Dear Friends & Family, I left you at boarding the Holland America, Rotterdam. So, in our tribe of 11, none of us had ever cruised!!! We had no idea what to expect but, we were all sold! I don’t think I would enjoy a much larger ship but this one was…. just right! We had … Continue reading Crusing Norway →

There were 11 family members, all going on a cruise to Norway, and this is how it unfolded. Dacotah, Travis, Seeley, Steve & I drove to Whitehorse, Yukon on Tues. We were planning to leave at 8:00 am, but when Dacotah tried to check in for her flight the next day, she was able to … Continue reading Amsterdam Antics →

Dear Friends & Family, Well, I REALLY did it this time! We have a neighbor whom we’ve gotten to know. He lives in the same apt. that Dacotah had when she first got to Haines. It is on the 3rd floor of our house. They took part of the attic and made it into a … Continue reading Bonfire Turned Forrest Fire! →

Dear Friends and Family, Nothing big going on this week, well I mean no Fair or 1st Birthday parties. Steve made an amazing zucchini lasagna for dinner on Weds., on Thurs. we had our friends Kay and Rick over for a Brazilian dinner but this time he made a flan with guava caramel! IT WAS … Continue reading Kitchen a la Kart →

Dear Friends & Family, On Monday, Steve flew to Juneau to get an MRI on his shoulder and met with his Orthopedic Surgeon. His shoulder is toast but if he gets a replacement, he can only lift 15lbs for the rest of his life. He is opting to live with it. The ankle is still … Continue reading Southeast Alaska State Fair →

We had another “wisitor” but this one wasn’t invited! Steve was on a work call and thought he saw something fly by in the house. Sure enough, it was a bat!!  By now it was on the window screen of a bedroom window so, Steve trapped it between the screen and window and texted Sam. … Continue reading We had another “Wisitor” →

Dear Friends & Family, I know that I spelled visitors wrong. I was quoting my Norwegian grandmother, Bertha, who could never pronounce her “v’s” so she would tell me, while I was visiting her, We are going to have some “Wisitors” today.   Still no bears or moose, it was Steve’s mom, Sally and her … Continue reading We had more “Wisitors”! →

Dear Friends and Family, This week was ALL about the 4th! Probably the best 4th of July I’ve ever had! It started with the American Legion Breakfast; Real blueberry pancakes, biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, hash browns. YUM! Then Steve reported to his volunteering for the library fund raiser as a Grill Master. They were … Continue reading HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!! →

Dear Friends & Family, No, it wasn’t a bear or a moose, it was our nephew, Mitchell Smith, from Kansas City. He flew in on Thursday evening and stayed with us until Monday. Friday morning, he got up and hiked with Travis, Seeley & Lego. That afternoon we were able to get him on a … Continue reading WE HAD A VISITOR! →

Monday night we were invited to “Cocktails on the Lawn”. We brought cream cheese with apricot-habanero jelly that we bought at the farmer’s market. It was delicious! We met more interesting people, and the weather couldn’t have been lovelier! We got to babysit on Tuesday, while Dacotah went to play softball. The rest of the … Continue reading Weekend Trip to Whitehorse, Yukon →