~ Iowa, USA ~

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Art by Carol Jessen

Iowa...
A great place to raise a family

You know you're an "IOWAN" when:

*During a storm you check the cattle before you check the kids.
*You're related to more than half the town.
*You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from a distance.
*Your car breaks down outside of town and news of it reaches back to town before you do.
*You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather.
*Your quarterback is hurt and you're hoping it's the first thing on the 6 o'clock news.
*There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it.
*The local gas station sells live bait.
*You don't buy all your vegetables at the grocery store.
*You go to the State fair for your family vacation.
*You get up at 5:30 am and go down to the coffee shop.
*You're on a first name basis with the county sheriff.
*When little smokies are something you serve on special occasions.
*You go to the river because it's almost like going to the ocean.
*You try to find the cheapest room rates when going out of town.
*Using the elevator involved a corn truck.
*Your mayor is also your garbage hauler, barber, and insurance salesman. ( or maybe the Catholic Priest)
*You know you should listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
*You walk knee-deep in snow.
*You call the wrong number and talk to the person for an hour anyway.
*Your excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got out.
*You talk with a friend about some big event you're going to attend, and by the end of the conversation you've decided you're both too broke to go.
*You know cow pies aren't made of beef.
*Your early morning prayer covers rain, cattle, and hogs.
*You consider a romantic evening driving through Hardees and renting a hunting instructional video.
*You listen to "Paul Harvey" every day at noon.
*You can tell it's a farmer working late in his field and not a UFO.
*Your nearest neighbor is in the next area code.
*You leave your snow tires on year-round.
*You know the difference between field corn and sweet corn when they are still on the stalk.
*You know the code names for everyone on the CB.
*You pick up all the free stuff at the State Fair.
*You'll skip your cousin's funeral for the first day of deer season. (Or maybe even your best friends wedding)
*You can eat an ear of corn with no utensils in under 20 seconds.
*You don't clean up the dog's mess because it's just fertilizer.
*You know enough to get your driving done early on Sundays before the Sunday drivers come out.
*It takes 30 seconds to reach your destination and it's clear across town.
*You can tell the smell of a skunk and the smell of a feed lot apart.
*The meaning of true love is that you'll ride in the tractor with him.
*You consider a building a mall if it's bigger than the local Wal-Mart.
*Your husband drives a friend home from the bar when he only lives 3 houses away.

*And may all the Iowans live happily ever after in their "Field of Dreams".....

That's Me... I'm CC from Iowa, USA