Today, I read a piece in the Winona Daily News about Iowa and same-sex marriage.
Iowa has recently cleared the way for same-sex marriages, by overturning the previous ban on April 3, 2009.  The article discussed gay couples in Wisconsin and the possible ramifications of their crossing traveling to Iowa to marry. The crux of it is they can do it, and they will do it, but couples face possible legal problems by doing it. Plus, it will only be a symbolic union, a relationship “rite of passage,” with no legal benefits. Only residents of Iowa are allowed the same rights …read more

Last night Jo Jo found herself in the VERY cold state of Wisconsin – surrounded by cheese heads – I say that as a ‘former’ Packers fan myself – I DO miss Brett Favre.
In the details outlining the upcoming episode, I was of the impression that Sean was going to be the biggest handful.  Quite the contrary, what I observed was Seth, the 10-year-old being the biggest culprit.
This was another one of those cases where mom and dad’s careers obviously keeps them very busy and because their attentions are focused so much on saving the world, they kind of overlooked …read more