Eskimo Food

Kiki and I had an afternoon a couple of Sundays ago to get together and eat real food! Well, we know that that saying is relative to the person speaking, but I didn't go hungry the rest of the day. On the other hand, I'm not living in conditions 75-200 years ago when all those calories were needed...BUT who's counting!!?? You've certainly heard about the "The Jenny Craig Eskimo Diet..." "Take only one plate home after potlucks...only one frybread..." We had Romay and a couple of her friends join us, seal oil certainly can allure people, or repel for that matter.

Was feeling like poop, but I couldn't pass up Jason's nachos!
Nacho night!
Romay came home; her consequence for playing basketball in her socks! hahaha.
Oxyclean should take care of this!

Favorites

Since I haven't been too great with taking photos lately, I thought these pictures would make great posts as well. Each picture has a unique memory attached to it. There is no particular theme, just fun random memories!
Ethan, Romay, and Desi in Michigan..."right hand on red" (summer of 2006)
Koyuk River...Just Jay, the Dog and I...the dog got so cold on the way home, we opened the Emergency blanket to keep him warm...SPOILED. (summer of 2005)
RISK (KKA)...10 pm...11pm...12pm...1am...2am...3am....7am...MATT wins! Finally! (summer of 2005)
Manaalaq (Jay) and Qaqatuq (Gram)...in Koyuk (summer of 2005)

January News

You probably can tell that work has started for Jason and I as there seemed to be a hefty amount of posting during break. Since the last post, we've managed to survive a long spell of interior January chill, around -45, give or take 10 degrees. Since I'm on the subject of weather, right after we warmed up to freezing rain; I couldn't believe Jay was riding a snowmachine with a baseball hat a few days after below zero temperatures. On another note, some people we know are taking a break in Mexico and we volunteered to keep their place warm and tend after their animals. Romay has picked fresh eggs from their chicken coop, more on this later, this deserves a posting of it's own. They also own a 14 year old lab that is deaf, being the dog lovers we are, Kemper has decided to play a little jealous and get upset to the point of diahrrea. Thankfully, that little spell is over. They have a wood boiler and we have the incredibly easy part; loading it with wood that is already hauled and split. Meanwhile, I'm still learning to fly, sort of, as I'm preparing for the written exam. Next month, flying resumes, how I missed it during the short sun filled days! Now, Jason...he never ceases to amaze me with all the skills he has. He took a weekend class with some others and got recertified for lifeguarding. During his break from the class, I'd ask what they had done, he'd tell me and I could sense the ease he did it with. So, yesterday when I went to the pool to run (they have weights and treadmills on the 2nd floor), I felt cool as I told the lifeguard on duty that I'm "Jason Harris' wife" and voila, I was in for free. Hey, if the Harris' can cut corners in saving, we'll do it, $3.00! Penny's run from us as we're pinching every one to build our own home this upcoming summer. Last, Romay...she is such a joy in our home. Oh we have our "moments" but the good far outweighs the negative. Last night, at the ball game, I noticed Romay trying on a pair of Galena Hawks pajama pants. My first thought, "Romay doesn't have any money, hmmm." Well, my CFI and his wife were the ones at the booth selling them and they decided to treat her to a new pair of PJ's, just because. So sweet they are! So I'm sure she'll sport them for the next 2 or 3 days cause I'm sure I'll have to tell her to change out of them :) God Bless. For now, a picture from the past; my computer is acting up, I hope to fix this minor error soon!

(at the space needle, how they have grown since!)

The Meaning of Cold

There is no picture that can really capture cold, no image that can portray the shivers and teeth rattling caused by the still cold of fifty below along the Alaska Yukon. The truck would not start today even with a block heater, battery blanket, and oil pan heater. We literally had to bring in the new bottle of antifreeze (straight 100% antifreeze) out of the truck today since it had gotten too cold to pour. Picture green jello in a blue Peak Antifreeze bottle. C-O-L-D. It is supposed to warm up to twenty below tomorrow... yes, I said warm up to twenty below.
God has managed to keep us warm inside our apartment though.

Cold As Usual

"Stay Warm!" "Your pipes froze?" One thing this -40 weather does is bring people together; more people walking, doing other things indoors, sympathizing with those whose water lines have busted. One thing that makes this type of weather bearable in my opinion is the absence of energy sucking wind! Or as Jay states so vaguely, "it's not too bad out." "Not too bad so that your skin would burn when exposed?" His tolerance level is a bit higher than mine and yes, I am Eskimo. Anyways, here's some ordinary photos taken over the last few days.
Kemper, nursing his split nail. Not sure how he ended up with this injury, but he appreciated the pampering from all of us. We trimmed the nail and attempted to pull the nail out since it was split close to the root; since it couldn't come out, we're just keeping it short so it doesn't snag on anything.
What looks out of proportion in this photo? Romay and I laughed and laughed at her stretched out looking legs.
Kemper is an awfully patient dog, how many siblings take the regular beating and playing their fellow sister and brothers dish out?

The Dragon

This is my picture, Ethan. Love-Romay