Photos from Our 2008 Annual Newsletter

Red Rock Formations in Sedona, Arizona.

Verde Canyon Scenic Railroad in Arizona.

Lioness at "Out of Africa Wildlife Park" in Arizona

Dining with Steve & Nancy at Castle Casino in Arizona

Tour Boat in Wisconsin Dells

Hillary Clinton Campaigns at "Brat Stop" in Wisconsin

Amtrak Train to Chicago

Gaelic Storm Irish Band (from movie "Titanic") Performs with John's Hat

Strange Things Happen when You Drink Beer

Fish Dinner with Nancy along Milwaukee River

Fall Colors on Our Pond

Val as Canoe Voyageur at Halloween Party.

Thai Dancers at International Holiday Folk Festival.

Over 14 inches of Snow in Cheezland!!

Cheezland received over 14 inches of snow last night & this morning, yuck!

Despite the heavy snowfall, Cheezhead John decided that our SUV would be able to get us out of the house for breakfast/lunch at 3 pm. Our snow plow service had not yet arrived to plow the driveway.

Yes, we got stuck in several spots, so John had to keep shoveling around the tires to keep us going. Although John drives an SUV, the bottom of the vehicle is not 14 inches high! It took us about a half hour to get out of the driveway when our snow plow service finally arrived as we got to the end of the driveway. The dude said his truck got stuck elsewhere, so even he had to be rescued.

As we tried to get around the snow plow pick 'em up truck, our SUV got stuck on the road ---- but that was because John kept trying to drive with the parking brake on after we got out of the driveway & he picked up the mail, LOL!

Anyway, next time John says he will avoid trying to drive out of the driveway with snowfalls over 8 inches. But he enjoyed trying to be macho duck maneuvering his mighty SUV.

The Milwaukee airport was closed most of today while Chicago O'Hare's airport cancelled over 300 flights & had lots of delays. Chicago got less snow but lots of ice. Parking lots & roads have mountains of plowed snow, so they are like driving around in a maze.

More snow is forecasted for tomorrow night & Sunday morning, followed by high winds & low temperatures going down to 40 below windchill factors! Not a good time to visit chilly Cheezland this year, but a great time to visit somewhere warm. We have enjoyed very mild winters for several years prior to this bizarre weather.

It looks like we may have snow on Christmas Eve, too. I guess we will have to get some fresh emergency food, (like tuna, ham, canned soups, crackers & chips) to eat at home in case we get stuck again.

We'll be posting some photos soon to cover the storms. And, we will be e-mailing our annual Christmas Newsletter soon.