Sussex Lions Daze

Sussex Lions Daze is coming up this weekend - July 14-17. It's located at Sussex Village Park and they have all kinds of carnival type things to do - rides, food, bingo, etc.

We especially like to go to the parade. It's in downtown Sussex on Saturday, July 16th at 4pm. Last year we showed up right before it started and got great seats. They gave away TONS of candy. My kids got 2-3 otter pops, little nylon backpacks, stickers, tattoos, and all the tootsie rolls and dum dums you could ever want. If anyone wants to join us, it's only 2 blocks from our house so you can park at our place and walk with us up there. Let me know.

On Friday, July 15th they also set off fireworks at Dusk at Sussex Village Park.

Check out their website for more details: http://www.sussexlions.org/lionsdaze/index.htm

U-pick!

Hey Strawberries are ready to be picked! We hear Barthels is the place to go:

http://www.barthelfruitfarm.com/

but if you know of a different strawberry picking farm let me know!

Kids Clothes Sale

Mike’s Carter’s/OshKosh Rep is selling all of her spring samples.  She already had a sale a few weeks ago, but I stopped by this morning and there was still plenty left.  I mean racks and racks of new clothes.  All $5 each.  I got a bunch of cute summer dresses for Samantha.  If you are interested, here’s the info:

-Linda

Sample Sale!
NEW CLOTHES, NEVER BEEN WORN!
THOUSANDS OF ITEMS!
FRIDAY JUNE 3RD 8AM-4PM and SATURDAY JUNE 4TH 8AM-4PM

Apparel for both Boy and Girl sizes 9M,12M, 18M, 3T, and 5
All Spring/Summer Samples
One Price $5.00 ea.
W147 N9800 Rimrock Road
Germantown, WI 53022
a few blocks Northeast of Pilgrim & County Line Roads
sample-sale@wi.rr.com

There are also a bunch of other rummage sales going on in the same subdivision if you want to see what else you can find. 

Strawberries!

Hey ALDI has strawberries on sale for $0.99/ea this week! I've been waiting for a sale like this so I could stock up and make strawberry jam. So I just made up a couple batches. Yum! Happy strawberry season!

They're also on sale for $1.49/ea at Pick n Save today (not sure about starting tomorrow).

Childcare Position

I was at the park this morning and came across a nice woman with a son.  As we got to talking, she asked me if I knew of any good daycare programs or of any moms who would be interested in watching her 13 month old son in their home.   It would start this fall.  I don’t know what the pay is, but I told her I would ask around and see if there was any interest.  Consider this my asking around.  If you or anyone else you know is interested, contact her directly.  Her name is Jenny and her email address is jlellis@uwm.edu. 

Peaches!

I know it’s still a couple of months away, but I wanted to make sure the word got out.  If anyone is interested at all in canning peaches this summer (or just eating them), you have to check this company out – www.tree-ripe.com.  I bought 3 boxes of peaches from them last year and will be buying at least that many again this year.  They are straight from Georgia and they are seriously the best peaches I have ever tasted.  I’m counting down the days until they come!

Free Admission Boerner Botanical Gardens Friday May 6

Head over to this link and get 2 free admissions to Boerner Botanical Gardens on Friday, May 6th. It looks like the weather should be nice tomorrow so it might be a fun outing. Regular price for adults is $5 and kids $3.