Wanted: Wisconsin Prim Shopping Info

It occurred to me as I'm sitting here sipping tea & reading blogs that I haven't posted anything other than Rules since last Friday!  (I'm still having problems with my letter R on my keyboard, by the way, & letter L has now decided to join in the fun!)

I've been busy-busy-busy doing a bit of cleaning, a bit of shopping, a bit of stitching, a bit of reading, & of course a bit of pondering   : )   I think I'm trying to keep busy so as not to dwell too much on this coming Friday when John will have his ultrasound.  If it turns out that the ultrasound reveals a blockage, we can get that taken care of & all will be well   : )   If the ultrasound is normal, well, I don't know where we'll go from there although John wants to go to the UP.  That's Upper Peninsula to those of you who are not familiar with this example of initialism.  Michigan is broken in two ... lower Michigan, which lies below the Mackinac Bridge, & the upper peninsula, or upper Michigan.  We used to live in the UP ... in a little town called Iron Mountain ... & they had the best Italian restaurant this side of Italy.  Homemade bread, homemade pasta ... yum!  Why am I telling you this?  Well, each year on our birthdays John & I pick a restaurant where we want to eat.  I've always picked Fontana's (that's the name of the restaurant) since we moved from Iron Mountain but I would be met with sort of a "get real" look.  This year when I was asked where I want to be taken to dinner, I once again said Fontana's.  John said nothing.  Little did I know that he was planning to surprise me by taking me there ... but then he had his blackout & ER/hospital visit & now his ultrasound is scheduled for Friday.  He told me what he had up his sleeve & said he still plans to take me to Iron Mountain but we have to put it off for a while until the ultrasound is done & some other medical appointments are behind us.  

A 12-hour drive to go to dinner ... lol!  Believe me, it's worth it   : )   When we are able to make the trip, it will be nice to see our old stomping grounds again ... & our route will take us right through Wisconsin.  We've always liked Wisconsin ... it's a beautiful state & is on our "possible places to move" list.  I have noticed a few people posting about the wonderful prim shops they've visited there but I did not have the foresight to jot them down ... so I'm asking all you Wisconsin prim shoppers to please let me know about any "must see" shops that I must see   : )

Now ... surprise giveaway!!!  It's been a while since I've had a giveaway so I've decided to have one to celebrate my birthday   : )   I get older, you get the gift ... lol!  I ask that you please not post about the giveaway on your blogs.  My giveaways are always only open to current followers.  Just leave a comment on this post telling me you want your name to be in the hat (which will actually be a bowl or a Rubbermaid container or some such thing).  I will draw the name of the winner on Friday night or Saturday morning ... dependent upon what will be happening around here.  Good luck to all of you who enter!