Mac the Moose and Her Mystery Meal

Mac is a yearling moose that has been hanging around the house as of late. She is often seen just up the road, munching on branches or sauntering into the woods. She used to kneel down and get a drink out of the little goldfish pond in the flowerbed in front of my folk's house. Now that the snow has covered up the pond we don't see her as much, but this afternoon here she was, eating on the raspberry bushes!

Happy Birthday!!!

Yesterday was our son's birthday! It is hard to believe that he is already 7 years old. Of course this year we celebrated at Grandma's house in Alaska, just like we did for his first birthday. The kids enjoyed cake and ice cream and then played Grandma's Wii after opening presents.

Today is also my older brother's birthday so a big Happy Birthday to my big brother as well. It would have been fun to spend the day with him and his family too.

Boy and his cake


The Wish


The Model

It's Cold Out There!!!!

It's crisp, it's brisk, and boy is it cold!! The forecast was for -30F, it only got down to -26F (which really isn't that bad). My favorite sub-zero, re-discovered activity from my childhood is to inhale quickly through your nose to see if you can get both nostrils to momentarily freeze shut. (stick your head in the freezer and try it!) The other advantage of the cold temperatures is that the wind doesn't howl when it is this cold, allowing the trees to remain coated in a white sparkly coat of frosty ice crystals. It is very pretty and fun to look at through the window while playing my folk's WII.

The messenger


Sunset at 3:30pm


Lazy Mountain (taken with nostrils stuck shut)