And we’d bet $200 that it was you. 🫵

It’s only Hump Day.

But man, has it been a week already for our household and tears have been shed. 😢

Sunday started off great, with some bright purple nail polish being rubbed into the living room carpet (it’s fine). Monday night gymnastics then leading to the inevitable bedtime battle (whatever, trust me, it’s fine). Then a tantrum on the way to school the next day because a shoe fell off (Really child?). A late night at work (there goes the meal planning…). Waking up 4 times last night (or was that Sunday night the baby didn’t sleep? Idk. It was rough.)

I guess that’s why God made wine, whiskey and long dog walks with no kids.

Have fun this week.

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📍 1441 Marak Rd NW, Swisher, IA 52338

⌚ 6 - 9 pm

Dogs on Skis (what a great band name) will be playing live from 6-9 pm down at Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery. The band covers classic and modern rock hits. The weather should be perfect for an event like this.

This most certainly can be a family thing, but… remember, wine and whiskey, right??? To go with your cocktail or mocktail of choice, we highly recommend the sweet ‘n spicy wood-fired pizza and the burnt ends queso ( 🤤 ). If spicy is not your thing, you can’t go wrong with any other pizza on the menu. Drinking your dinner is also acceptable but just make sure you have a sober ride back home.

Make sure you pack a chair as seating can be hard to come by at some of the music nights!

Why did the turkey cross the road? 🦃 🛣

To prove he wasn’t a chicken! 🙃

Knock knock…. who’s there?

Mikey…. Mikey who?

Mikey doesn’t fit in this lock! 🗝

Why did the baseball player go to jail? ⚾

He stole a base! 😆

🥁ba-dumm, tsssst…. 🥁

Yes, 40! 40 cloves of garlic. In fact, if you want to use 41, or 42 or 43… or 57… we won’t tell… we love garlic too. We dug into the first cookbook we got years ago as a wedding gift for this week’s featured recipe. We’ve yet to try this recipe until this week, and it was a hit (at least with most of us, the middle child wanted oatmeal).

CRFW Pro Tip: This meal will take upwards to an hour to prepare and cook, so plan accordingly.

Ingredients:

For a side, we recommend some roasted broccoli or brussel sprouts along with some nice bread such as a sourdough loaf or a baguette.

Well, it is past Mother’s Day, and we got 3 consecutive days of 80-degree weather, I think the weather has officially turned the corner… chance of thunderstorms in the near future, so keep an eye on the afternoon radar.

Weather courtesy of KCRG.com

Some interesting local stories from the past week:

Kate Martin Signed to the LA Sparks - from IowaNewsNow

State allocates $200,000 to connect Iowa food banks with local farmers - from Corridor Business Journal

Ben McCollum signs contract extension as Iowa head men’s basketball coach after first year with program - from Cedar Rapids Gazette

The hantavirus is in the United States. Here’s what we know - from KCRG

Pools:

Splash Pads - Memorial Day weekend for Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Marion, and Hiawatha.

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Uhhh… whoops.

In all seriousness, we keep seeing more and more example AI responses being copied and pasted into the final product? It’s crazy! Doesn’t everyone have a wife an editor that gets paid absolutely nothing and has to do their work on the couch late at night after the kids go to bed?

Anyways, as always, please share with your friends! Maybe at some point we will actually motivate you with a referral program, i.e. entice you with a coffee mug that you don’t need so that we can spam your friend’s email.

See you later! 👋