I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I have been not keeping you all up to date on things around this great new adventure of ours. We kinda dropped off for a little while but I do have to say, the more I have my I phone, the happier I am that I have it (for picture purposes of course), since sometimes it doesn't ring quite loud enough for me to realize that it is ringing...(maybe a ring tone change would help!) This is especially so when I have left my camera somewhere up on shelf while we were running out the door to who knows where. So how about we play catch up. Sounds like a plan to me!!
I believe I mentioned that Mike came and helped us unload when we first arrived. But I don't remember if I mentioned that he took us on a Grand tour of Anchorage. That was really super duper cool of him and then invited us to his church. Where for some of you, Steven Creekers, I have to say that seeing a securegive kiosk there made us feel right at home 4300 miles away. People were so friendly!! We have met a bunch of really cool folks at our new church here and are really excited about this upcoming season!
Speaking of really cool folk, My friend Nicole also came to our rescue when the moving truck showed up. She came and helped us unpack the truck space we hired to move here. Thank you sooooo much Nicole. We literally unloaded the whole contracted truck in 20 minutes with her and the truck drivers help. He said it would be more trouble to leave the back of the truck in our driveway than to help. I happened to bake some cookies which I think offset the hurried truck emptying extravaganza. :) But oatmeal was in them I think so that makes them healthy right? But I digress.......The kiddos were returning soon and Dave and I, had a house to unpack and put together.
Everything was coated in a fine layer of road grime or something. Most of the assembled furniture didn't make the trip so well, so for all of you visiting we hope you don't mind its weathered "antique" look. It's the "in" thing right now anyway, right? Maybe a better plan is to be doing some furniture refacing on the darker days of winter.
Speaking of winter it is coming fast. There is already snow on the mountains higher up. The kiddos got back and it has been a mad dash to find gear. Snow boots check, indoor gym shoes-check, outdoor snow gear-check, ice skates-still looking but we have faith they will show up random while we are out somewhere. Ice skates....seems recreational however during the winter months the children are encouraged to go out to the schools skating rink after lunch to skate and to soak up the little bit of sun that appears around that time of day during those months. Whoa who would have thought? I'm thinking ROCK ON! It is beautiful....all of this beauty around us makes us realize how truly blessed we are, even though we are in this transition that isn't the easiest. We miss our lower 48 state family! (That's what the Alaska people always refer to everyone else in the United States) Makes me wonder why they left out poor Hawaii. Wait....oh its not poor Hawaii, I'm thinking someone somewhere was jealous that Hawaii doesn't get snow 7-8 months out of the year of snow is what. But of course that's just a hunch. Miss you all in Hawaii too! :)
School is an all walking school, with paths all the way there. When the children returned, Dad held a what to do when wildlife attacks session. That was fun. Mamma moose and bears are crazy and we really need to be aware of our surroundings. They apparently hang out by our houses and on the trails. Someone even told me sometimes Bullwinkle will be staring at me through my kitchen window all quiet and covert. Just hangin out. Cool.
Grandma and Grandpa came and hung out with us and the kiddos for a couple of weeks, and what a blast it was to have an excuse to hang out and explore this frontier known as Alaska...Glaciers...Parks....flowers....mosquitos.....food (YUMM!) probably too much food ( not so good for the waistline), and salmon, salmon, salmon! We are now salmon spoiled for the rest of our earthly lives. Someone said to us that the welcome to Alaska cookie is fish. Seriously. We have been welcomed to the neighborhood with fresh caught fish about 5 different occasions and it is the best we have ever had and will ever have. To all you amazing fishermen and woman out there, I tried and did succeed!! YAY! Halibut is sooooo yummmy!! I will post a seperate blog post for that just because I felt all Alaskianized (is that a word) with that single act. Well maybe purchasing bear spray helped in that area but it was wearing the fully suited marine gear that did me in.
Fall is here!!! We are hoping it is cooling off for everyone! We love and miss you!
I think that's all we have for now.....and I will be getting to the fishing trip post coming to a blog near you soon.
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