Latest Writings

So you say it’s your birthday & all you got was SNOW!!!

Well not quite on my birthday but close and the cold temperatures and rain stuck around for it. Hey but I do have pictures to prove we had a record snowfall in Des Moines, Iowa on October 10th, 2009. (more…)

Posted on 14 October '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa. No Comments.

Wha happen hot stuff????

Ok.. you post over a month ago about cheeze whiz and flowers then you leave us hanging… What’s up with that????? (more…)

Posted on 13 October '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa. No Comments.

I bring you flowers and …. Cheese Whiz??

Ok all, get your mind out of the gutter the cheese whiz was just sitting there but it got your attention didn’t it. (more…)

Posted on 15 September '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa. No Comments.

I know your mama didn’t raise you that way…..


At least I hope she didn’t…. (more…)

Posted on 8 September '09 by tessa, under Corn Crib News, No They DidNT. No Comments.

You know your in trouble when the gravel road turns to dirt…

As promised my little back roads real life farm-ville adventure. Anyone who knows me knows if I don’t have a map-quest map with me and I say, “yeah, I pretty much know where it is”, knows to bring the official Iowa map with them. (more…)

Posted on 1 September '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, No They DidNT. No Comments.

It’s a Van MAN!!! Holy Hell Batman….move outta the way!!!

First off people who know me did double takes when they seen me, then they very, very, HOLY HELL!!! GET OUTTA HER WAY quickly moved away. (more…)

Posted on 28 August '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, Taming the Finances. No Comments.

Feel Good Fridays: Iowa State Fair Rap

Hey!! It’s Iowa State Fair 2009 time!!! Couldn’t think of a more fitting video than this for State Fair Week. Get your Iowa On….. Enjoy your Feel Good Friday Selection…. (more…)

Posted on 21 August '09 by tessa, under Corn Crib News, Good Morning Iowa, Iowa the Ties that Bind. No Comments.

WOW! Tax Deductions for my Piggies!!!

I’m sure they thought this bill would sneak through because right now everyone’s attention is focused on PEOPLE CARE!!! (more…)

Posted on 18 August '09 by tessa, under No They DidNT. No Comments.

Monday Mailbag: Some Good Advice

This nice little gem cropped up in my inbox as of late, and wanted to pass it along to you. Some good advice from my sista to you….

Plus as an added bonus the super-awesome (yes I said it)… “If Today Was Your Last Day” by Nickleback off their Dark Horse Album. The clip is an embed courtesy of www.mtv.com
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Posted on 17 August '09 by tessa, under From the Cornfields, From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa. No Comments.

Monday Mailbag: The YaYa Sisters

Be Sure to Read the Diet at the End….

The YaYa Sisters

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Posted on 3 August '09 by tessa, under From the Cornfields, Good Morning Iowa. No Comments.