RECENT EVENTS...

Wow! It's been a while, not since Convention I guess. Well things quieted down after the -40 weather and Convention came and went. Mid Feb. ALREADY…OUCH!

Weather has turned nicer, in some aspects, but not so much in others…warmer and sun makes it NICER, spring overflow into the creek makes it a BUMMER for my snoshoeing trails…have had quite a few incidents where my young adventurers have found themselves snoshoeing in the slush…wet boots and cold feet!

Yesterday, we had clear but above zero weather; this morning it is -14°.  It’s a little brisk but fine weather for February.

Jarred, Seth, and Kevin are still in Salcha working on the roof on the cabin that the loggers put up.  They should be home tonight.  This guy lives in the middle of nowhere in the wilderness, down the river from Salcha…

Mark Coy has been diligently working on his new home so he can move in.  He’s doing a major re-haul on the inside – I haven’t been down in awhile to see what he’s up to.  He’s fixing up the home that Nancy Moore built.  Once the Moores moved away, the Grecus, then Tates, then the Thomas Nerbonne family have lived there. 

Sister Margaret’s ankle seems to be improving daily.  She’s been limping around, but I’m sure she’ll be running around as usual soon.

Cathy Purdy is still homebound with her bad knees.  She made it out to one service.  I haven’t heard if or when she’ll have knees replaced. 

Ben Persinger and his wife, Olga, are having a baby in March.  Seems like there are some other March babies I’m forgetting. 

In July, Chris and Rebekah will have their baby.  In a couple of weeks, we will find out what the baby is.  Also, due in July is Liz (Baltrum) Werhonig.  Don (her husband) just posted to facebook that they are having a girl.

Finally took 6 young kids (Fouses and Millirons) snoshoeing as promised. Even Jordan came and he is 3! So cute! He told me early on on the adventure - with his Spiderman plastic snowshoes on _ "Miss Gwizlda, can I ride in the sled?"…err…hum…defeats the purpose - but how could I resist a cute 3 yo with such an angelic smile. So we all took off into the white and blue yonder and went actually almost all the way to Kohler's beach! A normally 45' trek for me but turned into over an hour with the troupe….we could hear the dogs barking…every nook and cranny on the creek bed HAD TO BE EXPLORED, OR DUG INTO OR CLIMBED UP AND SLID DOWN…what energy!…pulling the sled with J was not as tough as I thot it wld be on the trails, he's such a little guy…all bundled up and making a running conversation on everything that was happening:….

"Miss Gwizlda, why are there so many bumps?  Why are we stopping now? Where are the dogs? Are we gonna go see the dogs? I can hear them barking, can you hear them barking Miss Gwizlda?….are you getting tired of pulling me Miss Gwizlda?….

finally…..

Jordan said: 

……"Miss Gwizlda - my hands are cold! can we go back now?"…he was just sittin' like a little prince so of course he got cold…so we turned around and came back…sun shining on our backs…

Then I piled them all into a car and dropped them off at their cabin. A good time was had, I think…we shall see if I have any repeats…

Only 6 days till Pat, Beth and the girls are in Alaska! yaaiiii..

Have a great weekend!!!