I'll be taking a few days off from blogging to enjoy the New Year and get some stuff in order, including cleaning, laundry, organization, etc.
Happy New Year peoples!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
AK to MEX
Peoples, I am feelin' good today! D reminded me last night that we will be in MEXICO in like 12 DAYS. Can you feel my EXCITEMENT? It is manifesting through my use of ALL CAPS.
This 10 degree below zero weather is just fueling my Mexico frenzy. Last night I spent 45 minutes going through my (meager) stash of hot-weather clothes - and I'm still not even close to being packed. Meanwhile, D will grab some t-shirts and shorts the day before we leave and call it good.
Let's see, what else is nice around here -- we're gaining daylight again now that the winter solstice (December 21st) has come and gone. That means we've officially started winter, which is interesting because I could have sworn that we've had 3 months of it already. Now we've got another 4 months to go! Then comes one month of spring and finally our 3 glorious months of summer.
The cold weather comes with blue skies -- last week I pulled out my sunglasses for the first time since, oh, about October. That may seem weird but when you go to work in the dark and come home the same way, there is no use for sunglasses.
I wanted to share the bad photo below because you can see the sun starting its decline in the sky. We're looking due south -- can you guess what time it is??
The time is 12:25 pm!
Man, everytime I get the chance to look out my office window it hits me that I am so lucky to have such an amazing view.
This 10 degree below zero weather is just fueling my Mexico frenzy. Last night I spent 45 minutes going through my (meager) stash of hot-weather clothes - and I'm still not even close to being packed. Meanwhile, D will grab some t-shirts and shorts the day before we leave and call it good.
Let's see, what else is nice around here -- we're gaining daylight again now that the winter solstice (December 21st) has come and gone. That means we've officially started winter, which is interesting because I could have sworn that we've had 3 months of it already. Now we've got another 4 months to go! Then comes one month of spring and finally our 3 glorious months of summer.
The cold weather comes with blue skies -- last week I pulled out my sunglasses for the first time since, oh, about October. That may seem weird but when you go to work in the dark and come home the same way, there is no use for sunglasses.
I wanted to share the bad photo below because you can see the sun starting its decline in the sky. We're looking due south -- can you guess what time it is?? The time is 12:25 pm!
Man, everytime I get the chance to look out my office window it hits me that I am so lucky to have such an amazing view.
Monday, December 29, 2008
The aftermath
Yay, happy holidays everyone! We had a great Christmas here in Alaska. Everybody slept in, watched some tv and then dug into the presents. I got everything I wanted - how often does that happen?
Apparently the cats went out and bought me a big bottle of wine - they even signed the package...Little Dude has very bad handwriting. And Drift got me a fishing vest -- what a nice puppy.
Drift received a candycane-shaped bone from D's parents - he LOVES IT. D gave it to him and Drift threw it up in the air, chased it around and ripped off the plastic casing. He was ecstatic! He hasn't been that happy since Em and Randy gave him the birdie.
Santa also brought him an extra large birdie. It's about 3 times the size of the original. All that ripped up wrapping paper in the photo was from Drift's present-opening frenzy. He likes to open his own gifts.
Apparently the cats went out and bought me a big bottle of wine - they even signed the package...Little Dude has very bad handwriting. And Drift got me a fishing vest -- what a nice puppy.
Drift received a candycane-shaped bone from D's parents - he LOVES IT. D gave it to him and Drift threw it up in the air, chased it around and ripped off the plastic casing. He was ecstatic! He hasn't been that happy since Em and Randy gave him the birdie.
Santa also brought him an extra large birdie. It's about 3 times the size of the original. All that ripped up wrapping paper in the photo was from Drift's present-opening frenzy. He likes to open his own gifts.
Below zero
It's waaaaaay below zero here -- and it's supposed to stay that way for the next week. Brrr! Does anybody want to come visit?
Pulling your weight
Drift has a nifty pulling harness that he wears reluctantly -- although he does have happy ears here in this photo. He could probably fly around the room with those big flappy things.
Ah, that's better -- this is his "please take harness off NOW!" face...
Getting some exercise outside in the driveway. Drift is pulling a long piece of heavy wood.
Go Drift Go!
If he gets good, Drift may be able to enter the Fur Rondy dog weight pull someday!
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