More on the Trip Home

[lydamorehouse]

 So, despite not being in the mood for any REAL roadside attractions, by chance we stopped at a Culver's in Deforest, Wisconsin, that was directly across from Sissy, the Cow..



Image: Sissy, the fiberglass dairy cow (me for scale).

Sissy stands in front of a "cheese chalet" which also has a mouse climbing the signpost.


Image: How to say "I am in Wisconsin" without saying "I am in Wisconsin" (a painted wooden cut-out of a  mouse so hungry that it is willing to attempt to eat a sign that says "cheese" but isn't even a picture of cheese.) 

If we had been in the mood, we would have stopped in the chalet. We debated it for about ten seconds, but we were all just in a "let's just get home" mood. Even so, I was happy that the travel gods not only blessed our trip through Chicago on the way back--y'all, your good wishes performed a miracle, we were through Chicago on the way home in record time. I don't think I slowed to more than 40 mph (64 kmh) through the entire city, and we decided to just go STRAIGHT through downtown. So, thank you to all of you who wished us better luck on the way home. WE GOT IT. 

Yesterday, Shawn caught up on laundry, but otherwise we very consciously did NOTHING in order to recover from the trip. I think it was really smart of us to come back on Saturday so that Shawn would have a day to get her feet back under her before returning to work. 

Comments

[lcohen]

hurray for incidental fiberglass cows and light chicago traffic!

[lydamorehouse]

The light Chicago traffic was INSANELY awesome. Probably never again for us, but it sure came when we needed it!

And, random roadside revelry for the win!

[sabotabby]

That's a much larger cow than I would expect.

[lydamorehouse]

Sissy is a very large cow.

[dreamshark]

Sissy the Cow. WOW! Wisconsin has the classiest roadside art.

[lydamorehouse]

Apparently, just down the road (which my family, very reasonably, did not want to explore) there is a glasses-wearing pink elephant as well.

Ah, Wisconsin, my home state, never change.

[the_siobhan]

I seem to remember a roadside fibreglass cow on a roadtrip to the Atlantic provinces. Could not tell you where now.

I also remember a giant sandpiper from the same trip.

[lydamorehouse]

REALLY? Are you trying to tempt me up your way with this talk of bad fiberglass art??????