Next Exit

On our way back to Fargo from Bismarck today, we noticed this road sign (on the left side of the highway):

We were wondering if BBQs are served every day at 2PM? Would "they" still be serving at 5PM? Is it worth it to drive one mile North and then two miles East in order to find out? Is this somebody's kitchen we're talking about here? Would there be an extra beer in the fridge?

Memory Lane

Driving back from Bismarck to Fargo this weekend, we stopped in Jamestown, ND. Considering it was November 21st in North Dakota, the weather was quite lovely. There were just two places I wanted to stop to snap a couple quick photos. The first was the first house I lived at in Jamestown: 722 6th Ave SE. From age 2 through 5th grade, this was home. Back then, there were two giant evergreens in front, to the right of the door. I remember one Saturday morning when Jimmy and I woke up to watch cartoons, and discovered that our home was covered in snow up to the roof, from a very potent blizzard.

Then, going into 6th grade, we moved to our new house up on High Acres. This will forever be known as: 212 Hillcrest Drive. This was where Brother Scott first got brought home to, after being delivered by the stork. Dad planted numerous trees at our new place. Dr. Miles especially liked apple trees. Mom loved our new home on the hill. She thought she'd died and gone to heaven.

Jamestown was a great place to grow up.

KaBosch

Today at high noon, we got our new dryer.

The Bosch Nexxt. 500 Series. Model #WTMC3321US.

It is DuoTronic. It comes standard with WrinkleBlock.

There's a Stainless Steel Drum. It is known for its Quiet Performance.

For Better or Worser, For Wetter or Dryer. We're back in business.

We can do laundry again. Happy National Laundry Day 2009er.

New Dryer

This weekend our dryer died. After 22 years of faithful service, the old Maytag kicked the bucket. It sounded like a kicked bucket, too. We drove off to buy a new dryer, but what to do with our wet washer load? We turned our downstairs bonus room into a giant drying rack.

Our new Bosch dryer will be delivered on Thursday.

Fly Bys

Both of these Vs
flew over our trees
photo memories

Haiku Friday

Friday the thirteenth

Doesn't seem so unlucky

But pay attention.

Hawaiian Islands

Do you ever forget the names and locations of all the different Hawaiian Islands? I used to have this problem until I found this map. Now, I just have to learn how to properly pronounce them.