Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Summer 2010 to date
It's been a rainy summer so far. Grandma and Grandpa drove up from Manitoba along with Joe and Arlene, but unfortunately they weren't greeted with a lot of Fairbanks sunshine. We went on a few trips and enjoyed a lot of cards. It was also nice that Samantha was able to come up from Reno for a ice 1 month visit this year, at the same time.
We were able to visit Chena Hot Springs, the Chena Pump House, the Museum of the North, the Large Animal Research Station, and Denali Park. The bus tour through Denali park was the highlight of the trip, and we were fortunate enough to get to see North America's tallest peak. It is rare to see. We were also lucky to see all kinds of animals in the park, including 2 grizzly bears right up close to the bus!
Pictures on another post!
We were able to visit Chena Hot Springs, the Chena Pump House, the Museum of the North, the Large Animal Research Station, and Denali Park. The bus tour through Denali park was the highlight of the trip, and we were fortunate enough to get to see North America's tallest peak. It is rare to see. We were also lucky to see all kinds of animals in the park, including 2 grizzly bears right up close to the bus!
Pictures on another post!
Catch up!
It's been a long time, so first a little catch up. We survived our first full winter and actually got a kick out of the supreme lack of day light. It's tough, but interesting. Thankfully it is usually pretty clear and the moonlight on the snow saves us from total darkness!
Dominik played mites hockey and I coached. Dominik has really caught the hockey bug and loves it above all other sports. Yanik has jumped into Tae Kwondo and is pretty convinced that he is the new chuck Norris.
At the start of this year, we purchased Spaulding Chiropractic and have enjoyed the benefits of being business owners again. It is amazing how quick everything lined up for us. Shortly after we took over, Kari joined the practice as the new manager. We're in good shape with her in the back office.
Spring time hits here around the middle of April. That's when the river breaks up and it starts to feel a little warmer. Most of us start wearing shorts then because it's been so long without them, so any early tourists know that we live here. Speaking of tourists, they seem to come in earnest right around the start of June. We'll see buses of cruise passengers driving all over town and seeing the sights.
I'll include a few pictures from this time period and then we'll do another update for the summer. I should be pretty caught up then.
Dominik played mites hockey and I coached. Dominik has really caught the hockey bug and loves it above all other sports. Yanik has jumped into Tae Kwondo and is pretty convinced that he is the new chuck Norris.
At the start of this year, we purchased Spaulding Chiropractic and have enjoyed the benefits of being business owners again. It is amazing how quick everything lined up for us. Shortly after we took over, Kari joined the practice as the new manager. We're in good shape with her in the back office.
Spring time hits here around the middle of April. That's when the river breaks up and it starts to feel a little warmer. Most of us start wearing shorts then because it's been so long without them, so any early tourists know that we live here. Speaking of tourists, they seem to come in earnest right around the start of June. We'll see buses of cruise passengers driving all over town and seeing the sights.
I'll include a few pictures from this time period and then we'll do another update for the summer. I should be pretty caught up then.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
October
We are in a record stretch of October heat on top of the world. Yes, heat! It has been hitting up to 60 degrees every day through much of October. it get down into the 20s at night, but then shoots up during the day. It's a real Indian Summer! The truth is, it can't last. We are just waiting for the bottom to fall out. It could easily be -10F by now. The timing of this warm stretch has been very fortunate for us as we have still not completed the rebuild on our chimney and wood stove. We decided that since we had to rip the whole thing apart anyway, we might as well upgrade to a more efficient Blaze King stove with a catalytic burner. We should use half of the wood we used last winter with this baby. It might get put in today so we are pretty pumped to use it. We are also going to have the hearth and surround redone so it looks nice. Our previous set up was pretty ghetto. This stove also has a clear front so we can actually see the fire. That should be relaxing on a cold winter night.
Without a stove we have just been going without heat and wearing sweaters, burning candles, etc. Our house is so tiny that it is actually very easy to keep it warm. Kari has also been busy putting clear plastic over some windows (acts like an extra pane) in order to keep some more cold out. We'll be in good shape once winter really hits.
Dominik and I started Mite hockey last Saturday. We have about 30 kids and I have about 6 helper coaches so it's going to be a great winter. This will be Dominik's first chance to play actual games so he's really excited....so am I.
The light has changed a lot. Sunrise is now around 8:30 am and sunset occurs around 6:40. We're losing 7 mins a day, so by the end of October it'll be pitch black at 9:00 am and then well before 6 pm....and that's just the beginning. i'm looking forward to experiencing a 11:00 am sunrise and 2:00 pm sunset. New experience!
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