My New Hero

You have got to read this. Go on, do it.

Fur Rondy (Part Two)

This morning we headed out on a balmy 40 degree Sunday to ride with some sled dogs. The Chugach Express took over a baseball diamond near down town and brought dozens of sled dogs for rides. The dogs were all chained up to the ball diamond fence anxiously waiting their chance to pull. Anxiously, but not patiently. They would sit almost silently when the "musher" was standing around, but once he looked their way, it was almost as if they thought the loudest barker would get to pull. And then, once he started, all those remaining on the sidelines barked the pulling team on. It was so fun and facinating to watch.




After a little dog sledding, we headed down the road to the snow sculptures. This is where I have to agree with the crazy Alaskans...it was a little too warm for the festivities. The sculptures that people had worked soo hard on were melting. The really detailed ones had nearly melted away. Here's a few shots of some bigger ones. The girls are in front of Little Miss Muffet and Jamison is in front of a triceratops.

Fur Rondy (Part One)

Last night kicked off the celebration Fur Rondy...a build up for the Iditarod. This morning we headed out to catch the parade and play on the ice sculptures. I was pleasantly suprised at how low key and not crowded the events were. Don't get me wrong, there were lots of people...just not millions of people. We left the house at 9:45 to see the 11:00 parade. We parked with in blocks of the parade in a parking garage that charged us $2 for the WHOLE DAY and found a great place to stand and watch. When the parade started, there wasn't a huge mass of people pushing us forward...people stood and chatted with each other and kids ran into the street to get the candy thrown from the floats.

The big news has been the weather. Everybody seems to be disappointed that it is so warm. They are honestly acting like it's 110 degrees at the Texas state fair. By the way, the high was supposed to be 33 degrees. None the less, after experiencing Thunder Over Louisville and Northern Virginia, I wasn't looking forward to dealing with the crowds, but this was so pleasant that I can't wait to head into town tomorrow and see what else there is to see.

Home again, home again, jiggety jig

Kenai is back in the arms of the one she loves the most


Well, I guess I was initially trying not to announce to the world that Tim was in Fairbanks, but that didn't seem to work out. None the less, he got home safe and sound Friday night. And with freezing rain-no jumping. As a matter of fact, me and Jamison were the only ones doing the daredevil stuff. We got to slide down our hill in MY NEW CAR!!! on our way to pick up the girls from school. 3 complete spins in the Pilot was enough for any Moma to want to hang it up for the week. However an hour of an uninterrupted hot bath on Saturday washed away any accumulated stress and I'm a happy wife and Moma ready to face the Artic world-ice and snow and all!

I'm also excited it say that coming this next weekend, the "build up" for the Iditarod starts, so hopefully I'll have lots of new and interesting things and pictures to post. Let's face it, January was a little dry. I'm excited to get out and do some of the fun activities. So stay tuned.

Tell me something I don't already know

So, it's a slow week in the Davis household. Except for getting locked out while Jamison was locked in-thank god for good neighbors.

Here's something if your looking for entertainment. However, I'm sure, like me, you won't be suprized by the results.

Your Career Type: Artistic

You are expressive, original, and independent. Your talents lie in your artistic abilities: creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art. You would make an excellent: Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer Dancer - DJ - Graphic Designer Illustrator - Musician - Sculptor The worst career options for your are conventional careers, like bank teller or secretary.

What's Your Ideal Career?

I took these pictures

I took these pictures tonight to remember...

...that no matter how many pieces of cheese you eat while dinner is in the oven...






...no matter how much your helpfulness backfires...









...no matter how many expensive winter gloves you lose...







...you are my sweet sweet babies, and I am so blessed by God to have you in my life everyday.

Introducing one cool new blogger

Here's a cool new up and coming blogger to look out for. Stay tuned for more cool new bloggers.

My new favorite

Artic Eyes

Tim called last night and told me he had been pulled over by the military police. While he was running. Because it was too cold. His thermometer in the office read -40, but with the wind chill it was -51. I guess this is too cold even for the Army. I wonder what the Marines standard for too cold is? Probably 31 degrees.

Anyhow, if you want to know what Tim is up to in technical terms, head over here and read away. But if you just want to see, scroll down...

Finally...

Just when I was running out of things to blog about, this little gem was announced to the rest of the world. Can't wait 'til August!

Dad

I keep forgetting to tell you...guess where we ate a huge, but delicious breakfast one morning.