Monday, April 28, 2008

Sadness......

We knew the day would come and we knew it would be tough....this past Saturday we had to put Minnie to sleep. Yes, her health has been detiorating for quite some time and we knew there was no hope of her getting better. That doesn't make it any easier for us. J was in denial for a long time but he finally accepted what was best for Minnie. He just wasn't able to actually take her to the vet. Thankfully my daughter went along with me for support. Our vet was so patient and understanding, explained everything. It was peaceful and painless for Minnie, she just relaxed and went to sleep. Minnie was 18 yrs old and had a good life. She was a good companion and a loyal friend...we'll miss her.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Not much going on....

So things in Alaska are going pretty much as expected. Snow, snow, snow - and then the warm weather comes to melt it off and give hope to spring, only to snow again and bury springtime hopes under inches and inches of the fluffy white stuff. Just snow and get it over with so we won't have our hopes dashed every other week.
J got a killer deal on two snowmachines (w/trailer) and we've been driving up to Hatcher's Pass on the weekends to enjoy them. They are great! It makes up for the lost springtime hopes. Ok, so I'm sure you're thinking - why buy snowmachines now when we're praying for spring? Like I said, killer deal! That's how it works here and I'm sure it's the same way everywhere. You can get some really great buys on things at the end of the season - clearance sale time. We might get one or two more weekends of fun with them before we'll store them away and get out the four-wheelers and motorcycles. You have to understand, summer is so short up here people have a tendency to soak up every waking minute we possibly can. Thank goodness for the really long days.
Thankfully we've heard the my sis-in-law has recovered from her surgery and she's back on her feet again. That's the tough part of living so far away. As close as we may be it's hard not being physically close at times like these. I'm just glad she has such a great hubby and daughter to be there for her.
Ok, let's see what I can get into today!

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Spring anyone?

Earlier this week we (J & I) were discussing plans for the weekend, you know the usual start to work on spring cleanup in the yard. Get the rakes out and clean the yard, check for bare spots and sprinkle some grass seed, surgery on any trees/shrubs that didn't survive the winter winds and storms. While this may not sound like fun it is sooooo good to get outside and think "Spring". It's April and winter has been long enough here in Alaska - time to refresh and get moving. After all, we don't want to spend all spring/summer (same thing here in Alaska) in the yard - we want to get started so when it does finally warm up enough we can plant some flowers and get the motorcycles on the road.
Well, sadness has set in - in the form of more SNOW! Yep, now the the nasty old snow has melted and we can finally see spring coming our way - it snows again. And not a dusting either. We have a couple of inches and it's still snowing. 2 - 3 inches may not seem like much, but believe me, we've had enough. It is definitely enough to kill our plans of yard work. In fact, it's enough to push us into the duldrums. Cabin fever is at full tilt right now!
Enough...think I'll find my throw, curl up on the sofa and dream of summer!