in the Land of cold weather and full moons shining brightly all night long. It is 18° below zero, but the folks across the highway say it is only -5° and breezy over at their cabins. Must be nice. They get the sun now every day for way more minutes than we do!
The loggers are very busy right now hauling logs in from the woods and making pellets. They said that they have two log cabin packages to make and deliver this month along with their tongue and groove orders and firewood orders. One of the logger guys was interviewed for a blurb on the radio about pellet mills. Here’s the link to that if you’d care to hear it. One of them speaks at the very end of the short interview blip. http://aprn.org/2009/02/03/alaska-gets-its-first-large-scale-wood-pellet-plant/
As of last week, one of our new graduates Chris Jepsen, started working at DIS in Delta. He works out in the shop on Nistler Road mostly with Michael Crouch and Darryl Johnson. Chris is really enjoying that. He’s been taking a class on Tuesday and Thursday nights to brush up his welding skills; thus, he arrives home pretty late on those days.
I was hoping that our Pat would follow suit but he is waiting on the sidelines until the guy who does the hunting guides come through. He wants to be in the big outdoors so bad, hates to be cooped up....I think this guide and Pat are planning on a short stint into Canada to buy some more pack horses and in early spring starting the guided hunts into the mountains. We probably won't see him for the rest of the spring and summer.
Jennifer’s parents from New York went home on Tuesday. They were quite the hoot. We all enjoyed them immensely. Bonnie Mason from Missouri, is still here – cutting everyone’s hair. We are keeping her quite busy.
We had a good meeting last night. Seth Fouse led worship. Bro Steve preached on the New Covenant we have in Christ. Oh yes, the High school students sang two songs for us before the service started. One song was written completely by one of our highschoolers, Kathryn Nerbonne(music and words) I was impressed....
Pat and May are hoping to get their EMT 3 certification soon. I think this is the highest they can go before getting into serious Paramedic stuff. they still are not sure what they want to do with all this training. It is a good career choice up here in the rugged frontier. Can be dangerous though, flying in the choppers and looking for people in the frozen rivers. May is still planning on making a career in the US Air Force when she returns from her visit to Ireland...big plans...
I plan to enjoy my week end and hope it is a restful and uneventful one, without any surprises.
Pat got me lovely rose for Valentines and I am giving him some sugar free chocs and a card....going on 21 years....!!
Have a nice week end folks
Tara for now
gri
How beautiful, if sorrow had not made
Sorrow more beautiful than Beauty's self.
~John Keats, Hyperion (bk. I, l. 36)~
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