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Tulip Time 2010…And so it Begins

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I had a bill to get in the mail last night. I thought I'd run it up to the post office right before the 5:00 deadline. I jumped in the car to drive the three blocks. I should have walked. It would have been faster.

The streets of Pella are getting blocked off. The food stands are being set in place. You can hear the music getting blasted from the town square as the PA system is tested. It is time, once again, for Pella Tulip Time. For the next four days we will welcome tens of thousands of visitors who come to eat goodies, watch the parades and see the tulips.

Well, what's left of the tulips. Early spring this year. Most of the tulips are gone. Enjoy Stemfest 2010. There's still plenty of food and the parades will run as scheduled! Oh, and the town is getting in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people Dutch dancing in wooden shoes!

Wendy and I live just a block from the square. Stop by and say "hi." Let me know if you need a place to park.

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Spring Break in Pella

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Pella. It's Spring Break, and the weather is thus far cooperating with the term. It was gorgeous and sunny yesterday. That made it a perfect day for Grandma Jeanne, Jody, Sol and Emma to buzz down to Pella for a day of shopping, eating Jaarsma goodies, walking around the square, eating Jaarsma goodies, visiting family and friends, and eating Jaarsma goodies.

We all met at Monarch's for lunch along with Taylor. It was fun to have a laugh and catch up. Madison wasn't able to join us. She and her friend, Anna, headed to the Twin Cities to catch her favorite band, Copeland, who is breaking up. She didn't want to miss the farewell tour.

The manager of the restaurant called our house later that afternoon to let us know that someone in our party left their jacket at the table. I had to laugh. Only in a small town would the restaurant manager know their customers well enough to put together who left a jacket, who was in the party, and would take the time to pick up the phone to call you. I called my sister who was still in town and they picked up the jacket before heading home.

The spring weather is lifting my spirits, as well as the tulips. The heavy snowfall this year insulated the ground so well that it didn't freeze like normal. The tulips are already sprouting. Looks like Pella Tulip Time could be a "stemfest" this year!