of the wonderful feast!! Too bad pups! Chewey a.k.a "Houdini" almost managed to snag a carrot! But his mom was too quick!

Then I was given a tour of the basement! What a difference from the last time I was there! A freshly laid carpet was down, and some of the bigger items had been moved back in. I am aure Robbi has some before pics to show you!

Now what exactly are these on Robbi's feet...mucklucks??? Never even heard of them, but I had to take a picture!! LOL

Then, as I was in the basement....I came across the INFAMOUS picture of Robbi in the cocnut bra!!! Couldn't resist love.....HA!

Robbi's house is totally decked out in Halloween deco! Right down to the bed spreads! I insisted that the cableman have the lights outside ready to go for when I arrived, and he actually did it!!! I must have super powers LOL It was very cool to see her house all lit up with witches, pumpkins, and spooks! I wish I would have taken a picture of it, but it was raining outside.

At the Kurth, I sampled some of Rod's Double Chocolate Stout! Boy it was delicious! I had to have seconds! Thanks Rod for the beer! We had a ncie time at the Kurth with Rod, Dj, Jenny, Left hand Louie, Mary, Caralea, Robbi, and myself! It was great to see everyone again! Thanks Jenny for the presents!!

When we finally got back to Robbi's house, I was introduced to her husband....the cableman! Only he was asleep....or was he? Seeings as though Robbi is such the practical jokester....we decided to take a few pictures of him to put on the blog. HEE HEE!!! Only the lighting wasn't great, so after taking a few pictures....we tried to turn the lights on....BOOM....he was awake!!! Little stinker!

Thanks again Robbi for being such a great hostess!!

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PRESENTING LITTLE JACK!!!!

I am happy to announce that I am the proud new mom of a pirate monster!!! That's right....A pirate monster! I came across this couple who create stuffed monsters. They are just adorable. I approached them last month, and requested a custom made pirate monster. They were very excited to do it! In fact, I have requested ANOTHER pirate monster that I will be picking up in the next few weeks. It will be Little jack's 1st mate! ARRRRRGGGG!!!!!

In case you want your own monster, they can create just about anything. It doesn't have to be a pirate. Here is there buisness card. Everyone needs their own monster!!!

So I went to pick Little Jack up this morning. I had no idea what he would look like. I was so happy to see him! He is everything I imagined. My friend bought a little baby monster for her son while we were there as well.

I never realized how much trouble this little guy could get into!! But he is, after all, a pirate! He was really excited to be at his new home, and kept on getting into EVERYTHING! I am exhausted after trying to keep up with him! (hee hee)

So without further ado...I give you....Little Jack!

An excited mom picks him up and poses for a few pictures

Little Jack meets Auntie Donna

Little Jack shows me all his cool pirate stuff!

His gold tooth and beard...

His eye patch...

And what's beneath the eye patch....

His little pirate pocket...where he stores all his treasures

His dread locks

After he said goodbye to the great people who made him, we headed back home. He was a bit nervous about my driving, but he soon started to relax.

Getting buckled in

Little Jack arrives home

Staking out the joint..

He really wanted a snack

He hears a noise....check his back out!! He had no idea I took this picture....but he is a totally different color onthe backside!

Little Jack torments the dogs

Snuggle time with mommy

Oooopps! Sorry Little Jack...I'll give you your privacy in the "little prates room"

Hey! Get out of the dog food!

You already had a snack Little Jack!

Checking out his fellow pirate, Sir Jack's, blog

Time to get outside, and enjoy the day

Young man....I will NOT ask you again....get out of that tree!

Oh for goodness sake.....you're too young to use that grill!

Yes I know you like the Mini....but let's go inside for a bit

It seems that Little Jack loves Spongebob as much as I do!

Awww... the poor little guy is tuckered out...time for a nap

It's really hard to keep up with the little guy. Whew. Now looks like a good time for me to catch some Zzzzzz's as well!

Columbus Look-a-like vacation!

There were so many things to see up in the U.P. The trees were beautiful, although not quite "turned" yet. I did, however, run across some very interesting things!!! Fist of all, Iron Mountain has this "mining town" feel to it. It is quite a pretty place. Lots of forests, and cabins, as well as the regular commodities we see everywhere else. It has a rich history of mining iron, and a strong influence by several cultures. The cornish influence is very strong. Pasties are everywhere! If you don't know what a pastie is...it's kind of like a pot pie. Usually beef or Chicken. It originated in Cornwall, England. When I was growing up in England, I used to LOVE eating these. They are very hard to come by now a days. So when I am up there, I always stop to eat one...or two...or ten. The mining industry was revolutionized by the invention of a pump, known as the Cornish Pump. It was a way to keep the water out of the mines. It is also the largest pumping engine in the United States.

Iron Mountain has hundreds of old buildings, and lots of scenic driving as well!

This old barn looked so interesting...I had to stop and take a few pictures!!!

Then I stopped to take a picture of myself LOL

It also seems that Viking ancestry runs very strong. A few miles down the road, there is a town called Norway. It has a huge Viking ship landmark as you get into town. The Vulcan Iron Mine is there as well. It is fun to go and see. There are tours to acutally go down into the mine, and look around. It is always cold...about 40 degrees down there....so you have to wear a yellow coat, and hard hat. I will post some pictures of that sometime in the future.

I found this really neat looking jug, so of course I had to take a picture.

The other thing that I found was CHEESEBALLS!!!!! You cannot find them by my house to save your life! Not only that, but they had bacon flavour potato chips!!!! I was VERY happy!

The one thing that stuck out in my mind is how similar some of these places looked. They reminded me of Columbus! Here are some pics to compare. What do you think?

Columbus ....

Crystal Falls.....

Columbus.....

Crystal Falls....

Columbus.....(couldn't find a pic with a better angle)

Iron Mountain....(not exactly the right angle to compare but....)

There was this one building in particular that I could not take my eyes off of. It reminded me so much of Mrs. Lovett's Pie Shop from Sweeney Todd. Check this place out! Scary!

I had fun making this copy of the picture!!

All in all, it was an okay vacation. When I get round to it, I will put up some pics of the Iron Mine, and the scenic views I saw while driving around.

And just so you know.....I was working hard on my books! Here's the proof!