Nature Mom: water park

Monday, February 18, 2008

Let's Go for a Ride!

These pics were taken yesterday on our way home from church. We've had a lot of snow dumped on us, this winter, with at least 13" on the ground, presently. Weeeeell, we just got some more! I don't know about anyone else, but I'm praying for an early spring--just like I do every year!!! But I will enjoy the beauty only winter can bring.

This is on 93, right by the I-94 ramp

Ken Vance Motors is right by Action City and the new water park that's being built

Is that a plow??? Yup, and its also spreading sand!!! Yeay! We're saved!!!

Deerfield Road, AKA II

The corner of Deerfield Road and Lowes Creek Road with the kinda new 4-way stop signs

This is where I pick Milkweed in the summer months for our hungry Monarch caterpillars

I love living out in the country!!! "Country roads, take me home, to the place, where I beloooong..."

This is the non-functioning farm I fell in love with when we were house hunting.

It's all very lovely but,

Think Spring!!!

--LKR

Friday, September 21, 2007

I Want to Go to the Kalahari...

Going to the Kalahari was a dream come true for the kids. We had first passed it driving through the Dells on our way to Eau Claire when house hunting, three years ago. Every time after that they'd ask when we could go. It got old!

Before this, water parks didn't--pun intended--float my boat. I guess because they seemed too crowded, noisy, and busy for my sanity's sake. But the nation's largest indoor water park was somehow intriguing... .

This was the second time Don was here for a convention. Two years ago, I didn't want to take the kids out of school. This year was earlier in the school year. Don also would have been the sole soul in his hotel room. And, interestingly, teachers actually came up to me (they heard it from the kids!) and gave us their blessings. Soooooo, with that, we were on our way!

I'm borrowing--and modifying--from the Kalahari's theme song:

We're gonna go to the Kalahari...