The Twist Cone in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The parents of a childhood friend owned the place for several years. To this day, the Twist Cone is a MUST on my to-do list every time I visit my hometown.

Scotty’s Drive In, Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Creamed Corn Nuggets…
Rebel Burgers…
French Fries…
Frozen Coke…
Yum!
***Perhaps, I …

I have fond memories of watching The Lawrence Welk Show with my Grandma Avis. At the time, I didn’t truly appreciate the music or the simpler times. Now, I enjoy watching Lawrence Welk reruns on Ozarks Public Television. Plus, I am only about 30 miles from Branson, MO, where you …

The Pillsbury Dough Boy cookie jar on top of the refrigerator belonged to my Grandma Ruth. I remember her having it when I was a kid, so I believe it is from the ’70s or ’80s.

The vintage menu is from La Tour en Rand, which was at one time, in …

I realize I have already missed a day of NaBloPoMo, and it is only the first week! I so wanted to write something yesterday, but was a little stumped on a topic. I guess you could say I had some writer’s block, which isn’t all that uncommon for me. Therefore, …

About 13 years ago, I commissioned a friend of a friend to paint a portrait as a gift for my grandma. This was not at all what I was expecting! I knew my grandma would not like it, so I kept it for myself. I almost threw it in the …

I love Facebook! I love that it has re-connected me with so many people from my past, especially high school classmates. I graduated in the ’80s from a rather large school, considering the fact that it was located in the prairie lands of northeastern South Dakota. I was active in …

There is no doubt in my mind that Patrick Dempsey aka Dr. Derek Shepherd is very easy on the eyes.  He has come a long way from his days as the nerdy suitor in the ’80s hit movie, Can’t Buy Me Love.  It is due to Patrick’s more recent stint …

This summer, most of my family visited our hometown of Aberdeen, South Dakota, as well as the family farm about 30 miles south. My brother videotaped our old neighborhood on North Lincoln Street. Additionally, he filmed the exterior of the house that we called home for many years growing up. …

After weeks (or perhaps months) of an over-abundance of cloudy, rainy days, is Springfield FINALLY going to catch a break? I checked out the 10-day forecast at weather.com this morning, expecting to find many more days of rain and flooding. Instead, I was happily surprised to find this:

Could this be …

Well that spooky day is less than 48 hours away, and I still haven’t decided on my plans for the evening. Bonfires, trick-or-treaters, costume parties..Oh my! It’s a hard decision to make. In the meantime, I have come up with my Halloween 2009 Edition of Gettin’ Clicky With It.
The tech …

If you are like me, you have a rather difficult time coming up with fun & unique Christmas gifts. I have 3 young nephews, who already have nearly EVERYTHING! At ages 7 and 9, they have video games, iPod Touches, a kid-size 4 wheeler, skateboards, in-line skates, cameras, zip lines, …