Monthly Archives: April 2010

A pickle pickle

Back in our Navy days, it was always a bit of a challenge to keep the kids from getting too upset when Eric would go out to sea. Having Daddy leave was tough, especially when they were so little that … Continue reading

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Laundry spies

Is anyone out there watching the “America, the Story of Us,” series on the History channel? The first installment of the series was on last Sunday and I found it pretty interesting. One small part of the show was about … Continue reading

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Vending issues

I was standing in front of a vending machine the other day and wondered out loud what it would take to get me through my day, much to the amusement of a co-worker. The Snickers were sold out, I wasn’t … Continue reading

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Why wonder why?

I was driving to work the other day and saw something strange on the side of the road. A large television was just sitting there on the shoulder of the highway like someone had set it down and would be … Continue reading

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Contrary walleye

After two days of sturgeon fishing on Lake of the Woods last weekend, my husband Eric, his buddy Tom and I stopped at Upper Red Lake on the way home to fish for crappies. We didn’t catch a single one, … Continue reading

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Sturgeon Excursion 2010 part 2

So, you know how sometimes you’re sitting there on a boat and some peanut shells go floating by and you think, “Wow, I could really use a few peanuts right now.” Well, that’s exactly what happened up on Lake of … Continue reading

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Sturgeon Excursion 2010 part 1

The little ones are sharp. This interesting fact is one of many things I learned while fishing for sturgeon on Lake of Woods during Sturgeon Excursion 2010, an annual Hot Spot Outdoors/FishingMinnesota get-together. Honestly, I spent most of the weekend … Continue reading

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A day of rest?

We’re back! My husband Eric and I recently returned from a long weekend up north, which was refreshing and fun. We were up at Lake of the Woods fishing for sturgeon, which I’ll tell you more about in a couple … Continue reading

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The great escape

Sorry, Justine can’t come to the computer right now because she’s on vacation. Please leave a message after the tone. BEEP! I’ll be back in a few days, folks. Hopefully with wicked cool pictures of me with giant sturgeon.

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The return of the robots

For those of you who have been wondering, the ransom for the Rock Em Sock Em Robots did get paid, so the boxing boys have been returned unharmed. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking aboout, … Continue reading

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