We love skylines

It couldn't have been more beautiful. Less than twenty minutes from Fred and Barbara's house.

The tide is going out, ice chunks and all. A crisp morning drive to check out the inlet, avalanche chutes, Dall sheep, etc.

Lexie is a snow bunny in waiting.

We love ALASKA!

Last day in Alaska!

Beautiful, is all I can say.

Alaska railroad

Chunks of ice in Cook's inlet.

Lexie took this picture of the plane's wing.

North to Alaska

Day five in Alaska.  Lexie poked me awake this morning a little after eight.  She says she doesn't want to go home tomorrow.  We both love waking up to peaceful white.  The first day we were here, I say a moose, a coyote, Dall sheep, and two bald eagles.  Fur Rondy was a blast!  Lexie rode a dog sled, we watched day one of the sprint dogs races begin.  Day two Lexie slid around the ice rink, we had a pioneer pancake breakfast, watched the parade, walked to the snow sculptures, rode a ride at the carnival, watched fireworks, and saw Katie's gallery while Lexie and Cooper played.  Cooper (Katie's son) came over later and they played until bed time.  Yesterday we watched the reindeer races and the running of the reindeer.  Everyday Lexie loves to play in the snow, and she has taken two snow walks with Fred and Hatcher.  I have so many pictures and film that I only have 200 pictures left on my 2GB card.  So, I have a project when I get home.  That's all for now, just a quick note for now, more later.

The right thing...

Lexie has developed a game that she has called the “Right thing” game.  I ask a question like, “Do you put gas in your car, or your cereal?” She says, “Cereal!”, and I say, “Right!”…Then something like, “Do trees grow in the ground, or in clouds?”  “The ground!”  “Right!”

 

So…We’re getting in the car this morning and she asks me to play the right thing game.  She has just spent last weekend at her dad’s.  She must have tried to teach him the game to, because her next statement is, “Daddy doesn’t know how to do the right thing.  He’s not very good at it.”  I’m chuckling to myself as I get in the car and ask, “Is pizza for eating, or sleeping on…”

 

 

Lexie and I will be in Alaska tomorrow morning.  We are so excited!!!!!

Valentines Wedding Bells

Lexie has been in the spirit of St. Valentine since February began.  Up the road from our house is a boat dealer, Harvey Marine Supply, that has a gigantic one and a half story white rabbit standing out front... Harvey.  For each holiday season, Harvey holds in one outstretched hand a symbol representing a holiday-ish theme.  Christmas tree, pumpkin, flag, Easter egg...for Valentine's Day a giant red heart inscribed in white letters, "Be Mine".  Lexie yells, "It's Valentine's" every day on the way home from school.  Sunday evening, she announced to me that Miadda and Turkeyswoop (two of our four cats) were going to get married. She had me do Miadda's hair in three mini pony-tails, and she raced around the house in full pre-wedding excitement for about an hour.  For some reason she insisted that the wedding take place at 38, so at 6:38pm we gathered the cats and two cat food bowls in the kitchen, split a can of shredded cat food in two bowls (the only way to keep Miadda and T-Swoop together for more than a couple seconds. So for the past few day, when we come home we discuss the newlyweds.  She is so thrilled about it.

Happy Birthday Barbara!  Ta Male!

I am so excited about our trip to Alaska!  I woke up at 12:38am making a list of things to do and pack to get prepared.  One week away.

Work is hectic.  I'm trying to pull out of a day trip to a clinic in Coos Bay this Friday, especially since I have to be at our clinic Saturday anyway.   Busy busy busy.  I do love my job and the people I work with though, so it's all worth it.

Word(s) of the day: SOPORIFIC

Week two of the lock hook project

One more row of fabric, and I'll be one fourth complete.

I'm still really enjoying it. It's going to be my date for the Superbowl.

Ice, Ice, Baby...

It's raining, and freezing.

Why is no one else's look like this?

I keep calling people and say freezing rain, and they keep telling me it's just rain. Am I crazy? Not!

Day two of lock hook project

Thanks Barb for taking pictures for me on the new paitent registration desk.

One floral fabric, designer yarn, and tools.

The outside is whip-stiched and the little pieces are my 'markers' for the fabric rows

My first row. I'm picking a really easy first project as I learn this new hobby. I am enjoying the heck out of it. I started the whip stitching yesterday at work, finished it at Lexie's counseling appointment, and started my first row at lunch today.

Near miss

Lot’s of stuff going on around here.  Mostly, I’ve been having much grief as a result of Lexie’s dad’s version of insanity.  He can be such a terrible pain to me. 

 

Last week, I stayed home with Lexie recovering from tonsillectomy.  Her voice is so funny now, I haven’t gotten used to it.  It’s supposed to get back to normal soon.  I made a huge mistake last week.  The medicine routine for Lexie involves a cup of water or milk after a swallow of medicine; helps the medicine go down.  So, one morning I gave her 1 ½ teaspoon of Amoxicillin, she drank milk from her cup and said she didn’t want anymore.  I walked the cup into the kitchen, and without giving it a second thought, drank the rest of the milk.  I happen to be allergic to penicillin and the tiny amount left on the rim of her cup from her mouth put me into mild anaphylactic shock.  That was a fun morning.

 

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Going to Tonsillectomy time.

Places to go...People to see...Things to do...Tissue to be removed...

She's pointing at the Tram.

She's having vitals checked and getting a dose of pre-anesthesia meds.

Are we ready to rumble!

Lot's of Docs to talk to her and Lexie always joking with them.

Super nurses too.

Squintchy smile.

As she tries out the hospital gown and bed.

No more tonsils

Not really even awake yet.

What's missing here?

I still have my frog

In the lobby waiting for Grammy to bring the car around.

Crazy Flying Bubble Griffen

Sam and Alex gave "Bubble Dog" a run for his money.

Yikes?

Lift off!

Bizarre!

Bubble dog, and numbers

Bubbles do bring out the "crazy" in Griffen.

I'm rather fond of the shot.

Lexie went to town with my tape calculator.

Tortoise Time

Crystal's food is attractive

There she is!

Wow, I really don't like our kitchen floor, but she does.

MASSIVE INERTIA

I think about blogging every day.  Operative word, "THINK".  OK, so at break today, I shall overcome the inertia and do a blog entry!  It's not like nothing is going on, it's been exciting and great. 

Lexie had a Christmas party at school that I went to, fun.

The results of Lexie's sleep study came back and she has mild to moderate sleep apnea.  She has an appointment on the ninth to an ENT for evaluation for possible adnoid-tonsillectomy. 

We missed her first swim lesson of the winter session last night because it's half hour earlier, and I miss judged driving time on a school day.

I guess some of the biggest news of all is our new Russian Tortoise, Crystal.  She a real beauty and we love her.  Even a tortoise can be cuddly.

I'll be posting pictures, tons, soon.