WHATZ UP?

Well, I finally got last weekend photo's on line, you can see then here. We had a great weekend; I did my good doings, played in the rain in my new Extra Toughs, got my first fishing rod, met up with good friends, saw new sites, did a little fishing (not catching), and went for a nice hike. I learned, even with MS you can ride 63 miles on a bike, I can pee in the woods standing up, and found if you take glacier photos with an indoor camera setting the blue comes out more vivid. It was a wonderful trip, I couldn't think of any way better to celebrate our 15 years together. Thanks John, Nadina and the National MS Society.

I start my new job on Monday, I am now an part time Administrative Assistant to a CPA, witha very flexible schedule. A very small company, with lots going on. She (the CPA) does forensic accounting for the courts and corporate taxes. Even though I feel over qualified for the job she has me doing, I should learn a lot from her and the experience I take away should be beneficial . The only down side is I need a social life outside of family and I won't be getting that hanging in a small office in Eagle River.

John and I got more adult time last night. We had dinner with Nate and Tab, I was so excited to go OUT to dinner with a couple and no kids where the conversation flowed and it was not awkward. The Bloody Marys set me on the right track for poker, but diner was cut too short. We will have to do it again.

After diner we then hit Valette's poker game, where I found myself with an incredible need to start playing with action figures. But more important I stole Valette's mojo, so that John could take the table. Okay he shared it with Steve but the point is I left with $11 bucks to Valette'a $1.

Girl Scouts is up and running, our first meetings was last week, this year we have more parents support then I know what to do with. I think it will be a great year!! We have already scheduled our first community service project. On the 29th we will be going to Portage to do some land management, laying trails and planting indigenous plants. I am looking forward to this, a lot.

I have 20 projects going on around the house and if I could just complete one I would be happy....hey I did complete one!!! I blogged and got my photo's on line!!! Time to get the house projects done now!

MS Bike Ride

The National MS Bike Ride (and here and here)was a success and we had a lot of fun. We volunteered for Saturday biker sign up in Granite Creek (mile 63 Seward Highway) and then helped sign bikes back in once they reached the Seward Sea Life Center. John and I counted 129 bikes (227 were signed up) making the trip on Saturday. The first rider pulled into Seward soaking wet, in about 4 hours, that is 63 miles in 4 hours, averaging almost 16 miles an hour, in the pouring rain. I would like to thank you all for not showing up because John and I had a wonderful quiet anniversary weekend. I have many pictures, I want to share, but the schedule does not permit blogging right now. So...for now you only get to hear about the bikers who raised over $100,000 for the National MS Society.

I doing it!

I am going to do it! I am going to volunteer this year, for the National Multiple Sclerosis Bike Ride. It starts at Mile 63 Seward Highway (Moose Pass), the riders ride into Seward, stay the night and ride back out for a total of 126 miles. It is my understanding that you can have a "team" and share the distance, so next year, maybe, I can get a team together to do some fund raising. This year, I will just volunteer, maybe as a photographer, or wherever. Anyone want to join me?

Pretty cool recruitment tool.

Encampment

The girls are having fun at camp, they made, bird houses that look like racing cars, beaded necklaces, tie dying, and rockets.
The girls at camp have a new tent, THANKS POPE! I brought it out last night and set it up, we forgot to lay a ground cloth before we staked in the bottom, poor Caity, had to crawl under the tent (that the leaders were to lazy to un-stake), to stretch out the ground cloth (tarp).... after we ate dinner and went to the talent show, swapped our SWAPS, and had a dance with a great DJ. I danced so much and laughed so hard. What a great night!!! I left around 11pm and the girls were still having fun.

The Bug

The camp bug hit me yesterday and sent me to bed, between trips to the John to deposit anything and everything I put in my stomach. The laundry from our Anchor Point trip is still getting done, the house is a mess, the yards needs tended to, and there are flowers to plant (thanks for the plants Jola)... but the Girl Scout Troops are ready for Encampment and I didn't have to plan much. My scout moms are so good and just MAYBE they will have a good time and will volunteer to head up such a big project again. They meet for departure in and hour. I will be making nightly trip to Palmer to bring them dinner, but I don't have to stay the night. YEAH!!!

Shana is doing well, her PEEP-Mellow, burnt her pretty severely, but they think she lost the feeling in the tip of her finger because of her treatment. FROST BITE!! Her blister is still intact so they will wait until Monday to take it off and look under it. The blood flow and feeling are returning. She got a nice welcoming home, a new roof, or a ripped up roof. The landlord came over and got her sons to start tearing her roof off getting prepared to repair. While they were at it they did something to the power going into the house, because only half of her house is powered. Thank god I only had to deal with the flu bug.

Merit Badges I Didn't Earn

Maybe I should update my scouting badge books, I am ordering badges and I found these. They must have updated the program recently to keep the interest of this generation.

Tonight’s History Lesson

Rose- “Mom, has there ever been a black president?”

Me- “No, honey, the next election year….”

Byrd -“Na huh, Mom, Abraham Lincoln.”

Me- “He wasn’t black.”

Byrd – “Well, he was tan.”

Rose –“Well, duh that’s because he went to the tanning salon.”

I am thinking...

...with as much snow we have had, and with the amount that will still be in liquid form come the end of May, some home remodeling will need to take place. I am thinking something along these lines.



I believe with a little adaptation we might be able to get her sea worthy.

Scavenger Hunt

I have been working on a side project all month. I found this group of people and have been working hard trying to get my 26 things for January. I have had a blast doing this, my goal was to just complete the Photo Treasure Hunt, but I found a lot of good shots and learned a few new tricks. The group posted 26 items to take photo's. I found it was a great way to get myself back into photography, I can't wait till the next list comes out. Here's what I found.

Proof...

Dress Up...??

What a cute girl he would make....

Is it wrong for me to submit my readers to home videos?

Well to bad, after filling up my 2GB memory card with video we would never watch again, I decided to cut out the REALLY boring stuff and throw it away. After so that many hours of work I decided it would NOT go to waste….so here you are….HOME VIDEOS…

"Family Outing"

Dancing Byrd On Goose Lake

"Byrd and I had a few extra minutes and stopped at Goose Lake for a little photo shoot. Here I was playing with the "continuous shoot" mode...it is quicker then our old digital camera but not as quick at my 35mm. I plan on playing with the setting and see if I can speed it up some. Don't get me wrong I am VERY pleased...so pleased I just had to show you....

New Coke Challenge

Last Memorial Day Week (notice I left the "end" off, I here by officate the weekend shall now last at lest 7 days) we had the opportunity to do some little science experiments, JD made explosives (that were a big fizzle), the kids showed us how people made clay many many years ago (that is not turning back into sand pit dust as it ages), Eric proved what temperature oil will catch fire, and Dad showed us the Mentos experiment.

Here is a challenge (its worth the download time, Dad.) ....Memorial Day Weekend 2007 theme should be “Poetry in action” ….…lets see what you can do! WARNING >>>> DO NOT >>>>DO NOT DO THIS!

Prattle Pursuit

Today it is my turn to play Prattle Pursuit….Who is this? And what was he arrested for?

I love YouTube!!

I thought Josh and Donny would like this....

More Christmas Presents

I found this on-line and decide to duplicate one for Christmas, this way mom can get the most out of every mow.