August 14, 2010 ~ Saturday
12:37pm CT ~ 86.9 degrees
Davenport, IO
WHAT: Refrigerator & Pantry Cleaning Party
WHEN: 7:30pm ET Saturday 8/14/10
WHERE: Eastern Indiana off I-74 near the
12:37pm CT ~ 86.9 degrees
Davenport, IO
WHAT: Refrigerator & Pantry Cleaning Party
WHEN: 7:30pm ET Saturday 8/14/10
WHERE: Eastern Indiana off I-74 near the
IN/KY border
RSVP: At your earliest convenience (limited quantities so hurry)
ENTERTAINMENT: Whatever radio channel we can find & limited selection of very worn CD’s. If anyone has a guitar or iPod, please bring it
BEVERAGES
Limited Bar & 4 beers
Brita Filtered Water
Tea
APPETIZERS
Guacamole & Mission Chips
Cathy’s Special Salsa Mix & Mission Chips
Schneider’s Canadian Summer Sausage w/ Tilamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese on Toppers
Soy Peanut Butter & Concord Grape Jelly Fingerwiches
ENTREES
PC Gourmet Bologna on Assorted Breads (HD rolls, sesame buns or English Muffins)
Famous Dave’s Ribs & Texas Roadhouse Ribeye (creatively re-grilled secret sauce)
Canadian Maple Bacon & Over Easy Free Range Eggs (NC Style Grits or Potato Chunks)
Cheerio’s w/ Banana’s (ripened to perfection)
SIDES
Sauteed Veggies
Easy Mac & Cheese
Uncles Ben's Brown Rice
Potatoes (Steamed Red or Idaho Baked)
DESSERT
Smore’s Sans Chocolate
Teddy Grahams
Key Lime Bar
PC Crème Brule w/ Caramel topping
Snickers, Twix Bars or Mars Bars
If you cannot make it, please let us know ASAP so we can find a restaurant
Yes, we’re trekking it on home. Have been riding in the Midwest for a couple days now. We are being guided by the “magic box” (the GPS) & taking the most direct route home ~ reluctantly. Sadly we will miss Chicago (one of our all time fav cities) & more than likely Indianapolis as well b/c of timing (great downtown & some really special tanning friends there still). The land has been beautiful; vast, lush, golden, green, rolling, flat, etc. The farmland goes on forever!! Ya’ll, I don’t see how we can have any storages of grains, beef or dairy products. The farmhouses & barns are picturesque and there are tons of horses here, too. We even passed miles & miles of sunflower fields ~ talk about PRETTY!! (yes I got pix)
Spent the night in another great campground last night in Iowa City ~ the Colony Country Campground. Quickly set up camp, “fluffed” a little (it’s amazing what a brush will do) & went out for dinner. It was great; low key & casual plus we got to talk to people!! It’s fun to share life with the locals. Too funny, the manager somehow got “attached” to us, we listened to him for a while & allowed him to “vent” & ended up having a great business conversation. For some reason, I think the staff thought we were “secret shoppers” & they were at our beck & call. Then went home & got caught in a magnificent storm on the way; beautiful, vivid lightening with HUGE raindrops. I love storms (except tornadic ones).
Folks, this area has been drenched lately; major flooding in some areas of Iowa so everyone is a little sick of the storms. Again, as I have been saying throughout this trip, most areas we have visited have experienced “extreme” weather over the past 6 months (too wet, too dry, too cold, too hot, more snow, less snow). We’re all singing the same song. You know, I went to the potty while at the restaurant last night. Had to wait in line so instead of just staring at the walls, I started a weather conversation with another gal in line. Then when the other ladies came out of the stalls (they had been listening to the conversation) they immediately joined right in. And, as always, they picked up on my “accent” which prompted even more conversation (curiosity perhaps??). We were having a blast, finally said our well wishes & good bye’s & headed back to our respective tables. Chip was really curious why it took me so long (seems like he would figure those things out by now ~ ha, ha). And yes Sandy, I am TRYING really hard to use my best grammar & pronunciation without the help of an interpreter. It’s been difficult but I feel I’ve made tremendous progress on this somewhat international trip. Ey, you bet ‘cha!!
Well, take care everyone & try to stay cool. We tugged a little cool, dry Canadian air back with us but it was such a big load; seems to be taking a little longer to get to the east coast so please be patient.
XOXOX to you All,
Cathy & the Gang
SHOUT OUTS
Chase, remember to empty the toter & thanks for taking care of mountain things
Dave, I sent you the pix, check your email
Meredith, good luck with the Beamer & thanks for EVERYTHING
Wendell, thanks for making the flower beds pretty
Mark & Leslie, thanks for taking care of the house
Friends, thanks for being the best
RSVP: At your earliest convenience (limited quantities so hurry)
ENTERTAINMENT: Whatever radio channel we can find & limited selection of very worn CD’s. If anyone has a guitar or iPod, please bring it
BEVERAGES
Limited Bar & 4 beers
Brita Filtered Water
Tea
APPETIZERS
Guacamole & Mission Chips
Cathy’s Special Salsa Mix & Mission Chips
Schneider’s Canadian Summer Sausage w/ Tilamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese on Toppers
Soy Peanut Butter & Concord Grape Jelly Fingerwiches
ENTREES
PC Gourmet Bologna on Assorted Breads (HD rolls, sesame buns or English Muffins)
Famous Dave’s Ribs & Texas Roadhouse Ribeye (creatively re-grilled secret sauce)
Canadian Maple Bacon & Over Easy Free Range Eggs (NC Style Grits or Potato Chunks)
Cheerio’s w/ Banana’s (ripened to perfection)
SIDES
Sauteed Veggies
Easy Mac & Cheese
Uncles Ben's Brown Rice
Potatoes (Steamed Red or Idaho Baked)
DESSERT
Smore’s Sans Chocolate
Teddy Grahams
Key Lime Bar
PC Crème Brule w/ Caramel topping
Snickers, Twix Bars or Mars Bars
If you cannot make it, please let us know ASAP so we can find a restaurant
Yes, we’re trekking it on home. Have been riding in the Midwest for a couple days now. We are being guided by the “magic box” (the GPS) & taking the most direct route home ~ reluctantly. Sadly we will miss Chicago (one of our all time fav cities) & more than likely Indianapolis as well b/c of timing (great downtown & some really special tanning friends there still). The land has been beautiful; vast, lush, golden, green, rolling, flat, etc. The farmland goes on forever!! Ya’ll, I don’t see how we can have any storages of grains, beef or dairy products. The farmhouses & barns are picturesque and there are tons of horses here, too. We even passed miles & miles of sunflower fields ~ talk about PRETTY!! (yes I got pix)
Spent the night in another great campground last night in Iowa City ~ the Colony Country Campground. Quickly set up camp, “fluffed” a little (it’s amazing what a brush will do) & went out for dinner. It was great; low key & casual plus we got to talk to people!! It’s fun to share life with the locals. Too funny, the manager somehow got “attached” to us, we listened to him for a while & allowed him to “vent” & ended up having a great business conversation. For some reason, I think the staff thought we were “secret shoppers” & they were at our beck & call. Then went home & got caught in a magnificent storm on the way; beautiful, vivid lightening with HUGE raindrops. I love storms (except tornadic ones).
Folks, this area has been drenched lately; major flooding in some areas of Iowa so everyone is a little sick of the storms. Again, as I have been saying throughout this trip, most areas we have visited have experienced “extreme” weather over the past 6 months (too wet, too dry, too cold, too hot, more snow, less snow). We’re all singing the same song. You know, I went to the potty while at the restaurant last night. Had to wait in line so instead of just staring at the walls, I started a weather conversation with another gal in line. Then when the other ladies came out of the stalls (they had been listening to the conversation) they immediately joined right in. And, as always, they picked up on my “accent” which prompted even more conversation (curiosity perhaps??). We were having a blast, finally said our well wishes & good bye’s & headed back to our respective tables. Chip was really curious why it took me so long (seems like he would figure those things out by now ~ ha, ha). And yes Sandy, I am TRYING really hard to use my best grammar & pronunciation without the help of an interpreter. It’s been difficult but I feel I’ve made tremendous progress on this somewhat international trip. Ey, you bet ‘cha!!
Well, take care everyone & try to stay cool. We tugged a little cool, dry Canadian air back with us but it was such a big load; seems to be taking a little longer to get to the east coast so please be patient.
XOXOX to you All,
Cathy & the Gang
SHOUT OUTS
Chase, remember to empty the toter & thanks for taking care of mountain things
Dave, I sent you the pix, check your email
Meredith, good luck with the Beamer & thanks for EVERYTHING
Wendell, thanks for making the flower beds pretty
Mark & Leslie, thanks for taking care of the house
Friends, thanks for being the best
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