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I haven’t had my hair cut for almost a year and after I saw some of the photos Dave took of me, I decided it was probably about time to go under the scissors. I had my choice of local salons, and I decided to go to Fantastic Sams.

I went at their afternoon busy time so I had to wait about 30 minutes, but I sat in the waiting area so I could people watch. The store is well-taken care of and there were certainly a lot of customers in the chairs and waiting their turns. The stylists were all very friendly and chatting with the people in their chairs. Several children received haircuts and all of them were cooperative–much to the relief of the stylists, I’m sure.

My turn came, and ironically, my haircut was done by Terry, with a “y”. I never know exactly what I want to have done, and she asked all the right questions and had great suggestions for me. Overall, I had a very pleasant experience and was pleased with the outcome.

You’ll have to find me around town to see how it turned out–I stay behind the camera, not in front of it!

Grade: A

Dave and I spent several days taking the children to see their father for the summer in Tennessee. We needed a place to take our miniature schnauzer, Pugsly (named after the Addams Family character!) I met Rhonda through the Sherburne County Citizen Academy. She told me that she did pet sitting, so I contacted her to see if she would be available to watch Pugsly while we were gone. She was!

When we arrived at her home, I was pleased with what I saw. She has a nice property with plenty of room for the animals to get their exercise. She was very professional with paperwork for us to fill out. While we were gone, she asked if she could groom Pugsly, who needed it desperately. Rhonda even emailed me a couple of pictures of Pugsly and her dog, Zeus getting along.

When we returned, Pugsly was a new, very sharp-looking and good-smelling dog! Usually he is very skittish around new people, but when it was time to go, he wanted to remain with Rhonda — hmmm, what kind of treats did she give him?

I highly recommend Rhonda’s services–her prices are very reasonable and I know Pugsly had a good week while we were away.

Grade: A+

I stopped by to watch the motocross races at ERX Motocross Park on Saturday. My brother has a son who has been racing since he was four years-old, but they lived far enough away that I didn’t go to see his competitions. Watching the racers was pretty cool, except for the one who took a tumble!

We purchased three very nice maple trees from Steve last fall. So far they are doing excellent. Steve was very helpful in answering our questions and delivered the trees himself. We were very pleased with their business and customer service. We also took a peak at Debbie’s puppies while we were there. I tried to wheedle Dave into getting one, but he wouldn’t budge! The puppies were all adorable and obviously well-cared for. I haven’t given up on David yet!

The new planting season has started, so we visited Steve at his Nursery to see the new shrubs and trees. They are having their bareroot sale going on now.

Last year we shopped at Nelson’s Nursery several times. I knew that they were going to put in a new greenhouse over the winter, so we stopped by to see how it turned out.

Wow, very impressive! They always have beautiful plants and shrubs, but with the nice, open greenhouse everything is visible with the natural lighting.

They are also having their annual Spring Bareroot Sale, but it won’t last long!

Denny’s is giving away a free Superbowl Special for everyone in America. Be sure to get yours.

The closest Denny’s in this area is in Rogers, Minnesota.

The offer is for Dine-in only from 6:00 am to 2 pm. Enjoy!