Snow, Hard Frost, and Halloween Ball in October!!!

Brrrr.... Saturday morning snow brought huge snowflakes and by Sunday morning snow covered cars, grass, and rooftops! Snow in October??? This was record setting.

While Mother Nature was busy blanketing us with snow, I was busy trying to keep the yellow bungee cord which was strung around the outside of my car in an effort to keep the front door of my car tied to the back door so I wouldn't fall out while driving! The mechanic was able to get the door closed, but said I shouldn't be taking any sharp left turns at high speeds! The way to get into my car was through the passenger side door and climb over the console. Can you just imagine how graceful I looked while doing this Saturday night all dressed up to go to a Halloween Ball?

American Klompen: CROCS!!!

I've made a GREAT discovery!!! CROCS are the American version of klompen!!!

Klompen are Dutch wooden shoes that are great for wearing out in the garden. They get wet and muddy and you simply just hose them off. I've often thought of buying them for my family, but travelling with carry-on luggage changes the way you do things. Plus, klompen aren't cheap!

Now I know that CROCS have been around for a while, but they are ugly, and I just didn't see the sense in them until recently.

I discovered CROCS down at the beach-- there's actually a CROCS outlet store. We now all wear our CROCS outside, and leave them at the door. Three cheers for the American version of klompen!!!