What gives? Five people were ahead of me in line at the Cliff Road post office and six people were behind me! It's January not pre-Christmas, people!
This snowman stands next to the grocery drive-up pick-up area at Bylerly's grocery store. The kids who load customer groceries into cars built this frosty helper!
We drank fresh Holy Cow coffee from San Francisco bought from that silly Louis la Vache! Umm, so good! Nothing says Good Morning at the Hagen Financial Network office like a good cup of java!
Tammy King is the QUEEN of eyewear in Eagan! Visit her Eye-ol-o-gy boutique at 2149C Cliff Road to select fun & funky frames or scarves & handbags & more! She helped my wife and me update and funkyize our eyewear!
The Wescott Library welcomed its own coffee cafe' on Tuesday, January 18. Chris McLean (left) and Tyler Liedman own and operate Dakota County's first library coffee shop called Dewey's Cafe'. Stop by for a coffee drink and treat to enjoy with a book or magazine at our public library.
This wooden barn must have a long history in Eagan. A church, pre-school and residential neighborhood have long ago replaced its surrounding farm. See other charming Barns at Tricia's Bluff Area daily photo. 
Michael Proebstle, an Eagan Rotary buddy, and I hiked 2.5 miles around and over Jensen Lake on Saturday afternoon. It was quite cold but the sun shone and blue skies were overhead. Thanks for letting me borrow your snowshoes, Michael!
Steve, Greg and I volunteered to help our card playing buddy sell his house in Eagan. Hopefully, a buyer will quickly make a not-to-be-refused offer!
My Swedish Hagen Wagon thermometer read minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit ( -24 Celsius) when I pulled up to my HFN office on Friday morning!
The 5th Grade band played their concert on Thursday evening. Clarinets, flutes, French horns, percussion, saxophones, tubas, trombones and trumpets blended their notes in an impressive medley of music! 
Every time I drive by this grey, metal shed, I say to myself, "Self, isn't it funny to see that shed right here in suburban Eagan?"
I knit this 85% wool/15% mohair scarf as a silent auction item for the upcoming 23rd annual Eagan Rotary Art gala fundraiser. I hope someone will bid some $$$ on my scarf! My wife and already 2 of our 3 daughters also knit. We're a close knit family! 
Eagan and our next door neighboring suburb of Burnsville publish the joint "This Week" newspaper. I think Burnsville secretly wishes it was as cool and fun as Eagan!
For a light Saturday night dinner, we ate oatmeal waffles topped with peanut butter and real maple syrup and clementines. 
Eagan High School's swim team added another victory to their team record by swimmingly beating Eastview High School's team on Friday evening.
On Thursday night, the Eagan High School "Wildcats" beat the Bloomington Kennedy High School "Eagles" by a final score of 11 - 0 at the Eagan ice arena. This brought the Wildcats to a 10 wins, 3 losses and one tied game record in the south suburban conference. 
Christmas trees are laying out in front of homes everywhere for garbage day. I'm sad to say farewell to the Christmas holiday.
Sunday afternoon proved to be a very popular time to ice skate at the Eagan Ice Arena. And it was much warmer than the outdoor skating rinks!
The outdoor thermometer read 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 Celsius) on Saturday afternoon at Lebanon Hills Park. But the sun was shining for skate skiers who glided around the snowy, groomed 2.5 mile trail.
If you're looking for a healthy, fruity beginning to 2011, then zip over to Kowalski's on Johnny Cake Ridge Road for great organic or non-organic fruit! Check out their wine shop, fresh meat counter, delicatessen, bakery and more!
Dang! Our gas prices have gone over $3.00 per gallon at our neighborhood Holiday station. How does that compare with gasoline where you live?
Senator Ted Daley took the oath of office on Tuesday morning at the Minnesota State Capitol building from a Minnesota district judge. Ted will serve Eagan and parts of Burnsville as our new senator representing District 38.
I baked "Swedish Kringla" for my family on New Year's Day morning. We watched the Rose Bowl parade on TV while sitting next to the Christmas tree in front of the fire dancing in the fireplace.
