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My Airbag is Frozen

  • 5 Feb, 2007

I told you it was cold here in Minnesota. I don’t think we’ve hit 0 since Friday and it’s not exactly going to warm up anytime soon. Granted 12 is going to feel balmy and by the time it hits 30 we’ll be in shorts. 😀 However, it’s so cold that I think my airbag […]

Cold enough to freeze your Winnebago

  • 2 Feb, 2007

Not exactly sure what that means but it’s cold enough to freeze anything you got. Our highs this weekend will be lucky to hit 0 and windshields will range from -15 to -40. I’m considering plugging in my car for the first time in years. However it’s to cold to go outside and do so. […]

SpongBob and the Nickelodeon Team Coming to the Mall of America Theme Park

  • 31 Jan, 2007

SpongeBob Square Pants, Dora the Explorer, the Rugrats and many other Nickelodeon cartoons may just be coming to the Mall of America in Minnesota. The once Camp Snoopy has been looking for characters ever since Snoopy and his gang left. The word on the street is that the mall and Nickelodeon are in the final […]

I Love and Hate Snow

  • 31 Dec, 2006

Talk about annoying. I’ve been waiting for snow since October. Instead, we get rain or mild temps. Heck it was about 45 yesterday! We even had a brown Christmas. Then today came. It was raining pretty good all morning while I was out looking for a Nintendo Wii and as soon as I got home, […]

Renegade Construction Photos 11/4/06

  • 4 Nov, 2006

I snapped this shot as we zoomed past Valleyfair today. Disregard my wife’s hand. 🙂 You can see parts of Renegade rising above the trees in the background. In the foreground you see Excalibur. We did plan on getting a better shot but didn’t drive back by on the way home.

MOA Building the World’s Largest Gingerbread House

  • 22 Oct, 2006

Coming to the Mall of America (MOA) in Bloomington, Minnesota is the World’s Largest Gingerbread House! On November 24th, after 1,700 hours of working, the 60 foot, 1,496 square foot gingerbread house will open up. With 14,250 pounds of gingerbread and 4,750 pounds of icing, it’ll be sweet for sure! Mall of America’s holiday shoppers […]

Pickin’ Apple and A-maze-ing Corn

  • 8 Oct, 2006

We enjoyed a few fall festivities over the weekend. We went to Deardorff Orchards, an apple orchard just down the road from us and picked our own apples. It was a beautiful day and just being outside enjoying the fall day was great. We also got some great apples and went for a wagon ride. […]

Haunt Jaunt 5K – October 14 2006

  • 26 Sep, 2006

Strap on your running shoes, Valleyfair is hosting a unique 5k run/walk to benefit Park Nicollet Jane Brattain Breast Center. Taking place on October 14th, runners will run a course through Valleyfair ValleySCARE. You can even dress up in costume to make it more fun! Just make sure you are there early as the race […]

Renegade Wooden Rollercoaster – New for 2007

  • 24 Sep, 2006

For the first time since 1976, Valleyfair is building a new wooden rollercoaster; Renegade. Renegade stands 104 feet tall with drops of 91 feed. Top speeds are 52 mph and the 2 minute ride will take you 3,113 feet around the track. Two high-performance trains will hold 24 people a piece on each wild ride! […]

Senator Dayton Wants to Sue the Weather Service

  • 20 Sep, 2006

Senator Mark Dayton of Minnesota wants to sue the National Weather Service in Chanhassen Minnesota because they didn’t issue a tornado warning soon enough. The tornado ripped though the town of Rodgers and one person died. However, I can’t quite see how that’s the National Weather Service’s fault. Last time I checked, the weather is […]