I AM NOT A WISCONSIN NATIVE-HERE IS WHAT I LEARNED THE HARD WAY

 

When we got married and moved to

WISCONSIN (from Florida)

MyHero told me that there was 

NO PLACE QUITE LIKE WI!

Lord love us, he was right!

It is one of the few times in our 

married life when he was

(unquestionably) right.

ON WISCONSIN
is the state song...
that's good-

Here are a few WI facts for you.

I will start out on the positive-

Wisconsin does have

some pretty farms & great people

and we have Door County-

one of the prettiest places on earth-bar none-

BUT-

We also have Milwaukee.

Milwaukee's claim to fame is the 

highest number of alcoholics per capita 

of any city in the states.

Congratulations! Great Win!!

No- these are NOT relatives-

thanks for asking.

Where else (in a retail store) 

have you ever seen

a sign giving away

You have to wonder about the

dummies that took them~

And-

How 'bout those Packers?

You can throw that sentence

 out any time of year-

no need to wait for football season--

and the "discussion" is on!

Apparently, there is only ONE PACKER

everyone talks about.

If you know WHO he is you are 

IN FOR THE WIN

in the conversation.

Only in Wisconsin is a water fountain

called a "bubbler". 

It's true I am NOT making this up.

The first time someone asked me

where the bubbler was located 

I thought they were talking about the

kid down the street that blew

snot bubbles out his nose.

State Animal?

A badger! 

That's right- the meanest rodent

God ever put on earth and

Wisconsin claimed him as its own

to honor and adore.

The even named him-

Bucky Badger!

Why not a nice little rabbit

 or prairie dog?

Nope!  We gotta have a badger!

It is mid January and we still have

MONTHS OF SNOW AND COLD

ahead of us.

I can't tell you how excited I am about that!

It is snowing now,

and we have MORE SNOW COMING!

I am as excited as I was the day

MyHero ran into the house with a forklift.

I can't tell you 

THAT STORY

or I will be history.....hmmm..

might be worth it....nah...

That being said-

Wisconsin is now home to me.

My kids, grandkids, hubby

and wonderful friends are here.

What else could a person ask for?

Oh...yeah...

Starbucks. 

I am going to go get one now.

Never mind-

I just looked out and there is a 

BLIZZARD happening here!

I am returning to my fireplace

and my book and dreaming about 

being somewhere else....

My body is in Wisconsin

but my heart is in Florida!

Health Update:

I am feeling much better.

Barely coughing at all and getting 

my energy back.

I spent EIGHTEEN DAYS in bed.

It gave me a whole new appreciation

for people that suffer long-term illnesses

and spend a lot of time in bed.

God bless them!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!