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Things to do for Halloween in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Filed under Events, Things I Really Like by Jen on October 25, 2011 at 1:19 pm {7 comments}

Halloween is fast approaching and if you are still looking for something fun to do here is a list of all the great Halloween events happening in the Twin Cities. Of course we aren’t going to be doing any of these scary activities, Not after the corn maze fiasco.

The eight year old has decided to have a Halloween party this year so that’s all the scary activity I need. In fact I can’t think of anything more scary than a bunch of 8 year old kids, high on sugar and dressed to scare. Wish me luck.

Some of the best haunted houses in Minneapolis/St. Paul

SCREAM TOWN
Chaska, Minnesota
Location: 7410 Highway 212

Dungeons of Darkness and Doom
Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Location: 4094 Lakeland Ave N
Contact Phone: 952-886-3366

Ghost Trolley and Booseum
Excelsior, Minnesota
Location: 305 Third Street
Contact Phone: 952-221-4766

Dreadwood Haunted Forest
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Location: Hudson, WI
Contact Phone: 651-224-3003

Haunted Aquarium
Bloomington, Minnesota
Location: Mall of America

Don’t bring the little kids to these Halloween events in the Twin Cities

Trail of Terror
3525 145th Street West
Shakopee, MN 55379

Zombie Pub Crawl
You can crawl the pubs in Minneapolis and St. Paul,
you can even try to break a world record.

Nightmare Hallow Scream Park at Running Aces
15201 Zurich Street NE
Columbus, MN 55025
651-462-7279

Halloween for the little kids. Not too scary and lots of fun!

Planet Spooky
Located at Valley Fair
includes Linus’s Pumpkin Patch,
Storytelling Witch and
Hay Bale Maze.
You can also catch these family friendly live shows,
Charlie Brown’s Pirate Adventure,
The Boogiemonsters,
and Frogwartz Wizard Academy.

In the Heart of the Beast
Puppet and Mask Theater
Mask making fun

Minneapolis Parks and Rec Halloween
There are many activities for little kids at the Minneapolis Parks including a halloween party for the kids, haunted houses for the kids, pumpkin carving and movies in the park. Lots of fun for kids of all ages.

Nickelodeon Universe BlackOut Halloween
Experience Nickelodeon Universe in a whole new way with unlit rides, black lighting, fog effects, a live DJ, costume contests, black light t-shirt making, glow in the dark airbrush tattoos and more. Enjoy shows, arts and crafts and take part in the costume party.

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I’m Gonna Get Porked!!

Filed under Events, Ex#2, Food, Things I Really Like by Jen on October 17, 2011 at 2:21 pm {6 comments}

Yep, I’m gonna get porked by my ex husband. I’m so excited because I don’t know anyone who can do pork like he can.

In honor of National Pork Month, and because I have an awesome giveaway for you later this week, I am getting porked by my ex husband.

See, there is nothing I won’t do for you guys.

Ex#2 will be preparing a very special pork tenderloin from Costco later this week. He is going Greek with the pork, which sounds like all kinds of fun, and which means the daughter will not be eating with us. More for us!! Check back in later this week to see his piece of meat. I will be sure to take all kinds of pictures for you.

This week, in honor of National Pork Month, get $2.00 off a package of pork tenderloin. As a wholesome cut packing tons of flavors, ounce for ounce, pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast, so you can get porked too!

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The Real Reason the 80′s Rocked

Filed under Events, Things I Really Like by Jen on October 16, 2011 at 4:08 pm {15 comments}

I miss the 80s. I miss feeling good about my country. I’m still proud to be American, I still proudly fly my flag, but I’m one of the few. As I see these kids protesting in Downtown Minneapolis, and across the country, I wonder what makes them proud. Most of the people who are occupying Wall Street, or any of the other financial districts around the country, are too young to remember these speeches by Ronald Reagan. And that’s a shame. I may not agree with all of Reagan’s ideals but when I was a teen with full on big hair, bandanna around my ankle and shoulder pads to shame a linebacker I looked forward to Reagan’s speeches because they always made me feel so proud to be an American.

There is a change coming and I think it is for the good. People are waking up. People are realizing that if they want to have greatness they must accept risk and, more importantly, accept responsibility.

Something is happening, you can feel it in the air. I’m hoping we go back to being Americans. Not Republicans, not Democrats, just Americans.

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