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Weather Photos – Waconia MN 06-20-07

  • 21 Jun, 2007

Yesterday, severe storms ran across the area and prompted tornado warnings for us. I was actually out watching these storms roll in as the sirens sounded. No tornadoes, but some brief decent sized hail, lots of pea sized hail and some rain and wind did come out of them. [images lost]

Valleyfair and Renegade Open Tomorrow!

  • 11 May, 2007

Tomorrow, May 12th, Valleyfair opens for the season.  More exciting yet is that Renegade also opens for the first time ever! Renegade boasts a never-before-experienced twisting first drop, a low-to-the-ground high speed S-turn and a high speed station fly-by. Renegade will stand 104 feet tall and will drop 91 feet. It will reach a top […]

Valleyfair Opens May 12th – Summer Hours

  • 4 May, 2007

The opening of Valleyfair for 2007 is just around the corner. On May 12 the park will be open from 10am – 6pm and starting May 17th, the park will be open daily. For the full daily schedule, see the Valleyfair hours page. Ohh and Whitewater Country Waterpark opens May 26!

I Survived Insanity Atop the Stratosphere Tower!

  • 6 Apr, 2007

Our Vegas trip is over and the 85 degree days have been replaced with a 28 degree Minnesota day. It’s good to be home again, but it’s to darn cold. // Image lost. Sorry. Zooomr ate it. // While out in Vegas I got to ride the rides at the top of the Stratosphere tower […]

Mall of America Welcomes Nickelodeon

  • 23 Mar, 2007

Snoopy is out and SpongeBob is in. The amusement park in the Mall of America is officially getting overrun by Nickelodeon cartoons. Over the next few months, the rides will be transformed into Nickelodeon themed rides. These include “Spongebob Squarepants,” “The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,” “My Life as a Teenage Robot” and “Rugrats.” […]

Google Coming to the Twin Cities?

  • 15 Mar, 2007

No, Google is not opening up an office here just yet, but over at the Technology Evangelist they have a convincing argument going on. Their thought is that Google should move into the Ford plant in St. Paul. Why? Well first of all it’s a large plot of land in the middle of the Twin […]

Now With HD

  • 5 Mar, 2007

Over the weekend, our TV came in stock at Target and we were all over that. We now have a nice new high definition TV for watching movies and playing Wii! I didn’t realize that you could get HDTV over the normal airwaves too. I was delighted when I got one HD channel with the […]

Snow Storm In Pictures

  • 2 Mar, 2007

Well I asked for it, a real snow storm, and we got one. I’m not sure the exact amount but it’s somewhere over 15 inches. Maybe even 20. Here are a few photos we took this morning. Down the street with the flash on. The snow drift on the deck. View off the deck. Neighbors […]

Awaiting a Snow Storm [update]

  • 24 Feb, 2007

Well it’s been hyped all week, the biggest snow storm in years. We’d have 3-5 inches Friday night, up to 8 on Saturday and another 5 or so on Saturday night. Well here it is, Saturday morning at 9:30 and we are just getting our first flakes. I’m skeptical that we’ll get a foot. That’s […]

So Where is Prince’s Studio and House?

  • 6 Feb, 2007
No More House

RIP Prince: June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016 We’ve always known that Prince is from the Minneapolis area. More specifically Chanhassen. But where exactly? This conversation was sparked by the Superbowl performance. After watching the half time show, the questions popped back into our heads. Since we live in the same general area, I want […]