At times it is mixed with rain.
Today was a good day to sleep late and then stay inside. We decided to grind meat and get ready to make burger.
Niko spent her time keeping a close eye on me!!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
April Storms
The weather has turned into a monster. For the past five days we have had wet snow falling from the sky. Half the time it has flown horizontally. The snow builds up and then slides off the roof. It falls and covers the deck and then turns to slush.
At times it is mixed with rain.
Today was a good day to sleep late and then stay inside. We decided to grind meat and get ready to make burger.
Niko spent her time keeping a close eye on me!!
At times it is mixed with rain.
Today was a good day to sleep late and then stay inside. We decided to grind meat and get ready to make burger.
Niko spent her time keeping a close eye on me!!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
The Deck and the 'Q'
With the sun going down about 9 pm or so and the days getting longer ... it is time to start to cook outside
But first there was some snow to remove!
Today - April 2nd the grill was fired up , the chicken breasts were bbq'd, Andy was smilin'.
Iditarod!!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I realize what I have become ....
When I was a young boy growing up through my teen years in New Jersey we had snow days. Days where school was canceled and it brought joy. Not necessarily due to the cancellation of school but mainly due to the opportunity to earn $$!
You see, when it snowed that much, I would head out and go up the street going door to door. Knocking and asking people if they needed their walks or driveways shoveled. It was a great opportunity to earn some cash and of course get some exercise!
After we had a recent storm I had a 4th grader, Julius, ask me if he could shovel. I agreed and paid him the grand sum of $10.
The next storm came and again Julius asked if he could shovel and when I asked him how much he said $15 because it was a big job.
After another storm hit this is what the deck and entrance recently looked like at the new apartment Holly and I are moving to.
I of course decided that I certainly could do this job!
After I had finished, caught my breath, and gone home .....I realized who I had become...
when the next storm comes I am hoping that Julius comes back and asks to shovel the snow for me.
He is worth every dollar$$!
:-)
You see, when it snowed that much, I would head out and go up the street going door to door. Knocking and asking people if they needed their walks or driveways shoveled. It was a great opportunity to earn some cash and of course get some exercise!
After we had a recent storm I had a 4th grader, Julius, ask me if he could shovel. I agreed and paid him the grand sum of $10.
The next storm came and again Julius asked if he could shovel and when I asked him how much he said $15 because it was a big job.
After another storm hit this is what the deck and entrance recently looked like at the new apartment Holly and I are moving to.I of course decided that I certainly could do this job!
After I had finished, caught my breath, and gone home .....I realized who I had become...
when the next storm comes I am hoping that Julius comes back and asks to shovel the snow for me.
He is worth every dollar$$!
:-)
More, Some More Problem .... SNOW
We have had a lot of snow and it just keeps on coming. It is great!!
Here is a rack on top of a 55 gallon drum behind the house!
A few days later and the drum is gone!
Our outside freezers are almost buried.
We now climb down into our house.
Musk Ox
Spring has come .... maybe ... not really
Musk Ox was not a Tier II hunt this year but a registration hunt.
So One day in February we went out after school to find a herd.
There they were - about 18 miles from the village. It was a cold wintry day with fading daylight.
But after a little bit of a wait the herd finally shifted enough for a shot. After the butchering, with plenty of help from Morgan, Butch, Adrian, and Terrance we headed home and were back at our houses by 7 pm.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
more pics
A Christmas morning tradition is Ommie's coffeecake! Ommie was my great grand-mother (mom's side) whom I had the gift of knowing until I was in the 7th grade. The recipe is delicious and this year we added dried blueberries and dried cherries to it!
Breakfast must be eaten before any gifts are opened!
Charice (our adopted daughter) and Becca!
We took a huge plunge and upgraded the girls' hardware!
Does it look like a geeky family table?
Becca made these Christmas treats to deliver!
Denise made these!
Tired out after all the festivities! Missy and Niko.
Peace!peep pics
Andy and Holly - Christmas Day!
Denise and Becca - Christmas Day racing each other
Denise, Louise, Becca, and Charice - Rockband!!more pictures - yes most are past ... but not old
The NEW school - it is awesome to all be under one roof!
A NEW duplex - we have two of them and they are about 400 feet from the school ....
The river froze nice and smooth and folks had a great time playing on it before the snow came!
YIKES!! Our utility rates went up to $1.08 a kwh ... watching the meter has become a habit!
Peaceout!a picture from the past
Grandpa - John Phillips - 1956 Skating on the pond at Whiteoaks in Maryland.hmm - what has happened?
for some reason my last post was in august and now it is december. is this possible? yes it is. i spend time checking other blogs to try and keep up with the lives of others but seem to keep my life's happenings top secret!
so ...
becca finished her first semester of college and is currently at home for vacation for another 5 days before she heads back to anchorage!
denise changed jobs and now works for a company that sends her on trips. she spent a month and a half in texas. she came home to white mountain for 10 days and the holidays but has left and is now in sitka for a month! her work has something to do with presidential directive #12!
holly has changed jobs again! she is currently going through training to become a health aide and will work at the white mountain health clinic when she is done.
andy has continued to grow his hair which is now well down below his shoulders.
i recently ordered from peets coffee, because i saw it on someone else's blog, and the product and service is fantastic!
i also ordered from peace coffee - another fine product and what a cool name!
hmm.. what else could of happened
just yesterday a group of us decicded that since it was only -25 outside it would be a great day to go look for moose - so bundled up off we went - we drove about 45 miles or so but only saw 4 cows and we were in need of a bull for the hunt so although we got great fresh air and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves the hunt was not successful
the new white mountain school opened in august and that has kept andy busy, busy, busy - we still aren't doen moving in and now i am beginning to take snapshots of the things that are not working properly with the hopes that the contractor will come and fix them
the new teacher duplexes are basically done minus venetian blinds so holly and andy will be moving during the next few months
and that is it in a nutshell!
peace
so ...
becca finished her first semester of college and is currently at home for vacation for another 5 days before she heads back to anchorage!
denise changed jobs and now works for a company that sends her on trips. she spent a month and a half in texas. she came home to white mountain for 10 days and the holidays but has left and is now in sitka for a month! her work has something to do with presidential directive #12!
holly has changed jobs again! she is currently going through training to become a health aide and will work at the white mountain health clinic when she is done.
andy has continued to grow his hair which is now well down below his shoulders.
i recently ordered from peets coffee, because i saw it on someone else's blog, and the product and service is fantastic!
i also ordered from peace coffee - another fine product and what a cool name!
hmm.. what else could of happened
just yesterday a group of us decicded that since it was only -25 outside it would be a great day to go look for moose - so bundled up off we went - we drove about 45 miles or so but only saw 4 cows and we were in need of a bull for the hunt so although we got great fresh air and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves the hunt was not successful
the new white mountain school opened in august and that has kept andy busy, busy, busy - we still aren't doen moving in and now i am beginning to take snapshots of the things that are not working properly with the hopes that the contractor will come and fix them
the new teacher duplexes are basically done minus venetian blinds so holly and andy will be moving during the next few months
and that is it in a nutshell!
peace
Sunday, August 24, 2008
College - UAA
I am heading home today from Anchorage. I went in for few days to help Becca pack up her things and move them over to her dorm room!
After rearranging the room and putting in some shelf units she has a pretty cozy spot for the fall!
Trip to Anchorage
I traveled to Anchorage in the middle of June to catch Becca while she was between summer programs. Becca was hanging out at the house with Denise.
We spent our time visiting and getting some things like a checking account set up for college this fall.
I also was able to squeeze in a visit with the Holts as they were winding down their time in Alaska before heading down to Carbondale, Colorado where Rick will be a middle school principal.
We spent our time visiting and getting some things like a checking account set up for college this fall.
I also was able to squeeze in a visit with the Holts as they were winding down their time in Alaska before heading down to Carbondale, Colorado where Rick will be a middle school principal.
Inservice in Unalakleet
August always sees us heading down to Unalakleet for the beginning of the year training.I had an opportunity to go fishing with fellow 'Dude', Greg Johnson in his new boat!
We went fishing with Wendy Battino and Rick Schreiber who work for RISC, Re-Inventing School Coalition!
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