Ok, so what's up ....

Dang, the Red Jeep Club is started to feel like "my" blog! No one posts and no one bothers to read my posts. Am I really that boring? Am I just typing to practice typing? Is this a strike of some kind against the lovely, gorgeous, magnificent me? You're crushing my ego here. But does that dampen my urge to type some more....heck no!!!
Well, Miss D and I took our road trip (so we flew...big deal, it's still a road trip) to Fairbanks. And did we have a great time! North Pole, shopping, Santa's house, shopping, Chena Hot Springs, shopping, North Lights watching, shopping! Did I mention we did a little shopping? The girl has got it down. Boy, can she search for a bargain. 8 yrs old and she's a pro. Her Mama has taught her well. And laugh, we giggled about the silliest things until I thought we would cry. D was totally in awe of Santa's house. We had to go back a second time, she enjoyed it so much. Even got to see two of Santa's reindeer. the others were resting up for the big day later this month. Naturally, we did the girlie thing and were up late every night talking and talking about nothing in particular - just enjoying our time together. So anyway, we're back home and we're planning our next big adventure. Any ideas?
Weather update: the horrible winds died down and it was freezing cold, well below zero for several days, then it warmed up and the snow came. Ok, then it warmed up some more and the snow is melting and freezing at night and guess what..the damned wind is back again! Do you see a pattern here? I know, I know, it's Alaska.
Christmas shopping is almost done and will be in the mail soon. Just a couple more things to get for the kiddo's and then the wrapping begins.
Hope L is doing better. S, take care of the guy....he's only man and we all know they are big babies at heart.
Lates update: it's official; I've now lost 10.4#!!!!! I'm so excited. This ww thing really, truly does work.
Hope all is well with everyone in Ohio. Take care, be happy and keep in touch!
Love you all!

Counting down...

By this time tomorrow night D and I will be settling down in our hotel room in Fairbanks! Yep, she and I are going on our first (of many) road trips! Just us two girls.

Hello....?

I know how busy everyone must be, but no postings but me? Come on, just a short hello or something!
Anyway, not too much happening around here. Got the new cell phone working fine now. Went wireless with the internet network...that was fun (just a hint of sarcasm). It was a struggle but it's fine now, more or less. It is nice to be able to set up the laptop at the breakfast bar or snuggled up on the sofa.
WW is going well. I've lost a total of 6.6# so far! Hooray for me! Slowly but surely!
Winter is getting closer, the snow is inching its way down the mountains and we're expecting to see it covering the lawns any day. Please don't say anything S....she's not exactly excited about it. D and I talk about it all the time and we're excited...waiting and waiting. She so loves when it snows! R likes the snow but isn't at all happy about the cold.
Registration for next semester starts on Monday (10/23). Oh joy (another hint of sarcasm).
Guess that's about it for now. Miss the Ohio family. I haven't seen any messages about your flight plans to Alaska? I know....you holding out and going to surprise us, right?
Love ya!!!!

What's my sign?

Ok, so most of you know I'm remote control challenged. I readily admit this piece of information. But beyond that I can figure out most of the technology thrown at us these days. Well, I came up against a good one yesterday. Here's what happened:
Yesterday I purchased a new cell phone - Nokia 6103 - very nice and it's Bluetooth compatible. The Bluetooth issue is what started the whole thing. K had given me a Bluetooth wireless headset. Hey, it was free so there shouldn't be a problem purchasing a new phone. We're going to have to go with the whole GSM thing in the near future anyway.
$180 later (not counting the $50 rebate I'll be getting in the mail) I walk out of the CellOne store a happy little camper with extra chargers and a case and everything. Not at all excited at the prospect of having to manually enter my entire address book (now known as contacts). But still, kind of upbeat about the whole camera phone and all that.
I spend the next 4 (yes....4) hours trying to set up this crazy phone. New settings, new sounds, new functions and all those blasted phone numbers...4 hours!
Anyway, I get to the final step of setting the passwords (pin codes) to lock the keys and whatnot. I'm going thru the process and somehow (lord only knows) I've managed to lock the entire thing. The exact message is "SIM Card Rejected". What the hell does that mean? I've called CellOne and although they were very nice about it, the only option I have at this point is to go back to the CellOne store today. Hopefully they will take pity on me and just give me a new SIM card since it's brand new. But they may get nasty and say that I've fried the damned thing and will have to purchase a new SIM card. I was only trying to lock the keypad so in case it was stolen or something noone else could use it. But no, I've managed to screw the whole thing up.
Today I'll be at the CellOne store when the doors open at noon. And what am I doing the rest of the day....entering phone numbers all over again.
Ok, so I don't see any pity coming from anyone...oh well!

Still losing.....slowly

WW update...... o.2# tonight. So that's not quite one stick of butter. Yuck, the thought...glad it's gone! I didn't gain it all in one week so I can't expect to lose it all in one week. Coming off slowly but surely.

Femmie's Day!

Happy Birthday Femmie! We love you and miss you! Enjoy your special day.....I'll be thinking of you stinker!

Is the suspense killin' ya?

I know you're all just dying to know so here's a Weight Watcher's update....
Week 1 - 1.8# loss
Week 2 - 1.2# loss
Week 3 - .4# loss
Ok, so it looks like I'm slowing down ( or losing ground?). But when you add it up that's a total of 3.4# in 3 weeks. Not too bad! I'm sticking to it and going to stay on the plan! Positive thoughts, positive thoughts.....

How happy can a pound be?

Ok, so this may not be exciting to some, but I went to WW tonight and 1.8 # lighter!!!!!! Wooohoooo! I know, I know, it doesn't sound like much but it is a beginning!

Hello...is this my blog now?

Am I the only one using this blog now? That's ok, I'll post and hopefully someone will read...hate to type for nothing! Quick update...as most of you know I've been doing the job search thing for quite some time. Not flooding the market with resumes, but looking and sending out resumes if something looks good, really good. Well, finally a good one came along and I had the interviews and WOW...they offered me the job (on 8/25). It was a good offer and I was excited.
On Saturday, (8/26) we go car shopping. I've been having trouble with my PT Cruiser not starting. I've had it to the repair shop and they can't find anything wrong with it. Their advise...next time it happens, don't jumpstart it, don't do anything, just have it towed in. If I bring it in AFTER we get it started then they can't find out what's wrong with it. Now that makes sense...wait until I'm stranded and then we'll help. I live a flippin' hour from town! So once I start for home or for work or for anywhere I can't stop and turn my car off..it might not start again. Not my idea of fun when living in Alaska. So anyway, I traded it in on a Kia Amante. GREAT car. I love it. And I got a great deal on the Cruiser.
So I go in to work on the following Monday (8/28) and turn in my letter of resignation. My last day will be 9/8. My boss, who most of you know, I love dearly, just told me congratulations. Without going into all the boring details, the credit union made me a really great counter-offer and I've accepted. So I'm staying after all. More money, a good promotion...I'll stay.
And my motorcycle (ok, scooter)...I love it. After an incredible amount of frustration and anger, it finally arrived the early part of August. Of course that's about the time the rain really hit up here. Major rain, major flooding! So we brought it home and it sat nice and dry in the garage for a couple of weeks. But now....oh yeah...I'm riding it and loving it! No shifting on this baby! Just turn the throttle and pick up your feet! Tell my baby brother he needs to get his butt up here just so he can ride this one. 600 cc's and boy does it move! It'll cruise at 65 with no problem. I know, I know, it's not a Harley....but it sure is fun.
I bit the bullet and have officially started weight watchers (WW). I can't stand the excess weight any longer. J and I are starting to eat better...make better choices. Pray this weight comes off. My closet is bursting with clothes that don't fit.
Saving the best for last....the grandkids! I'm giving D lessons on driving my 4-wheeler. I'm on the back with her, but she's doing the driving. She's doing such a good job. But when did she get big enough to handle this stuff? R rides in front of me when it's his turn, but that's getting a bit difficult. He's gotten so big that I'm struggling to reach around him to the handlebars. And he just keeps saying, " Go faster Grandma!". Gotta love that boy...the need for speed! Yep, he's my grandson alright. (Don't tell anyone...they all think I'm a slow driver, right?)
Fall is here and J is busy getting things ready for winter. Remember, fall in Alaska is maybe a week....2 weeks if we get lucky. I won't type the "s" word, but it's just around the corner. We have a little termination dust on the peak of some of the mountains. Don't tell S.....she will cry. But it's ok to tell D...she loves it!
Ok, enough for now. It's 2:25 am and I need to get some sleep. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep. This is one of those nights...tired but can't fall asleep.
I'll try to post some pics. S is telling me to click the symbol of the picture...I have no picture symbol. I promise to get some in the snail mail too. Now, if I could just find the darned picture symbol....before S has to point it out and remind my how old I'm getting...LOL.
Love to Ohio...we miss you!

Prayers please

If everyone could please just take a moment to include my boss (F remembers him) in your prayers. He's in the hospital again. They are activating his pacemaker, but things aren't looking too good for him right now. More is wrong than just his heart and he can sure use all our help. Thanks!

3-day weekend

Finally, 3 full days off...all in a row. This is a major treat. And to start off the fun, I'm going to have a sleepover with D & R. S & K are going on a "date" and I'm taking care of the kiddos. Pray for some sunshine this weekend in Alaska!

Rain, rain, rain..

So, I just spent five minutes typing and ranting and raving about this rain. I hit the ole 'publish post' button and it just vanishes! Not bad enough this rain sucks (no, I'm not going to re-type the post I lost...) but I can't even whine about it. Apparently the blog gods thought it was either tasteless or not important enough to post! That's my luck these days. And nope, not going to bore everyone with the bad luck I've been having. The blog gods probably wouldn't let me post that either. Sorry ya'll, this is all you get from me today.

Love everyone!

Back to normal...rigth!

If you can call the craziness of everyday life normal, then we are there. Everything is busy as usual and the weather is absolutely ugly...more rain than I want to think about. And even more in the forecast. Thank goodness we have a boat. At this rate we're going to need it soon just to get to work. The state fair will be starting in a couple of weeks and D will be heading back to school next week. (Wait a minute....so will I...oh damn.) I finally have my film developed and was going to post a couple of them, but I'm challenged in that area...I have no flipping idea how to do it! Where in heavens name is the attach button? So I'll take my sorry self over to S and she'll give me a lesson in "picture attaching 101". Sad to say, I had to call her and ask how to get the pics off the memory chip in my digital camera and onto paper! Yes, I'm getting old and logical thinking is going out the window...floating away in all this rain!
Love everyone...huge hugs and kisses from Alaska!

THE Infamous Red Jeep

Somehow we managed to forget to get a photo with all of us in the Jeep. I'm not sure how that happened...heck we didn't even ride in it. But the kids did with Uncle Bud & had a blast..... I guess that's all that matters. If I really stop & think about it, it's what she would've wanted...the kids to enjoy her Jeep..she'd have gotten a real kick out that.....hmmm, something to think about :)

Red Jeep Attitude....

Back Online

S, I don't know what you did to get the site back up but...THANK YOU! So, everyone is back in Alaska and I'm a totally happy G-ma. Yes, K & R leave tomorrow for Georgia, but only for a week. Thank you everyone for a fabulous summer vacation. Love you all lots!

One more sleep...

By Robert's clock we have one more sleep til we board the plane. Suitcase is packed and I'm heading to bed. Going to be a long day tomorrow! Love ya'll and see ya soon!

Just one week....

in addition to all of the fabulous things we've already covered below.......I have some very important & very personal 'charity' work to do..........



Bringing Starbucks to the unemployed! *snort* Lub you Femmers!!!!

One week

Well, as I'm typing this it is thundering. (thought of you SM) We are to get some thunderstorms today...some maybe severe. Anyways......just one more week until we PARTY!!!!! Just one more week until we sit around talking like a bunch of old hens, just one more week until a DQ cake isn't impossible, just one more week until we see those adorable kids (chicken anyone?), just one more week until we can hang out and laugh until we pee, just one more week....and this is the important one....until you are in the same state as L. You might not get to meet him right away (his work schedule) but let me tell you that it will be worth the wait. I can't tell you enough what a great guy he is. He is perfect for Fem. They are so cute together and we love to spend time with them. He has a wicked sense of humor and a very infectious laugh. Those are very important things in this family. The kids will love him. He has Ernie wrapped around his little finger...it's probably cause he spoils him with rubbins & treats.

Can't wait to see you all!!!! I better get back to work now. :)

11 Days and counting...

Am I the only one watching this blog these days? One last time...Alaska meets L!