Legend Lake, Keshena, WI

Legend Lake, Keshena, Wi 

PC: Jessica Carlin

The Black Sheep made the trip to Keshena, WI, which is about 8 miles out of Shawno. 

When did you move here?

We moved into the house in 2009. We had the camper in 1992.

What is your favorite part of living here?

The scenery, the weather, and the peace and quiet. The view out of every room in the house is beautiful. When the whole family can come up at one time. 

What is there to do in Keshena?

Shrimp lunch at the War Bonnet on Wednesdays. Going to the casino (grandma is not).

What are your favorite things to do on the lake?

Swim, boat, float. 

Any interesting facts about the lake?

You can take a 7 mile boat ride from one end of the lake to the other. The fish bite nipples and we feed them oatmeal.  There are 7 individual lakes connect by channels that were dug in the 1960s. 
Everyone that we’ve talked to has said they love living up here, and we can only support that opinion. 

With love, 

The Black Sheep

Things I’ve Bought on Amazon

This is going to be an awkward post..

Anyway, here is a short list of the things I have bought on Amazon.

• Cat Food and Litter- I’m a shameless cat mom, I order the basic supplies so I don’t have to carry around a 12 pound bag of litter and a 16 pound bag of cat food.
• Bag for Travel- Some of you may know that I’m going on a trip in September (more to come on that subject), so I obviously needed a new carry on 😉
• Portable Charger- Another thing I bought for my trip. It can charge my phone three times and can charge my tablet or iPad twice.
• Grow a Boyfriend- So funny story.. Haley got me a cute sign that says “I work hard so my cat can have a better life,” so I obviously needed to get her something. I got her a grow a boyfriend and a cute box sign that says “Always be yourself unless you can be a unicorn.”
• Pets Official Packer Jersey- No shame on this one, it was an excellent buy. Clyde’s birthday was coming up, which brings me to my next item…
• Pet Birthday Hat- It’s a wonder my cat doesn’t hate me.
• Disposable Syringes- I think we can leave that to a birthday and your imagination.
• My Computer, Keyboard, and Mouse.

I’m sure there are more than those things, but I’ve archived most of my orders. What are some of the things you buy on amazon?

Open Letter to Retail Shoppers

Dear Retail Shopper,

Welcome to our store, where you will always be right… even when you’re wrong. I would like to fill you in on a little shopping etiquette, as some of you may have forgotten.

• Please and Thank You go a long way in our world. It can be the difference between letting your expired manufacturer coupon go and writing you a rain check to save you some money vs tossing your coupon and letting you pay more.
• Stop leaving carts everywhere. PLEASE. Finding them all around the store and tracking them down in the parking lot makes the employees a little cranky.
• No, we don’t have a magic supply of goods in the back, so don’t get mad when we don’t have something. Odds are, (unless it’s food) what we have is out on the shelves. If you ask me to check, odds are I’ll go in back and stand in front of the bay it should be and glance at it even knowing there wont be anything there.
• For the love of God quit letting your children pull toys off the shelves and dumping them on the floor. We already have to straighten the aisle before we leave so finding toys all over the store and the floor makes our job harder.
• We LOVE when you come in with coupons organized and ready to go after we scan your items. To those of you who do this… You are a God send.
• We all have our bad days, so excuse the cashier or manager that gets short with you after the fourteenth question.
• We know you’re busy and we’re just trying to help when we ask you if you’re finding everything okay, there is no need to get upset about it, just say no and carry on with your shopping.

Now enjoy the ride that is retail shopping, come again!

 

Our Online Dating Profiles

Today we have decided to write each others online dating profiles. . .

Name: Haley

Bio: Hi, I’m Haley. I’m a pretty spectacular person, pretty amazing if you really want to know. I love Grey’s Anatomy, Jessi, Harry Potter, and Olive Garden. I am a bookworm (Harry Potter [obvs] FTW), brownie points if you are, too. I am currently studying radiology with a minor in Spanish. I’m a pretty cool person. Hit me up.

Name: Jessi

Bio: So, I’m Jessi. I’m super special. I have a strange obsession with cats, my fur baby is named Clyde. I enjoy drinking wine from plastic cups, watching Grey’s Anatomy, quoting Batman and kayaking. Currently in school learning to be a counselor for drugs and alcohol, and I have frequent solo dance parties in my kitchen to Taylor Swift songs. Let’s see if we click!

 

(Haley writing) As we speak, Jessi is having a solo dance party in the kitchen, and my phone is off limits because I’m the kind of person to snapchat that to everyone we know. So basically, this is just a little funny for the day, it’s what happens when we get bored.

With love,

The Black Sheep

Dear Future Husband. . .

Dear Future Husband,

There are some things you need to know before you decide to make a lifelong commitment to me.

I get hangry real fast, by fast I mean I go from 1 to 60 in 3 seconds or less. I need to eat roughly every three to four hours, or things start going wrong.

I have a passion for dancing, whether it’s on a stage, in the kitchen, or in the car. No matter where it is I’ll always go full out. Be warned though, I’m terrible at dancing to pop songs.

I’m a terrible singer, but when it comes to the car it becomes my stage and I’m the best singer in the world. I turn my radio up loud and sing every word. No one is allowed to touch the stereo except for myself, that includes to turn it down.

Harry Potter is life. If I get mad at you, the best thing to say is, “How about a glass of wine and a Harry Potter movie?” You’ll win me over every time. Same with any Disney movie.

Thursday nights are dedicated to Grey’s Anatomy. Don’t interrupt that. Even better, watch it with me.

I sleep with about 8 blankets and 4 pillows. I do not share them, even if I’m not using them. I will claim unused pillows and blankets throughout the night. Also, I toss and turn a lot, so good luck with that.

I get sassy real fast when things don’t go my way. Call it last-born syndrome, but I tend to get sassy real quick. You can change that quickly through redirection.

More importantly there are two huge things that may factor into your deciding to marry me.

First, at this point I do not want children. At all. I have enough kids in my family already, and I don’t need my own. Maybe some day that will change, but don’t be the person to pressure me into having kids. I am not made for them right now.

Second, I believe in Jesus. I was raised in a Lutheran church, and I plan to stay in a Lutheran church. I would love if you go to church with me, but that is entirely up to you.

 

Lastly, don’t give up on me. I’m stubborn and a pain in the a**, but I will love you through the good times and the bad.

With love,

 

Your Potential Wife

♥♥♥

If you give a girl a cousin….

If you give a girl a cousin,

She’ll become best friends with her.

 

And when she becomes best friends with her.

She’ll share her clothes, gossip, and time in her presence.

 

She’ll grow comfortable, and gain all trust.

She’ll laugh with her, share stories, make memories,

But she will cry with her too.

 

And when she cries with her,

She’ll learn that someone will be there to catch every fall.

 

And when someone is there to catch her every fall,

She’ll know how deeply loved she is,

She’ll grow.

 

She’ll grow into a woman,

One with someone who has her back,

 

And when she has someone who has her back,

She’ll take on life fearless.

 

And once she’s fearless,

She will conquer her highest goals.

 

And when those goals are conquered,

Her cousin will follow in her path.

 

And when her cousin follows her path,

They will live.

 

And when they live,

They will share memories, laughs, and tears.

 

They will always have each other,

For years, and years, and years.

So if you give a girl a cousin,

She’ll probably ask for more

Harry Potter: The Beginning

This post is about two fantastic people; J.K. Rowling, who wrote a book series that captured my entire attention and my heart, and my grandma, who introduced me to said book series and has supported my obsession the whole way. Anyone who knows me has seen some indication of the depths of my love for Harry Potter. Seriously. I really do love it. Funny story about how I got into Harry Potter. My third grade teacher had the first three books on the bookshelf at school. My young naive self took one look at the hand-drawn covers and immediately dismissed them as stupid. Over the summer, my grandma came to visit for a few days around my birthday. For some reason or another, we took a trip to Walmart. I saw the Harry Potter books on a shelf and, in what I consider one of the biggest mistakes of my young childhood, I looked at Grandma D. and said, “Those books look so stupid.” Later that night, as I was unwrapping birthday gifts, I had a terrible revelation. The first gift I opened from my grandma included all three of the Harry Potter books I had declared stupid only hours earlier. I wanted to crawl under the table and never come out. Of course, I was determined to fix my epic blunder. I sat down on the couch right in front of Grandma with the first book. From that moment on, I was convinced that Grandma was the smartest person in the whole world. Approximately 48 hours later, I had finished all three books, and I was hooked. Moral of the story: don’t judge a book by its cover. I became one of those people who waited impatiently for the next book to come out. I saw movies 4-8 in theaters. I made sure anyone who would listen knew exactly how fabulous they were. I’m sure some of my family wishes I talked about it just a little bit less, but that’s probably not going to happen. It took me seven years to read and watch all books and movies, and I regret nothing. At a later point, I’ll tell you about the time I read the seventh book with a total stranger on an airplane. That’s a cool, creepy story too. For now, I’ll leave you with a couple of the best quotes by J.K. Rowling, and some that are going to stick with me.

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

“The stories we love best stay with us forever.”

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

“It is our choices that show what we are, far more than our abilities.”

#WAGSWAG

For those of you who don’t know, I left my job at Ramada, and accepted a job at Walgreens with Haley & my brother’s girlfriend and our friend, Megan. I have been there for two days so far, and have really enjoyed my time there.

I am so excited to be working with some great people, and hope that it stays that way! 🙂 ☺♥

Dear Future Husband

I know you’re out there, you could be down the street or three states over, but I know you’re there. Wherever you may be, there are some things you need to know about me.

I want to go on adventures. I want to travel, and I’d love to do it with you. There are places I want to see, things I want to do, and I hope you’re the person I can take with me.

I come with baggage. By the time we get to marriage, I’m sure you’ll understand what I mean. I’ve got history that’s not going to leave, and it’s affected who I am. My guard is up, and if you’re going to get through that, it’s going to take some work. But if you’re willing to try, I’m going to give you my best shot too.

You don’t get an out. When we say “I do,” we do forever. You don’t get to leave when we don’t work out, you get to walk into the next room, sit yourself down and figure it out. I don’t care if it takes three hours or three days, we’re going to cool down and work on things.

Two, maybe three kids max. This whole idea of creating our own family choir, marching band or sports team is just not gonna happen. Sorry buddy, I’ve got a limit. I’ve got my ideal family in mind, and while I’m open to whatever happens, I’m a pretty stubborn person.

My opinion isn’t the only one that matters. Before we tie the knot, before you even ask me, you’ve got a lot of other people to talk to. I’m sorry I’ve got a bigger family than other girls, but that just means you’re going to have to get more people to love you. But hey, if you got me to fall in love, the rest of my family will be a breeze.

But, if you manage to do that, and I know you will because I wouldn’t have picked you if you couldn’t, I will love you, unconditionally. If you can see past my flaws and quirks, you’re the one. You’re the one for life, so good luck, you’re going to need it with me. But it’s still going to be amazing, and I can’t wait to spend my life with you.

Encouragement. With gifs!

So this is a post from our first guest blogger: my roommate, Natalie. Thanks so much for contributing!

Society has come a long way from the 1950s, but sadly there are still people out in the world that are going to tell you that you can’t do something and will doubt your abilities. Remind yourself to smile and nod to them, and prove them all wrong.

When I announced I wanted to become a nurse, many of the people that were close to me actually doubted my ability to pass in my nursing classes, let alone get into a nursing program. I am proud to say I am in a very highly ranked nursing school in the state, and I am passing all my classes. SO TAKE THAT HATERS!

So if someone is doubting your abilities use this helpful guide

1. Smile and nod

2. Maybe make a face behind their back

 

3. Go home and plot

4. Work hard to achieve success

5. Fail and repeat step 4 until it happens (because you probably won’t succeed on the first try tbh)

6. Succeed and bask in the glory of being proud of yourself

7. Let haters hear on their own

8. Have their bad vibes fuel your success and keep rockin it, you queen