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Zoo Pics

More pics from Como Zoo. This time of the critters.









I'm guessing, he was just visiting:)

And The Wildest Creature of All.....

Wacky Wednesday

Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

Have you ever been here, blogster buds? If not, and you travel through St. Paul Minnesota, I recommend it. A small admission donation buys a lot of fun.
Here's the link for additional information: http://www.comozooconservatory.org/

No Vacancy

Whew! We are home! We went to a reception in MN for the kids. Two nights getting there. Two nights there. Two nights back. On the way up we spent the night with my aunt and uncle in southern Illinois then had lunch with the sibs in central Illinois then back on the road. Our goal was to stop about midway through WI for the night. On the other side of the Dells about 8:30 p.m. we decided to call it a night. Unfortunately we didn't take into account the Tractor Pull. Every hotel in town was booked. So we drove to the next town, and the next and the next. Same thing. We went through five towns with every hotel booked for the tractor pull. The next town it was a wedding and a baseball game. The town after that it was an aerial show. Finally, at two in the morning, we found a Motel 8 on the other side of Minneapolis  that had one cancellation. We took it!

Gone Again

We're leaving again, blogster buds. 
We're heading for Minnesota where the in-laws are holding a reception for the baby girl and new hubby. We'll be back in about a week, so store up everything exciting that's going on while we're gone and tell me all about it when we get back. Hugs.

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          Love, Lattes and Mutants
     
     

          by Sandra Cox
     

     

         
            Giveaway ends July 18, 2015.
         

         
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Mockingjay Trailer, Lost Tortoise and BandAids

For the Hunger Games fans. For those of you aren't, please bear with us.






~*~ This is not the turtle in the article. Picture from en.wikipedia.org.
Yikes. Folks clean out their house and find the tortoise they lost thirty years ago.http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/family-cleans-house-and-finds-pet-tortoise-went-missing-30-years-earlier.html
Thanks, Rye.
~*~Best Band Aids  EverThese were in our wedding gift bag.

Wacky Wednesday

To Rent:

Nice little property in quiet neighborhood, near restaurant and grocery store. Will soon be vacant. Pictures below.

Released This Month: Forward Pass

Please welcome best selling author, Desiree Holt. 
Forward Pass (Book One: Game On)It’s never too early or late to play the game.
Shay Beckham grew up idolizing her brother’s best friend, star quarterback Joe Reilly. There was no one in their Texas town who had the moves to match Joe on or off the field. Years later, he’s still a player who has what it takes to drive any hot-blooded woman wild. But Shay isn’t a kid with a bad case of hero-worship anymore. She’s grown-up and independent, with her feet on the ground and a serious head on her shoulders. If she could just say the same for Joe.It’s been fifteen years, but Joe Reilly hasn’t forgotten the skinny little kid who used to follow him around like a shadow. What he can’t get over is that the skinny shadow has grown into one hell of an incredible woman. One any man in his right mind would kill to get his hands on. And one who seems to be completely immune to him. He knows he and Shay could have something special together. If he could only convince her he’s about more than just the game.
Excerpt: The taxi moved forward with a jerk and Shay’s eyes popped open. She leaned forward and tapped the driver on the shoulder.“Did they clear away the wreck? We’re finally moving, right?”“Yes, miss.” He shrugged. “But slowly.”She rotated her neck, trying to work out some of the kinks. She’d been sitting in uncomfortable seats since she got in the shuttle to the airport and every muscle in her body ached. The hot shower was looking better and better. Or maybe she’d fire up the hot tub Hank had installed on the rear deck.Hopefully, with all this delay caused by the wreck, by the time she got to the house Laura would be packed and gone. They pulled off the interstate and she mentally crossed her fingers and silently chanted, Let her be gone. But bad luck was still with her. When they turned onto her street and she spotted the car parked in the driveway, she swore under her breath. Laura Whoever was still here. Well, she’d better be getting ready to leave. Shay was in no mood to put up with bullshit. Sighing, she hauled her suitcase into the house, closed the door, and headed through the living room to her bedroom.And stopped.A hissing sound came from the shower in the bathroom connected to her bedroom and the guest room. Damn it! The least Hank could do was tell his little friends to use the master bath and leave hers alone. He had, after all, promised her that she’d have complete privacy.“I travel a lot,” he’d told her. Then grinned. “And I’ll keep the sleepovers to those times you’re in New York.”Yeah, yeah, yeah.So how come this female hadn’t gotten the message she was supposed to be gone?Crap! The door wasn’t even closed. Clouds of steam billowed in the bathroom and obscured the figure in the frosted-glass shower enclosure. Okay, enough was enough.Shay stepped into the bathroom and banged her hand on the glass.“This is my bathroom,” she ground out. “I’ve had a tough day and you don’t want to mess with me. Next time use Hank’s bathroom. This one is off-limits. Get your ass out of here in five seconds, or I won’t be responsible for my actions.”She turned away, not the least bit interested in a glimpse of Laura Whoever’s nudity. She just wanted her out of the house.The water stopped and the door slid open.“Okay. I don’t want to cause you any more stress. But Hank said I should use this one.”The deep voice shocked her and she turned around before she even thought about it. And nearly swallowed her tongue. A very wet, very naked Joe Reilly stood in her shower stall, grinning at her. Just when she’d finally made up her mind to stop thinking about him and obsessing over him.At that exact moment her cell phone chimed. A message from Hank.“BTW, Joe’s in town, Take good care of him.”
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About Desiree:Desiree has been featured on CBS Sunday Morningand in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Mail and numerous other national and international publications.
“Get out the ice water and fan…Desiree Holt delivers smoking hot alpha heroes and red hot romances.” Lea Franczak, USA Today Happy Ever After blog
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Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there.