My Spare Time!

As you can see, I've completed my first project; a scarf! I am working on my second project; a "funky boa" that is all fuzzy! I'm surprised at how much I enjoy knitting! Guess what everyone will get for Christmas!!! Just kidding! I don't think I'll get that much done! I don't plan on being inside much this summer!! Have a great day!

Spring Has Come!

This is what Spring gave us yesterday! Isn't it beautiful!

MVC - SWEET 16!

Wow! WSU is in the Sweet 16! I am impressed and wonder who they will beat next!

Madness is right

I am a sad, sad jayhawk. I will sulk in their loss, and then move on to cheer for WSU!

March Madness Begins!!!

Hooray! Wichita State just won it's first round game! AND Oklahoma lost! he he he!

Margaret

Here is a very special lady! Margie is the "Elder" of our church & just had her 85th birthday recently! She is at church any time the doors are open, and is a wonderful prayer warrior! She was widowed a year and a half ago, and now lives in a townhouse in Soldotna. I had the joy of visiting her this last week and had a lovely time seeing her collection of dolls, and her husbands' woodworking. She is very precious! We look forward to her hugs everytime we see her!

The Artist Continues

Here are Pat's most recent pieces, mostly just for me!
Things are going pretty well recently. We are keeping busy and enjoying the winter! It recently snowed so we may try to ride to church tonight!! It's nice to have positive things to look forward to! Maybe I'll take my camera!!

He Rides Again!

Today we went down to Caribou Hills and had a Great Time!! Pat is much more daring than I, so his pictures are much more exciting! We still don't really have enough snow, but we're making do with what we have and enjoying it immensely!

What Pat does at Work!

Here is Pat's latest artistic display!

Welcome Home!

Here's what I received when I got back to Alaska!

My Trip to Kansas

These are my kiddo's! Okay, they are my sister's, but I'll still call them 'mine!' Aren't they so sweet! These pictures truly reveal their personalities, so far!! I'll post a few more on another day! I had such a great time. It is such a blessing to have a family that you miss so much!

Augustine Volcano

Here is what is going on today. Our volcano is awake again and spewing ash! I am praying that it will not affect my trip to Wichita next week!

Major Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

This is the weather this morning! Ouch! Do you see the temperature at -20 degrees? Pat is working outside all day today. He has a bunch of very warm layers, and they have no problem with going in to get warm when needed! I think I'll plan on staying in today! Oh, yeah, and this is at 9:30 AM! Just imagine what it was like at 4:30 AM! (That's when Pat gets up for work!) Just thought I'd keep you up on what is going on up here!!!

New Year's

Before the camera broke, this is what we did over New Year's!

Quiet Giant

For any of you who may be interested, we have not had a major eruption, yet. They say there is a new dome pushing up. I'm not sure exactly what the implications of this are, however, the status of the volcano is at "orange" and not "red." This means there is less chance of a major eruption at the present moment! Of course this can change instantly! I am fascinated! As the picture shows, the snow is now all gray due to the ash, and on the other picture, the dark spot in the middle of the dome is the possible new dome. Have a happy day!

We're Erupting!

This is the Augustine Volcano west of Homer, AK. Homer is about a 2 hour drive south of us. We are watching the winds to make sure we won't have to worry about ash fall. One could see the ash across the inlet on a clear day, but we can't see Augustine from here. If the winds should change, we will have to brace a little for the ash fall which is not a pleasant occurance, I've heard! It is truly fascinating to watch, but there is also the fear of the unknown! They don't have volcano's in Kansas!

Winter Color!

My husband is the best guy in the whole world! He picked out these perfect little daffodils to brighten my days! Thank goodness for the webcam! It takes pictures, too! Have a lovely day!

New Year!

Okay, we are not having a good start to our new year!! We celebrated the coming year looking at the inside of our eyelids, snoozing away! We then slept in, and got ourselves around to go out to Caribou Hills to ride our snowmachines! We were having a lovely time when about 2:30 or 3:00, Pat's machine began to make a strange noise. After much deliberation and trying to fix the problem, the chain case broke open from the chain (like a timing chain in a car) coming loose from the front axel breaking. Stupendous! Luckily, we were with a group of people and we were able to have the machine towed out to the truck later that evening.
Also, after I took a picture of the broken chain case, I lost my hold of the camera while putting my gloves back on and proceeded to drop the camera into the snow. Apparently, this is enough to break it. I will try to either have it fixed, or we will look at new ones shortly. I apologize to all of you who await the fabulous pictures that I post for the lack of new shots! I hope to begin again soon! Thank you all for your patience!

Alaska Christmas

I think these will be our new "traditions!" Have a good King Crab Dinner, open gifts, and go riding! We can't wait to share it all with friends!

Let it Snow -- More!!

We finally have more snow!! It feels more like Christmas!! Have a wonterful week!

Watchin' Discovery Channel

Pat has it really tough. The remote is really big and takes a lot of energy to run! This is our Sunday afternoon!

Where are we?

Can you see the green grass in the back? We are sad! For several days it was colder in Kansas than it was here. We are losing all our snow!! Fortunately, it has just started snowing!

Igloo Church!

Hey y'all! They really do have igloo's in Alaska! This is the church that we are praying seriously about! We enjoyed the last service, and plan to go again this Sunday. If you think of it, pray for the Lord to reveal His will for us! Thanks!

We Play!

This is what we did today! We bought Pat's machine, a Ski-doo (pronounced ski-'DOO), 700 Z series after this "test ride". We rode around an area an hour and a half south called Caribou Hills. We had a blast! 0-50 in 50 yards!

More Pictures!

Just some pictures I took today! Pat's helper took some of him last night!