Back To Alaska

We finally made it back to Alaska to visit with family. We had loads of fun! It was great to see everyone. We got to eat at some old favorite places.

We had a blast at the lake as always. Bob did lots of 4-wheeling. Here are some pictures.

The smallest Bear Poop I have ever seen!

Yep, this is a trail.

We got to go to the State Fair.

Tom & Tyler

Mike & Tyler

Erin & Tyler

Me and all the kids.

We brought some TN pork ribs for good eating. And, thanks to Mike we got to bring home some awesome smoked salmon that he did him self.
I also got to do my first quilt project with lots of Peggy's help.

What is this white stuff?

Our first day of snow which only stuck to the fence. But, Friday the 7th of march was a whole different story.

Friday March 7th! Woot 2-3 inches. I had to break out the shovels! With a high of 39 degrees. And, Sunday should be a high of 55 and the rest of the week 65. Did I mention the South is crazy!

Fall with color.

Fall is here. This might just be my favorite part of the house. As you can see there is still a little bit of green on it. The leaves are already starting to fall. The highest window behind the tree is our office. So, I get to enjoy looking at it everyday.

I am already a cold weather sissy. It was 30 degrees this morning with frost on the grass. Brrrrr! I guess when your average temp is around 85-90 it really seems cold. I know I will get no sympathy from those living in Alaska. ^_^

Well, December 1st will be my 1yr in TN and the 15th for Bob. Time goes by so fast. It really is hard to slow life down sometimes. So, take a moment to enjoy our tree.

The shrubs behind the maple tree are our holly bushes. I have seen no berries on them, but maybe I can cut some and send them to AK to make some wreaths. Guess we get to buy another power tool. Not quite big enough to shape into animals.

My goal is when Peggy makes it down here she can help me plant some flowers between the two shrubs on each end.

House Pictures

Sorry it took so long to get the house pictures on the website. The front door.

The front door and living room. Athena wanted to be in the picture.

The Kitchen and Dining room.

The backyard. Got this nice playhouse. Can Kailyn, Kate, and Tyler come out and play?

Bugs

Well, there are only 3 things I hate about living in TN!

1. Being away from family.
2. Mowing the grass in 90 plus degrees at 8am.
3. All the bugs that thrive in this heat and humidity.

Here are some of the creatures that I have taken pictures of:


I do love frogs! I find it to be a very lucky day when I find a frog.

Here is a picture of a Wolf Spider which carry their young on their back. They are big and ugly looking. About the size of a quarter with its legs extended. They are poisonous but I guess they can't bite you. I don't care what you say. They still give me the Heeber Jeeber's!





Then there is the Cellar Spider which looks a lot like a Daddy Long leg. They are found in our garage and they make nice big webs in the windows. I couldn't get a good picture of one so here is a nice one. I have seen these as big as baseballs. You can't miss seeing that.



And the last one has visited me 3 times while sleeping. The famous Earwig. I can't imagine why I have nightmares about bugs.



Did I mention the pest guy is coming tomorrow! 0_0