Dozer Day

"Dozer Day" is September 12 in Sussex. I've heard it highly recommended. Little boys love it, of course. There are a few of us that are thinking about going if you want to meet up...we'll probably be going in the morning.
www.dozerday.com
Thanks for the tip Heather!

Pineapple and Green Chile Tacos

3 lb. boneless pork roast (I've used chicken too)

1 (20 ounce can) crushed pineapple with juices

1 (16 ounce) jar tomatillo salsa (green salsa or salsa verde)

2 (4 ounce) cans green chiles, undrained

2/3 cup brown sugar

Possible items for serving: warm flour tortillas, queso fresco (or feta I just used cheddar), chopped cilantro, lime wedges, more green salsa. Combine all ingredients in the crock pot and cook on high for four hours or on low for 6 to eight hours. Shred pork, season to taste with salt and pepper. In a colander, drain juices from crock pot. Mix shredded pork with pineapple/salsa mixture that remains in colander and serve in tortillas with desired accompaniments. It also works great to serve as a quesadilla.

great deals for the web surfer

Christian also suggested this site: www.dealspl.us

If you have the will and time to browse (apparently my husband does), this site has some really amazing deals. People submit deals to the site, then they get rated on how good they are with the best deals on the front page, so you get a huge variety of things. Just to whet your whistle, we got our Flip camera for $50, telescope for $15, clothes from REI for $5, restaurant coupons 80% off, and, shamelessly, gobs of other items. May the force be with you.

ahh...the weather

We were having a conversation about how completely unreliable weather.com is and so I asked Christian what his favorite site is for checking weather conditions. (He checks more than any person I know because of his crazy sailing obsession). Anyway, the site he loves most is www.noaa.gov

Hopefully you won't be stuck at home on a gorgeous day because the forecast said "thundershowers absolutely certain."

A Great Coupon Blog

I was blog-surfing the other day and came across this blog, A Thrifty Mom. While I couldn't immediately use any of the coupons I saw, I have saved it on my own list of blogs to visit frequently and see what she has up. Lots of people leave ideas with her there and it's pretty neat.

Also, linked to her blog was a Target-only blog with a list of coupons that I could see myself and many others using. It even has the dates the coupons expire. It does has a place where you can register, and, as I haven't yet done that, I can't vouch for the registration, but you can also just use it as a guest.

Good luck!

Bay Beach

This place is probably not new news to you all, but before the weather really crisps up (especially north of us), you really should try to get up to Green Bay for the amusement park, Bay Beach. There is no admission fee, you just buy $.25 tickets to ride the kiddy rides. Our kids absolutely LOVED it. One tip, however, if you have a wiggly toddler, be wary of sending him off on his own on the rides, even with brothers "in charge" of holding on to him. Charles took a little swim on the "boats" until a man jumped the fence and pulled him out (I was running to the gate opening yelling, "oh! oh! oh!"). It was not a nice moment, but I did learn my lesson, at the expense of Charles, poor kid.

One more thing, the food is honestly the most awful food I have ever had. Bring a picnic and spare yourself the heartburn. On the upside, the icees and cotton candy are only $1. Budget fun is so awesome.

Good Will

If you are a Target lover, that you should be a Good Will lover too. I know this is probably common sense to all of you by now, but for anyone else who is new in town, the Good Will stores here (at least the one off of Capitol and the one in Menomonee Falls) is a donation center for Target- meaning they sell brand new stuff from Target at a fraction of the cost! Examples: shoes for $5 (cutest ballet flats right now), jeans for $8, toys and games anywhere from a $1 on up. We play games on Friday nights and I just bought a great game for preschool age for $3. Brand new. Sealed box. I even saw a slipper chair still in the box for around $20. They have everything- curtains, aprons, fleather bed matress pads, you get the idea. And the dollar spot we all love so much at Target- 4 for a $1 at Good Will. Gotta love it. For icing on the cake, Good Will now has club cards like Pick -n- Save. They are free. You receive 5% off purchases over $20, coupons, etc. Plus, you are helping out a good cause which is a great way to rationalize unnecessary shopping in my book:)