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It's a beautiful day in paradise.

Now just where is paradise located
and how can I get there?

Tonight a child was born

What if Santa takes a train?

will he arrive late?

This Weeks' Job

Welcome to Anamosa, Iowa

About Anamosa:
Anamosa is a city located in Jones County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,494. It is the county seat of Jones County.
Anamosa Geography:
Anamosa is located at 42°6'32" North, 91°16'53" West (42.108954, -91.281476).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 km2 (2.2 mi2). 5.8 km2 (2.2 mi2) of it is land and 0.44% is water.
The Wapsipinicon River runs through the city of Anamosa.
Anamosa is served by U.S. Highway 151 and Iowa State Highway 64.

Anamosa History:
What is now Anamosa was founded as the settlement of Buffalo Forks in 1838 and incorporated as Lexington in 1856. Lexington was a very popular name for towns at that time, so when Lexington chose to become incorporated as a city in 1877, the name was changed to Anamosa to avoid mail delivery confusion. There are many different stories on how Anamosa was chosen as a name, but all of them center around a local Native American girl named Anamosa, which means white fawn.
Anamosa was named as the Pumpkin Capital of Iowa by the Iowa State Legislature in 1993 and hosts Pumpkinfest, a pumpkin festival and weigh-off, every year in October.

Grant Wood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

American Gothic (1930)

2004 Iowa state quarter
Grant Wood, born Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest.

another chance

it's a new day
that brings new ways
to express
creativity
hurray

road tripping for work

Last week allowed me 2 trips to Waterloo. Quite the treat visiting with friends while mixing in work.

Our weather has been decent, today at 4pm it was still 40 so I even got in a bike ride.

As always, the season is clicking right along. I'm sure looking forward to having my digital camera!

santa let me see my present

Digital Cameras - High-End Digital Cameras - Point and Shoot Digital Cameras - Compact Photo Printers - Digital Camera - PowerShot A540 - Canon USA Consumer Products

this lady rocks!!!

www.myspace.com/joanosborne

my home town paper

Mid-Iowa Newspapers - Boone News Republican - Local News

dream log

Last night I dreamed I lived & worked in a hardware store. The managers were a bit upset with me because in the mornings I'd cross the store in my jamies and or long jons to go to the bathroom. They thought I should be dressed if I was going to be seen by customers.

mmm
what kind of strange message is this?

cuz I'm not shy

You Are 12% Shy

You aren't shy at all, in fact, you're probably quite outgoing. You are comfortable in almost any social situation, no matter how difficult.

How Shy Are You?

my color of green

You Are Grass Green

Down to earth and a bit of a hippie, you are very into nature and the outdoors. You accept the world and people as they are. You don't try to change things. You are also very comfortable with yourself, flaws and all. Optimistic about the future, you feel like life is always getting better.

What Color Green Are You?