A crazy week...

This past week has been a challenge.We are all trying to adjust to Dad being here. Don't get me wrong, I love my father and am glad he can be here to fish, but it has really been harder then I thought.Tuesday the dogs got out.The gate got left open by accident and the dogs went running. Barkley was gone for 6 hours before we found him. Nanook was hit, or I should say "Ran" into a car. He was very scared and ran right into it. He has fractured two teeth and he has several scrapes. How he lived we don't know, we are just glad he is alive. We found Barkley at a neighbors and he was bouncy as ever."Just out on an adventure mom"...NaNa is not the same dog. He is very reserved and scared of everything. He does not smile as much and I don't remember the last time he barked at me when he was upset. He still lays on the floor with a hollow look. I hope he will bounce back soon. With all those events, it was hard to watch American Idol.I have really liked this year and it is because of Adam. He is awesome and I have my opinions on why Kris won, but I will keep them to myself. They are both very talented and they will do great. I called Adam from the first night I saw him.I had a couple other picks as well, but Adam had such a "Wow" factor.We had an office wedding on Friday and we all enjoyed ourselves.He were at a huge park in Anchorage called Kincaid Park. It was out on the point of the ocean and with the cool breeze you could smell the saltwater.I went of a ride earlier in the week on my bike. I rode by the inlet and really loved the smells and views. It was great. 120 miles in one night and my butt paid for it later. I will ride into work as much as I can now since my riding time is so short. Quality not quantity.
Memorial week end is calm. The guys are fishing and don't seem to be catching much. It's early. I stay home in the silence.It is bliss! I stayed home and watched lifetime TV today and learned how to commit the perfect murder of my husbands cousins aunt's brother for the insurance money. We our building clamming guns and may do some clamming soon. We have allot of razor clams. I again will not eat them, but will catch them. The weather is holding very nice and I hope it stays that way.
We went out to the city market last weekend and it was great except for one thing....The tourists. They are everywhere. I was approached by one and she asked me if I lived here (Alaska)I said yes and she got very excited.She started asking me questions as if I was a rare find. I felt like I should have been in national geographic. Did I live here all year,does it get cold,what did I wear and where did I live.I should have made her pay for all the information. That's it, I will put on all my Alaska gear and just sit downtown for them to talk to me. I will charge admission into my "Homeless" tent on the park grass and tell them scary Alaska stories. Perhaps I will cue a moose or bear to walk by. I will wear all my wild animal fur and black out my teeth to look real. Freaky people.I can't wait for it to snow!
Love to you all!
The Scary Alaskan Eskimo's

Mother's Day Weekend

Mother's day was hard for me. My grandmother had a stroke on Friday. She is 88 and never been in the hospital my whole life. She was home alone when she had it and a friend from her church was unable to get her by phone so she drove over and found her on the floor. They got her to St. Al's and did surgery right away. She is still in the hospital, but we are so lucky that she will be fine.Her life will now change a bit, but she is still with us.I have had family and friends pass, but I am not ready for this one.I love my grammy. When I was a kid, I traveled with her everywhere. We did allot of things together and even now when I am with her I feel like that kid again.It is so hard to be here when things like this happen. I talk to her two times a day and we hope she will be home by the end of the week.I am sure the angels that saved her will continue to watch over her.
On a happy note, the boys took me to "Moose's Tooth" for pizza and we went looking for the salmon in the creek. None yet, but I know they are coming!!!
Summer is here! I have jumped way past spring and decided that summer is here. It has been in the high 60's and it is way to HOT! I am sure we will complain more as the weather gets warmer. We are lucky that it SHOULD not get over mid-80's here.I am not sure we could handle it without air conditioning.I REALLY want to get my bike out and I think the day will be this Friday.Dad will be here tomorrow and he can help get it out of the box and started. Those long rides into the mountains are going to be amazing.Riding along the ocean and smelling the salt water.Watching for the whales and the other wildlife.Long evening rides in the 24 hours of daylight.What did I do in Boise again? It will be great.I hope to have beautiful photo's for you.
I hope you all had a wonderful mother's day! My Dad comes tomorrow and life as we know it will change. I wonder who will get grounded first...him or me?
Love to you all!
The Eskimo's

Leaves!

WE HAVE LEAVES ! It is very exciting. I thought I would never see then again. Last Saturday I was telling Tony that I missed leaves and the green of spring. I wake up on Sunday and there it was....GREEN. We have little baby leaves on all the trees. The mountains are green with tips of snow on top of them. It is melting fast. No flowers just yet, but we have them in the stores now and I smell them all! I hope to start planting this next week.We have had 60-70 degree temps and it is so hot.We were all sweating and complaining about the heat this last weekend.I know...what heat? 70 degrees is hot for us. How we will ever do above that I do not know and don't want to find out.We have no air conditioning here in Alaska, but I have it in my truck. We got in and turned it up!
The light has started to stay.We have bright sunlight until about 10:30 and dust at midnight. The mosquitoes are HUGE and back in force.Was hoping to have that come a little slower.
Work is busy and seems like we don't have enough time in the day to just relax.Tony's job is getting busier with all the thaw and he will be leaving more.Dad will be here on Tuesday and the fishing begins.I REALLY want to beat these guys at the fishing game.I want the biggest fish so I brag for the whole year because we know the fish stories these guys can tell.
Cinco de'mayo was celebrated with friends at a local Mexican restaurant and the restaurant up the street (also a Mexican restaurant)decided to have a mariachi band play until the wee hours of the AM.Lucky us, we are less then 1 block from the action and got to enjoy it in our sleep.
Enjoy your spring!
The Eskimo's

Happy May Day!

Time has gotten away from me. With getting settled from the surgery and back to work, I don't know where it went. I think spring is here at last. We have been in the mid-60's and sunshine for three days. No leaves yet, but I know they will come. We do have the bears out of hibernation and they are walking the streets or treeing runners. Over by Tony's office there is a momma bear and two cubs. She has treed three people in two weeks. I am excited to see a bear! I have only seen them behind bars. Bears at a distance are a good thing.We have gone over "Bear safety" with Karter and done some research so I think we are all good.That is the way we live now, so we must be prepared. Last summer a bear attacked a man less then a mile from our house.
Tony had his 43rd birthday last week and we went to dinner and saw "Spamalot" with John O'Hurley. It was a great Broadway show and we laughed all through it. I am so happy we get great shows here. We will be going to see Lion King in September,The Wizard of Oz in November and Chicago in January. With the weather being nice we get out allot more.Found the Harley dealership and meet a few people and this weekend is the bike blessing for the summer.I hope to get the bike out in the next couple of weeks. There ar so many bikes up here and the are everywhere. I am afraid I won't meet any new riding buddies but all I can do is try. Karter's birthday is in a week and Dad will be here for the summer on the 12Th.I too have a birthday this month.Seems I get to be 39.Wow...everytime I see that I get a little sick. Doesn't seem possible. I feel like I am still 18 but my body says 39.We are all good and hope to have tans soon, we need them!
Love to you all
The pale and pasty Eskimo's