Blogs
Hurrah! The end of the first week of training, and I don't hate my job yet. 
That's always a good sign! Read more »
About me posted on my website
Music for everyone.......schedule is posted on web
Playing at Whitehall Market Friday, June 20th......4 - 6:30 pm
I was almost in a bad car accident today. I was coming back from West Salem and turning left to go into Woodmans. I had a green arrow and was turning into the left lane. Since I had a green arrow, I assume oncoming traffic had a red light. One of those folks was turning right to go to Woodmans as well. Read more »
From twittering to rediscovering mommyblogging
When I was pregnant the first time and then a new mom and everything was fresh and scary, I had much more free time and spent it scouring the parenting boards and websites. In my surfing, I ran into a lady sharing her life in a blog called Bringing Up Ben & Birdy. This was 2004 and I didn't really know what a blog was. Read more »
Behind the counter of the La Crosse post office
We took a tour of the La Crosse post office today with MOMS Club. I don't think the kids get much out of these tours since they're held during school hours and so usually attended by the 3 and unders, but I find them fascinating. It's a way to get to see the behind the scenes that you normally don't see. Read more »
Yesterday we were out for a walk in Spring jackets enjoying the sunshine. Today I bundled up in my Winter jacket, hat, scarf, and gloves to shovel slop off my driveway while the bitter wind blew little balls of ice into my eyes. It could have been January were it not for the chatter of confused robins trying to figure out how to get to the worms under the snow. No matter how many years I live in Wisconsin, I will never get used to March. They say it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. And every year my husband comments that it came in like a lamb so it's going to go out like a lion. Personally, I don't find the start of March at all lamb-like. To me, it's all lion start to finish. April is the month I look forward to. Read more »
On photographing the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
The Coulee Region has been Dippin' For a Decade, though I've only been Freezin' For a Reason since 2002. That was the year an acquaintance mentioned to me that she was not going to have anyone to take her photo when she plunged into a hole cut in the frozen over Black River... on purpose. Yep, I'm talking about the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. I can't remember if I'd heard of it back then. It had been going on for a few years but, even if I'd heard of it, I hadn't given it much thought. Read more »
Song: U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
While I was in school, anywhere from the fifth grade until the 11th grade, It's fair to say that I was much more focused on the cute guys in my classes than what the teacher was saying, and there was no exception my freshman year of high school, especially since every guy in the school was fair game suddenly, unlike grade school where going even one year younger with a crush was frowned upon. Read more »
This was the first entry I made... 
Song: R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
When you're not the coolest kid in school, your first dance can be a very traumatic experience. Fortunately, my first school dance was a very positive one that I can look back on without regret.
It was late October, 1998 and that can only mean one thing: Halloween! That year was special, though, because not only was it Halloween, but it was also the night of my sixth grade Halloween Dance. I spent hours getting dressed up in my Gypsy costume, and perfecting my make-up (the first time I'd ever worn heavy make-up as well!). For five minutes before I was rushed out the door I just sat staring into the mirror admiring myself. I was hard to recognize with bright red lips. Read more »
