I think I am allergic to work.
Seriously.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Mom, I Just Want to Sit by You.
Lauren is barely recovering from my vacation, and now I'm leaving her to start work tomorrow.
The vacation was just about more than she could stand. Everyday she would call saying, "Mom, why can't you just come home," in her best little moo cow voice. (You know the one that says ,"Maaaaammmaaaaa!")
The first thing she did when we got home was to hand me a handful of "projects" she had been working on, along with this note-
"Dear Mom and Dad,
I never want you to leave home again.
It's just TOO much.
Love,
Lauren"
Oh my. Lets all pray she survives the school year. (Include me in those prayers, as I am her main source of comfort).
The vacation was just about more than she could stand. Everyday she would call saying, "Mom, why can't you just come home," in her best little moo cow voice. (You know the one that says ,"Maaaaammmaaaaa!")
The first thing she did when we got home was to hand me a handful of "projects" she had been working on, along with this note-
"Dear Mom and Dad,
I never want you to leave home again.
It's just TOO much.
Love,
Lauren"
Oh my. Lets all pray she survives the school year. (Include me in those prayers, as I am her main source of comfort).
A little bit of Heaven
Lauren and I have been creating Nutella recipes. While Syd just eats it with a spoon, Lou and I like to be a bit more daring.
It is good on crepes and waffles, but no, we are even more daring. We took it to the next level...
Crescents.
Mmmmm Mmmmm good.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Summer Vacation VI
Epilogue: Ryan
I love this man! I didn't need a vacation to tell me that. But it sure was refreshing to enjoy being a couple (without interruptions) for ten whole days. While it's not something we could do every year, we certainly aren't going to wait another 17 years to do it again.
I love this man! I didn't need a vacation to tell me that. But it sure was refreshing to enjoy being a couple (without interruptions) for ten whole days. While it's not something we could do every year, we certainly aren't going to wait another 17 years to do it again.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Summer Vacation V
Chapter Five: Lake Hood
I LOVE this place.
It is the world's busiest "airport" for seaplanes. On a busy summer day, it can average 800 takeoffs and landings. (Yeah, I looked that up on the Internet for you).
The amount of air traffic over Anchorage is amazing. Large jets are taking off throughout the day, but it is the small planes that I love to watch as they zip around. When Cade and Syd were young, we would see a plane in the air and ask them "Floats or wheels?" They could identify them correctly every time.
One evening, Ryan and I spent a few hours sitting on a picnic table watching the planes take off and land. With airport security these days, I bet this is the most "up close" view available. It's quite amazing to watch the organization of planes coming from all direction to land on this lake and quickly taxi to their slip. Even more amazing is the short distance that they need to take-off.
I LOVE this place.
It is the world's busiest "airport" for seaplanes. On a busy summer day, it can average 800 takeoffs and landings. (Yeah, I looked that up on the Internet for you).
The amount of air traffic over Anchorage is amazing. Large jets are taking off throughout the day, but it is the small planes that I love to watch as they zip around. When Cade and Syd were young, we would see a plane in the air and ask them "Floats or wheels?" They could identify them correctly every time.
One evening, Ryan and I spent a few hours sitting on a picnic table watching the planes take off and land. With airport security these days, I bet this is the most "up close" view available. It's quite amazing to watch the organization of planes coming from all direction to land on this lake and quickly taxi to their slip. Even more amazing is the short distance that they need to take-off.
Summer Vacation IV
Chapter Four: Animals
Moose are incredibly dangerous animals. People are incredibly stupid animals. (OK... massive over generalization). While we were driving down to the coast, we saw people out of their cars, taking pictures of a female moose and her baby. Aaaahhh ! A few yards down the road, more people were following this moose around, trying to get a shot with both them and the moose. Aaaahhh! I, on the other hand, do not have a death wish. So we took pictures out of the window. When the moose started to cross the road towards us (I could see the whites of his eyes) we quickly drove away, saving ourselves, the camera and the rental car.
Moose are incredibly dangerous animals. People are incredibly stupid animals. (OK... massive over generalization). While we were driving down to the coast, we saw people out of their cars, taking pictures of a female moose and her baby. Aaaahhh ! A few yards down the road, more people were following this moose around, trying to get a shot with both them and the moose. Aaaahhh! I, on the other hand, do not have a death wish. So we took pictures out of the window. When the moose started to cross the road towards us (I could see the whites of his eyes) we quickly drove away, saving ourselves, the camera and the rental car.
I'm not too fond of bears either. While fishing for salmon, Ryan got (?!!?) to see a few of them up close. But this one was far enough away for my own comfort. Ryan spotted it about 1/2 mile out onto the mud flats. At this part of the ocean, the tide moves in and out a long way, and the bear was able to get out onto land in search of salmon. Ryan and I parked the car, crossed the railroad tracks and sat down to watch the bear. As it came closer, we saw that it was a Grizzly and it did have a fish. A group of seagulls were bothering it, trying to get to the fish. The bear would set his catch down and chase the birds, only to have others sneak in on the fish. We watched him for a least thirty minutes. At that point, other people noticed us taking pictures, and stopped to see what was going on. Before you knew it, the road was full of cars, truck, RV's and tour buses, clamoring to get their own view of the bear. We figured that we should charge the tour buses five dollars a head for pointing out this sight to their customers. Of course, the Department of Transportation probably would take it all from us for clogging up the road!
Summer Vacation III
Chapter Three: The Scenery
One of the conversations Ryan and I had was "how in the world do you explain this place to other people". Even a picture can't do it justice. Your camera is facing one way, but there is a panorama of other shots you could have taken. However, this is a little taste of the beauty of the state. (Sorry, I had a hard time limiting myself). If you want to see details, you may need to click on the picture.
Bird Point, south of Anchorage down the Turnagain arm. We were sitting there watching a bear, while I took pictures.
Girdwood-it's like the Park City or Vail of Alaska. We took this tram up to the top and had lunch.
Where else can you watch baseball with such a beautiful background. And at nine-thirty at night? These are a couple teams from the Alaska Baseball League. College players come up and stay with families while they play for about eight weeks. This is one of my favorite things to do while up there.
A boat out on the ocean near downtown Anchorage. A few days earlier, it had been stuck when the tide went out, but at this point, it was free.
Looking toward downtown Anchorage from Flat Top.
One of the conversations Ryan and I had was "how in the world do you explain this place to other people". Even a picture can't do it justice. Your camera is facing one way, but there is a panorama of other shots you could have taken. However, this is a little taste of the beauty of the state. (Sorry, I had a hard time limiting myself). If you want to see details, you may need to click on the picture.
Bird Point, south of Anchorage down the Turnagain arm. We were sitting there watching a bear, while I took pictures.
Girdwood-it's like the Park City or Vail of Alaska. We took this tram up to the top and had lunch.
Where else can you watch baseball with such a beautiful background. And at nine-thirty at night? These are a couple teams from the Alaska Baseball League. College players come up and stay with families while they play for about eight weeks. This is one of my favorite things to do while up there.
A boat out on the ocean near downtown Anchorage. A few days earlier, it had been stuck when the tide went out, but at this point, it was free.
Looking toward downtown Anchorage from Flat Top.
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