The Top Ten Things I Love about Slater

10) There's a llama farm here. How many small towns can boast that?!?
9) The ladies at the post office know who I am and our PO Box # without me having to say a word.
8) The first letter of each street name in the trailer park spells "Slater." Sycamore, Locust, Ash, Teek, Elm and Redwood. The other street names are numbered (going east and west) and the counties of Iowa, in order (going north and south), so you won't get lost ;-)
7) We have the "Log Cabin." It's a great little community club that can be rented out for only $25. We used it for our rehearsal dinner.
6) We have a grocery store. They sell Ben & Jerry's and they have a great meat counter!
5) We know our neighbors. They know us. Our neighbor to the south bought his house from Aaron's grandpa 40 years ago. Aaron's dad grew up there!!
4) There's a group of old guys who gather at Casey's every morning when it opens at 6am. Rain or shine, they stand outside and drink their coffee and eat their donuts.
3) Slater's Christmas on Main. Burgers, Brats, fire pits to make s'mores in, a turkey raffle, and a giant Christmas tree on Main Street.

2) Slater hosts the Fourth of July every other year, alternating with Sheldahl. There's a carnival, beer tent, a parade and better fireworks than Ames!!

1) My husband and I can feel comfortable raising our kids here someday! (And for now, it's a pretty good place to raise our dogs!!)