Mary Ihla

Roma's still closed, so we settled for Texas Roadhouse, which we have in MN.

Going to Roma's for great Italian food. Can't wait! Eggplant Rolletini, yum!

My first ever shopping experience on Black Friday. Started at 11pm Thursday, planning to go to Toys 'R' Us, but left after seeing the line over 3 blocks long. Shopping at other stores straight through until this morning (Friday).

My 16-year-old granddaughter is going to win NaNoWriMo this year with her zombie novel. I am so proud!

Midnight Marauders - http://www.facebook.com/note...

Lost 6.5 pounds last week for a total of 30.5 lost. Woohoo! I reached my first goal and made up for 3 weeks of no loss. This is going to be the toughest week of all though. I just hope I don't gain.

Can't believe I got up at 7am this morning after getting in at 12:30 last night and staying up until 2am gabbing with my daughter and son-in-law. Non-stop all day, so it's nice to finally relax and catch up on FB.

35W BRIDGE COLLAPSE DIGITAL IMAGES - http://collections.mnhs.org/visualr...

Somebody loves me -- my daughter's rat!

The Tree That Ate Texas - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

The Tree That Ate Texas.mov - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Off to Texas for 10 days. Bye, Minnesota.

Have realized I'm at an age when a primary topic of conversation is who has passed away. Depressing!

Hulu - Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends - http://www.hulu.com/rocky-a...

The 5 Signs Your Diet Plan Will Last - PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog...

A Do-It-Yourself Christmas: 34 Great Gifts You Can Make Yourself * Get Rich Slowly - http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog...

IPod Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients - WSJ.com - http://online.wsj.com/article...

Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be | The Onion - America's Finest N - http://www.theonion.com/content...

Miss Scrappy Britches - http://www.amymuse.com

Linguists determine Sarah Palin talks as she does due to 1930s migration from Upper Midwest - KIAH - http://www.39online.com/news...

Well, I've officially hit a plateau -- 3 weeks with no weight loss (or gain). I've stayed well under my points allotment and haven't even used any activity swaps. Since I've really stepped up my exercise routine and my jeans are falling off, I suspect the fat has turned to muscle -- I'm hoping.

CaringBridge / lelandheroux / Welcome - http://www.caringbridge.org/visit...

Did Microsoft make the "Windows 7 Was My Idea" commercials so they'll have someone else to blame?

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A very happy birthday to my son-in-law, Eric Grubbs. Have a great one!

Does our governor really think the people of Minnesota are so stupid as to believe he hasn't decided if he will run for president? Why the heck would any politician visit New Hampshire unless they were?

My darling daughter got me an early Christmas/birthday present of a washing machine, which I love. So, I got her a birthday/Christmas present of all the supplies and equipment she needs to make lefsa.

1500 more NaNoWriMo words tonight. Not caught up yet, but at least I haven't fallen further behind. I'm discovering the characters are driving the story in a direction I hadn't really planned. I think it will be an interesting journey.

2009 Veteran’s Day Freebies http://bargainbriana.com/2009....