IT'S FRIDAY

SCHAGER EMAILED ME AND IS ON MY BUTT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BLOGGED IN A FEW DAYS. WELL IF YOU KEEP UP AND READ THE LOONEY BLOG, YOU GOT ALL THE DETAILS FROM THE SIBLING TRIP TO SPARTA. THE RESULTS FROM THE LOTTERY WAS $0.00000000000000000. GOOD THING WE HAD FUN AND WON ON THE SCRATCH TICKETS. THE FUNERAL SERVE FOR ADELINE WAS VERY NICE ALSO. WE DECIDED THAT SINCE THAT IS THE END OF THAT GENERATION. WE ARE NEXT, SO THE OLDER ONES NEED TO GROW UP NOW, THEY WILL BE IN CHARGE, WHICH THEY ARE ANYWAY, SO I DON'T THINK WE WILL SEE MUCH OF A CHANGE.

FIRE MEETING LAST NIGHT, WE STOPPED AFTER THE WRESTLING MEET. THEY SAID IT WAS A QUIET MEETING UNTIL DC, GOT AFTER ERBIE BECAUSE HE SHOWED UP WITH OUT THE ACCOUNTING BOOKS, SO I GUESS THEY MADE HIM GO HOME AND GET THEM. THE YOUNG FIREMEN GOT A KICK OUT OF THAT. ALSO THE YOUNG ONES HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CARD PLAYING AFTER MEETINGS, MY YOUNG ONE CAME IN THE DOOR ABOUT 2:00. HE SAID HE HAD TO STAY BECAUSE HE KEPT WINNING, I SAID YAH, THAT'S WHAT YOUR DAD AND GRANDPA USE TO SAY TOO.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT NEWS MAYBE AFTER THE WEEKEND I WILL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VAN FOR THE GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER, I STARTED IN THE SUMMER WHEN I WASN'T THAT BUSY IN SCHOOL. NOW I GO ONCE IN A WHILE. HAD 2 TRIPS THIS WEEK, ONE WAS THIS MORNING TOOK 2 RESIDENTS TO A FUNERAL IN LUANA, ALWAYS INTERESTING, I HAVEN'T WORKED THERE FOR 18 YEARS. BUT I STILL ENJOY THOSE OLD PEOPLE AND THEIR STORIES.

WELL I SEE ITS 4:00, WHICH MEANS IT'S 5 O' CLOCK SOMEWHERE I HAVE TO STOP AND PICK DOUG UP AT THE BOWLING ALLEY AND THEN MAYBE OFF TO ROSSVILLE FOR FISH. PAULIE STILL HASN'T CALLED ME BACK, TO LET ME KNOW IF HE WILL BE CHEERING FOR THE BEARS!!!!!!!

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND
TOODLES
TERESA

THIS IS A TEST

THIS WILL EITHER MAKE YOU FEEL OLD OR LAUGH ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. HAD SOME EXTRA TIME THIS MORNING, SCHOOL WAS 2 HOURS LATE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY LOADING THIS PICTURE. THIS IS THE WEDDING PICTURE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT. I HOPE I DID THIS RIGHT, I'M OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PUT THESE THINGS ON HERE. BETTER GET TO SCHOOL NOW

TOODLES

TERESA

CAN YOU SAY SUPER BOWL

YOU KNEW HE WOULD BE BACK. I HAVE WAITED 21 YRS, WHAT EXCITEMENT. WELL FIRST THE WEATHER, WE WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AND IT SNOWED UNTIL ABOUT NOON. SO WE HAVE PLENTY NOW. DOUG HAD TO PUT CHAINS THE LAWN MOWER TO GET THE SNOW PLOWED. PLENTY OF SNOW. AND TODAY IS HARLIE KAY'S 2ND BIRTHDAY, SO WE WENT TO KAYLA'S FOR DINNER AND CAKE. SHE WAS A VERY GOOD GIRL AND ENJOYED THE CAKE AND PRESENTS. SHE GOT A NEW RED RADIO FLYER TRICYCLE FROM VILLAGE FARM AND HOME. THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN FIND METAL TRICYCLES THAT ARE GOING TO LAST AND NOT THAT CHEAP PLASTIC, THAT WALMART SELLS. SO IT WAS ALL FUN. THEN IT WAS HOME TO WATCH THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOW THE SPORTS UPDATE. THE PIRATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT, LOST A HEART BREAKER IN OVERTIME ON FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD THING, FOR THEM TO HAVE A LOSE AND NOW TIME TO REGROUP. WRESTLING YESTERDAY, MITCHELL GOT 2ND, LOST IN THE FINALS TO A KID FROM NORTH LINN, RATED IN THE STATE, HE DID REAL WELL, JUST ENDED UP A FEW POINTS TO SHORT. AND NOW FOR THE EXCITING SPORTS NEWS, REMEMBER I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT THE FRIDAY BOWLING LEAGUE DOUG IS IN. WELL HE BOWLED A 300 GAME FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SO HE DID ALITTLE CELEBRATING FOR THAT.

AND SOME SAD NEWS, MY AUNT ADELINE,(moms sister that lived in Sparta) PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY MORNING. SO WE HAVE A FUNERAL THIS WEEK, SHE WAS THE LAST OF THE KOECKE'S.

MICHAEL AND LOREN ARE WAY UP NORTH ICE FISHING. I CALLED THEM AFTER THE GAME AND MICHAEL WAS CELEBRATING WITH BRANDY & 7, SO I DON'T THINK THERE WILL ALOT OF FISHING DONE TODAY. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RETURN SAFELY TOMORROW. I TRIED CALLING PAULIE AFTER THE GAME, NO ANSWER SO I LEFT HIM A MESSAGE. AND TOLD HIM TO KEEP CHEERING FOR THE BEARS. I TREATED MYSELF AND DOUG TO A MABE'S AROUND THE GARDEN WITH EXTRA CHEESE, FOR THE VICTORY, SO I GUESS I BET GO AND EAT. SEEMS LIKE I HAD MORE NEWS BUT CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING NOW. SO UNTIL LATER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO REX TOMORROW.

TOODLES

GO BEARS

TERESA

HOLY PECKER TRACKS IT'S COLD

I'M NOT SURE WHY I TITLED IT THIS WAY, BUT THAT WAS A FAMOUS SAYING FROM ED EICHMANN WHEN I WAS TENDING BAR AT THE HORSESHOE,(that was long ago). BUT WE ALL SURVIVED THE SNOW STORM, WE GOT ABOUT 4 -5 INCHES OF THE WHITE STUFF. AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, GUESS BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING UNDER IT BUT GREEN GRASS. IT DID PUT A STOP TO KOLLIN'S JOB, FOR A FEW DAYS, HE WENT BACK THIS MORNING. YESTERDAY I MADE HIM GO TO THE DENTIST, AS HE WAS PULLING INTO THE LOT SOME OLD LADY WAS BACKING UP AND HIT HIS PICKUP, NOT ALOT OF DAMAGE, BUT SHE BLAMED HIM FOR NOT GETTING OUT OF THE WAY AND SO WHEN THE COP ARRIVED,(which was a dumb lady too, kollin says) SHE COULDN'T FIND A FAULT, SO NOONE WAS BLAMED, SO I GUESS KOLLIN WILL BE PAYING, THIS IS THE SECOND CRASH WITH HIS TRUCK SINCE HE GOT IT IN AUGUST, HE HIT A DEER ON HIS WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING OUT BY WALDEN POND, SO HE IS NOT HAVING GOOD LUCK WITH IT. AND OF COURSE IF I WAS TO BLAME FOR MAKING HIM GO TO THE DENTIST. KIDS SHOULD OF HAD A DOZEN!!!!!!
THE PIRATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS STILL UNDEFEATED AND ARE FUN TO WATCH. THE GIRLS ARE SURVIVING. WRESTLING TONIGHT AT VALLEY, ALWAYS FUN TO BEAT THE VALLEY TIGERS.

BIRTHDAYS COMING UP - HARLIE KAY WILL BE 2 ON SUNDAY AND WE ALL KNOW REX WILL BE OLD ON MONDAY. WELL MY HELPER MITCHELL IS HERE TO HELP ME FILL SOME POP MACHINES, SO WE GOT TO GO.

MORE LATER
TOODLES
TERESA

OH MY BEARS AND BRRRRRR

IT WAS GOOD AS "GOULD" BUT I CAN'T TAKE TO MANY GAME LIKE THAT. HARLIE KAY WATCHED WITH ME AND WE CLAPPED AND JUMPED UP AND DOWN. SHE IS SO FUNNY. SHE PROBABLY LEARNED SOME NEW WORDS FROM GRANNY T, SHE WILL BE READY FOR THE SCHOOL BUS NOW. AND WINTER ARRIVED TODAY, IT STARTED SNOWING ABOUT 3, AND WE ARE SUPPOSE TO GET 6 TO 9 INCHES. DEPENDING ON THE PATH. THE STORM IS COMING FROM THE SOUTH.

AN UPDATE SINCE THE LAST ENTRY. I GUESS IT WAS SPORTING EVENTS, THURS NIGHT WRESTLING, FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL. SATURDAY WRESTLING AT MONONA. PIRATES FINISHED 4TH OUT OF 10, THEY DID OK. MITCHELL FINISHED 2ND. HE WAS BEAT IN THE FINALS BY A RHODAS BOY FROM MONONA, HIS MOM WORKS AT SCHOOL WITH JUDY. MITCHELL LOST TO HIM ON THURSDAY NIGHT 9-1 AND THEN LOST ON SATURDAY 3-1, SO I TOLD HIM NEXT TIME WILL BE THE WIN. ACTUALLY A FEW CALLS WERE QUESTIONABLE AND MITCHELL COULD OF HAD IT WON ON SATURDAY. WE MISSED MARY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, STUPID STABBER WAS AT COFFEE THIS MORNING, TRYING TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW IF HIS STORIES ARE SO, SO I GUESS I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WENT. HE DID SAY JUDY & JOE WERE THERE. SO SHE COULD TELL YA.

TALKED TO SCHAGER WED NIGHT, SHE IS ORNERY ABOUT THE BOAT, PEOPLE NOT SHOWING UP FOR WORK AND THEY CALL AT THE LAST MINUTE etc. I DID EMAIL HER YOUR BLOG SITE. AND WHEN I GO TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY I WILL SEND YOU HER BOAT EMAIL ADDRESS, I DON'T HAVE IT AT HOME.

JUST MADE A KETTLE OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, (not alot of pepper), IT WILL KEEP US WARM FOR THE STORM I GUESS. NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY TO GET STARTED ON THE TAXES. I BETTER GET BACK TO THE KETTLE ON THE STOVE. I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THE STORM TURNS OUT.

TOODLES

TERESA

HUMP DAY

Not alot of exciting news, I'm not pissy like Rex, but the weather here has changed. Winter is on its way . It's turned cold and WINDY (thanks for sending it) here and they are talking a storm, this weekend, so we will see. I'm so happy I figured out the smiley things, I will have fun now, because they have lots of cute St. Patricks Day ones!!!!!! The Pirates had 2 basketball games last night with West Central. Girls lost, played ok and the Boys won . I told you I was going to have fun with those things. Anyway I still have to get the picture thing in here, maybe this weekend or on Monday, we have no school. I guess thats it for today. I will keep you posted on the winter weather.

Oh by the way check this guy out I think he looks like a Bear Fan and they play on Sunday, so you will probably see him again. I have a Booster Club meeting tonight @ 7:00, so I guess I better get going
And about the pissy thing Rex, get over it, didnt you tell Mary the other day aleast you don't have to shovel the wind.

Toodles
Teresa

HAPPY MONDAY

ALL WAS WELL THIS WEEKEND. DOUG HAD ALITTLE TROUBLE GETTING HOME FROM HIS FRIDAY BOWLING, BRYCE KOENIG, NICK SNITKER AND KOLLIN SHOWED UP AT THE BOWLING ALLEY, SO HE THOUGHT HE SHOULD SHOW THEM HOW TO BOWL. I LEFT HIM WITH HIS SON AND TOLD HIM TO GET HIM HOME SAFELY, ABOUT 1:45 am, THEY ARRIVED, NOT SURE WHO BROUGHT WHO HOME. ANYWAY BY SATURDAY NIGHT DOUG HAD A FEVER AND ONE HECK OF A COLD, TOLD HIM THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ACT YOUR AGE. WE WENT TO THE WRESTLING TOURN IN ELKADER. THE PIRATES WON IT!!!!!!!!! MITCHELL GOT FIRST PLACE AND WRESTLED WELL. HE IS FUN TO WATCH, HE REMINDS ME ALOT OF WATCHING HIS UNCLE SHANNON WRESLTE.
HAD HARLIE YESTERDAY, KAYLA AND BRIAN MOVED INTO A HOUSE ON THE MILLER FARM, SO SHE WAS DOING SOME PAINTING, WHICH IS NOT EASY WITH A 2 YR OLD AROUND. SHE IS SO FUNNY WITH ALL THE TALKING SHE IS TRYING TO DO, SOME WORDS COME OUT GOOD AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND HER AND THEN SHE JUST SAYS DON'T TO US. SHE LOVES PUPPIES, OUR LABS ARE NOT REALLY PUPPIES, BUT SHE LOVES TO GO OUT AND FEED THEM
JOE BALK'S MOTHER PASSED AWAY, THIS WEEKEND, THE FUNERAL IS TOMORROW. I FORGOT TO ASK HIM YESTERDAY BUT CODY HAS BEEN IN VEGAS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WONDERING IF HIM AND PAUL CAUGHT UP WITH EACH OTHER. I GUESS HE WAS TO COME IN THIS MORNING, FOR THE WAKE AND FUNERAL.
SCHAGER HAD NO BOAT GOSSIP, ON THE NEXT BLOG I WILL PUT HER EMAIL ON IT, SHE HAS ONE AT THE BOAT SHE USES.
I BETTER GET BACK TO WORK, UNTIL LATER
TOODLES
TERESA

WHEW ITS FRIDAY AND ITS TOUGH BEING THE YOUNGEST

I BET THE TITLE HAS YOU WONDERING. FIRST AN UPDATE FOR THE WEEK. IT WAS BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER A WEEK AND HALF HOLIDAY BREAK. I WAS LUCKY ONLY HAD 1 SPORTING EVENT SCHEDULED AT HOME, SO ITS BEEN KIND OF QUIET HERE. LAST NIGHT WE WENT TO TURKEY VALLEY TO WATCH THE WRESTLERS, KORI IS THEIR MANAGER, SO WE STILL FOLLOW AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TO SUPPORT MITCHELL. WE HAD 2 VERY CLOSE MEETS LOST THE FIRST ONE TO SUMNER BY 1 POINT AND THEN LOST THE SECOND ONE TO TURKEY VALLEY BY 2 POINTS. MITCHELL WON BOTH HIS MATCHES. TONIGHT THE PIRATES TRAVEL TO VALLEY FOR BASKETBALL, I THINK I WILL PASS AND STOP AT THE BOWLING ALLEY FOR FRIDAY COCKTAILS, DOUG IS THERE. THEY HAVE STARTED THE WINTER FRIDAY BOWLING LEAGUE, SO I WONT GET MUCH WORK OUT OF HIM ON FRIDAYS FOR THE NEXT 10 WEEKS.

THE WEATHER STILL HAS BEEN GREAT HERE IN IOWA. IT HAS BEEN IN THE HIGH 40'S ALL WEEK. WE DID HAVE A DUSTING OF SNOW ON NEWS YEARS EVE, BUT THAT IS GONE NOW. THEY SAID ON THE NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT IF ALL THE RAIN WE HAD IN DECEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN SNOW. WE WOULD OF HAD 32 INCHES OF SNOW, THINK HOW THAT WOULD HAVE PILED UP IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN.

NOW THE SECOND HALF OF MY TITLE, SISTER BARBARA, WAS IN YAHOO CHATTING WITH ME TODAY, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO REX. I TOLD HER ABOUT OUR BLOGGING, SO SHE THEN STARTED ONE TODAY. HER SITE IS: looneysforever.blogspot.com
YOU WILL WANT TO BOOKMARK THAT, IT WILL BE INTERESTING, AS IS HER FIRST ENTRY. BUT NOW I WILL HAVE ALL THESE OLDER ONES TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND THEN THEY WONDER WHY I STOP FOR COCKTAILS!!!!!!!!!!

IF I HAVE TIME THIS WEEKEND I WILL SEE IF KORI CAN HELP ME POST SOME PICTURES ON THE BLOG, JESSICA SCHULTZ GAVE ME A GOOD ONE LAST NIGHT, ITS A PICTURE OF HER AND KOLLIN ON THE NIGHT THEY GOT MARRIED AT CLUB 51. STANDING UP WITH THEM IS BOBBY SCHULTZ AND KIM LOONEY. NICE TO KEEP IT ALL IN THE FAMILIES I GUESS.

HOW DO I GET ALL THOSE FUNKY SMILE FACE THINGS IN HERE???? AND I HAVE A SECURITY QUESTION FOR YA. BUT I MIGHT HAVE TO DO THAT CHATTING I CAN'T FIND IT RIGHT NOW.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND, I HOPE TO RUN INTO SCHAGER TONIGHT, SO I WILL CATCH UP ON THE BOAT GOSSIP FOR YA

TOODLES
TERESA

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! Everyone survived News Years Eve in Frankville. The Alpha Tap was great and cocktails after were good too. I hope you Packer fans are happy with your New Years gift from the Bears. I'm wondering if Favre's tears were happy because Urlacher didn't eat him alive, or is he really leaving?!?!? Anyway keep watching the Bears, and see if Grossman pulls his head out of his butt and starts playing. The agenda today is a marathon session of Canasta with my sisters and then a couple rounds of Pinochle this evening, with the Pinochle group.

I hope the New Year brings great health and happiness to you all. I need to get my card brain going now,

Toodles
Teresa