15 Homeowner Necessities in Minnesota

1. Ice chipper
2. Steel core aluminum shovel
3. A very large pickle fork (the actual tool, not the pickle fork from the kitchen drawer)
4. Really good water proof boots
5. A sense of humor
6. Another ice chipper
7. At least one more shovel
8. Sled
9. No, make that a toboggan
10. Fantastic water proof mittens (I recommend my Kombi mittens, which you can find at Hoigaard's or a great pair of fleece lined choppers).
11. A dog that eats his own poop so you don't have to poop scoop
12. Boot scraper in the shape of a Dachshund
13. Neighborhood cat to keep away mice
14. Boot tray (with river rocks)
15. A Menard's knit hat to advertise that you "shop local"