Tricia

Wisconsin State Fair 2011

Today is the first day of  10 fun filled days at the Wisconsin State Fair. Before you head out, make sure you are prepared when it comes to getting there and getting in. ADMISSION Adults (ages 12 to 59) $9 Youth (ages 6 to 11) $5 Children (5 and under) free Seniors (ages 60+) and Disabled: $6 Military and Veterans with I.D. $6 HOURS Sunday – Thursday: 8am – 11pm Fridays and Saturdays: 8am...

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Unique products from re-incarnation

Recently my family visited the Strawberry Festival and one of my favorite booths there carried items that were made from recycled items. It is called re-incarnation. Something about the booth caught my eye and I had to check it out. Now I am far from a “birdhouse person”, but these were just beautiful to me. The prices on these beauties from $35 to $75. To me that is a little pricey, but I...

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We love our Zoo Membership

I have always enjoyed taking our family to our local Zoo. It is a great way to spend family time together in a stress free environment and you can always count on getting some exercise from all that walking. During the last few years we have visited the Milwaukee County Zoo during the family free days. I knew once the weather warmer we would want to go more, so I decided to get a membership this year. A...

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Strawberry Festival 2011

I have lived in Wisconsin all my life and love strawberries but this was my first year checking out the Strawberry Festival. It has been going on for 26 years in Cedarburg, WI. It turned out not to be that far from my home so on June 27th my family decided to go and check it out. It wasn’t just me, my husband and kids this time. My mother-in-law, niece, sister-in-law and cousins went too. It was nice...

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Summerfest 2011

Today is the first day of Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the World’s Largest Musical Festival, runs for 11 days and features over 700 bands! Besides the music there will be lots of food and fun things to do for the entire family. I know how important it is to get entertainment at a good price so I wanted to provide some information you need to know if you are planning  on attending....