I had a large 'multi location volleyball match (Smackfest') to cover as an official and found Shaleena's place midway between the locations. (Coon Rapids & Apple valley on Sat. & Sun.)
Her place is clean & cozy. What people would call 'Nifty". It's close to many places to eat and shop. In the summer if a traveler had an electric bike or moped you could have a fun jaunt. She has a 'no outdoor shoes policy so the floors and carpets were quite clean. I did find 3 pairs of boots and shoes (large size 13 or 15) in the kitchen past the living room. I believe it's for the 3 mountain trolls she has in the basement that shovel the coal for the loud furnace and forge. The furnace sounded like the one in the movie 'A Christmas Story'. ( Darren Mc Gavin & Peter Billingsly?) The kitchen was neat and clean with many signs to help you keep it that way. I need those for my kids to read! I wondered how the upper freezer face on the refrigerator got the 'Hail damage? I was a bit fatigued when I stayed there and left a pack of 'Morning Star Hot and Spicy sausage patties in the freezer by mistake. If you stay at Shaleena's , please 'help yourself to them. The bedroom had a clever digital door knob. The font door of her house had a clunky ,wonky keylock box that I had a fight with when I got there, & I won! The bedroom was comfy. I had to disconnect the TV because of the penetrating red pilot light when off. ( Sorry Shaleena! ) It prevented me from an epileptic fit. The bed was the firmest of any place I have stayed. It turned out to be that 'memory foam. You lay down on it thinking it's like an embalming table, and it the cradles you into it, much like the Carbonite' Hans Solo was frozen into for a deep dreamy sleep. I dozed off around 10:00pm and awoke at 11:22 to what sounded like a monkey with a little drum 'clanging somewhere outside. Then came a slow motion loud engine sound for the next 40 min. I Looked out the window & it was just a train, probably hauling stuff to Canada because of the dumb ass truckers blocking all the roads~I still wonder how Shaleena got AmTrack to not blow their whistles when crossing the street like they usually do. (Probably a 4' by 8' sign " Hey keep it down, we have weary travelers here!") I found the train & even the noisy furnace comforting so they weren't a problem for me. I had a dream of Shaleena vacuuming the house and 'Salsa dancing to the song " Cake By The Ocean." All in all, it was a unique and great place to stay for a night and I'm kicking myself for not booking 2 nights there!. R. Lar