Month: August 2014
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Chapter 79- The Original Wailers at Shank Hall
Thanks to my favorite radio station 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, I won free tickets to see The Original Wailers at Shank Hall last week. When I called in, DJ Marcus Doucette and I talked briefly about my name, my birthday, my phone number (all are pretty unusual) and my knack for winning things. I tend…
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Chapter 78- Gilles Frozen Custard
It was a day when Little T was on a Special Date with Theo, and I needed to get out of the house with the other kids. I packed them up and we drove to Gilles Frozen Custard, a place I remember going to when I was a kid (keep in mind I grew up…
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Chapter 77- Doors Open Milwaukee (Volunteer Orientation)
For the past few years, I’d hear about Doors Open Milwaukee as it was happening and wish I had coordinated my life so I could attend. The idea of the event is to open up buildings in Milwaukee to the public, free of cost, for one weekend. Check out their website for a list of…
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Chapter 76- Governor Dodge State Park and more (Travel Edition)
You see the time on that clock? It’s 6:45PM. And that’s what time we finally left Milwaukee for the two hour drive to Governor Dodge State Park for a few nights of tent camping. Just 6 hours and 45 minutes late. Because my husband is a genius, and because the above picture is of Little…
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Chapter 75- Wisconsin State Fair
I came away with two things after visiting the Wisconsin State Fair today: I probably won’t eat meat anymore, and the advantage of having a screaming child is that you can keep track of them really easily in a sea of people. Oh yeah, and also I vow not to do this again next year. So…