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Earthquakes and Railroads and Magic Fingers, Oh My!
The hotel we’re staying in while our house is being built is very close to railroad tracks. We hear the whistle and then, we feel the train going by. No kidding, we can feel the rumble. It shakes the chairs, the sofa, the bed. The whole room shakes for as long as the train passes…
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U-Haul is Laying Down the Lavatory Law!
Ok, the other day, we were out to U-Haul, not to get more boxes, thank goodness, but so I could use the bathroom. There was this new sign on the door laying down the law about how construction workers should keep it clean-or else. You should know that the Iowa City U-Haul is building a…
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Where is the Weather Channel Going?
Have you noticed where the Weather Channel is going lately with its commercials? We’ve been staying in a hotel while our house is being built and the TV defaults to the Weather Channel-no matter which channel it’s on when you turn it off. OK, what’s up with the Blue Chew commercials? I honestly thought it…
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The Haunted Bellman’s Luggage Carts
When we moved into the hotel we’re camping in to wait for our house to be built, I rediscovered the joy of driving the bellman’s luggage cart. Does anyone besides me find this a major challenge? I always get the cart with the crazy, wobbly wheel. Worse yet, they are impossible to steer and the…
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Mall Walker
Our hotel is about a 20 minute walk from the shopping mall. Both ways it’s about a 2.5 mile walk. I’ve been over there a few times and I think I’m becoming a mall walker. The other day at the mall, an older lady approached me and asked me if I’d help open her water…
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What’s the Skinny on Indoor Saline Pools and Vitamin D?
We saw a sign in the hotel elevator that made us curious. Part of it said: “There are also lots of ways to get out and soak up some good ‘ol vitamin D from our saline pool to our grill and patio area.” Not to quibble or get too sciency (“sciency” turns out to be…
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Hotel Kitchen Notes
I need to make a note about the kitchenette in our hotel room. It’s big enough for Sena to cook a meal in, but small enough for me to knock the meal on the floor. The kitchen has a fridge with freezer, yet lettuce freezes in the fridge. We have really crunchy salads. It has…
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Workout at the Hotel!
We’re camping out in a hotel while our new house is being built. We tried out the exercise equipment. It has been tough to exercise what with all the chores of showing and selling the house, moving all our stuff into storage, and now adjusting to living in a hotel (which will be for a…
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Getting Back Into Juggling Shape!
We’ve been so busy moving that I’ve laid off juggling for a while. I’m sore in every muscle! We’ve moved into a hotel for a couple of months while our new house is being built. I’ll get back into juggling shape soon!
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Hotel Iowa
Well, we’re in the next stage of relocation, which is the Hotel California-excuse me, I mean the Hotel Iowa, so to speak. We’re camping out a hotel while our house is under construction. We were up well after midnight moving before we got to the hotel. We had a Casey’s pizza for dinner. The movers…
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