RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY ALREADY!!

I cannot tell you how sick and tired I am of rain.  The roads and paths are just running with water – literal rivers.  The creek is high, the mountains (what mountains?) are completely “socked” in.   
It just makes me so sad.  And, then, tonight I saw my first batch of cranes going over.  I think it’s much too early for that to begin happening!  It all makes me so sad that I have no strength; I will have to go to bed soon to hope that tomorrow is better. 

SJ's cousin, Dick, went home after two weeks visiting.  We roamed the farm and investigated as many things as we could find; we went to Trotzkes once for a night of fellowship and to Eagles’ Ridge Ranch for supper and fellowship.  Then Andy, Tommy, and Jonnie went to Chitina to try the fish wheel one more time this summer.  They took Dick along with them.  It was a success all around – the guys esp my cousin had a great time.  They caught over 500 fish – we canned 400 lbs of salmon and put up 80 canned jars.  I made a slide show of Dick and Tommy’s photos, and I’m trying to upload it to facebook, but I think that this rain is messing up our internet a little, thus I can’t seem to upload it. 

In other news, it is still POURING out there!

Also, Marilyn went in last week to have surgery.  The Dr took out a big kidney stone and her stent.  Marilyn was discharged yesterday and is now home.  She says she doesn’t have pain, mostly she lacks energy. Ali has been back and forth with her mother, now she has to go back to Fbks to bring her home.

Hannah S. Davis’ baby is still in the hospital because he’s waiting to be a certain weight before they discharge him.  Judy went ahead and flew down to spend time with Hannah.  I’m not sure how long she’ll be gone.

Steve Aresenault was here for the weekend, with his son, Dillon.  Steve preached at devotions on Fri morning and then for service on Friday night and again on Sunday morning. 

Annie Buongiorne has been at the Fairbanks fair with Sandy Sutherland.  She’s helping Sandy run her booth and also selling the dream catchers she’s created. When she came back she surprised me with a cute female guinea pig and a lovely Rex bunny for herself! We made another hutch over the week end, despite the pouring rain…she is keeping it in her room for now. I named my new guinea Petunia, she is red with black markings, cute but very skittish, and not too keen on Mr. Reepacheep (Rob's male guinea pig) who is trying his hardest to make friends with her…cooing and chirping at her…but all she does is run into her dark little corner, totally ignoring him! haha...

The loggers are up in Fbks putting up a log cabin kit.  They will be gone a few days.  Lizzie is milking for Rich.  Her arm is improving a lot, she just can’t still open and close it completely, and she can’t do things that pull it out like that. 

Floan turned 80 yrs old today.  I have some birthday pictures which are on FB. Pat had to drive her to Anchorage (8 hours away)  due to a sudden worsening of her "good" eye - hopefully they will be able to find a solution for her…there is no specials who can do the procedure here in Fbks. 

Brad and Jo and their girls went hiking out to Fish Lake last weekend.  They actually had great weather and had a great time.  I’m so jealous.  Maybe someday some kind hearted pilot will fly me to Fish Lake sometime in the summer before I am too old! I did the 8 hr very grueling trek before the kids were born and it almost did me in, so I know I can't do it now…

Jon Squires, Peter Casey and Joe Casey are all graduating this week at UAF, for Paramedic and Fire School. Congrats guys…you earned it!

Pat Lou got a maintenance job up on the Slope  (Prudhoe Bay)…he says he likes it, general maintenance plus helping the camp cook since he knows how to cook!  :)

I’m sure there’s more news, but like I’ve already mentioned, this rain is making my brain full of melancholy.

More another day…gri