Mazatlan Dump with La Vina

Mazatlan Dump with La Vina (The Vineyard Church) from Matt Davis on Vimeo.

Cookout on the BEACH!

Keep in mind this is February.  It’s the last day of February, but it’s still February and about 18 degrees F.
This afternoon, Holly wanted to go out and do something fun as a family.  The first plan was to have a cook-out on Chilkoot Lake; to just build a fire right on the ice. 
While [...]

Severe Electrical Problem

On Monday Holly called me at work and said that her mother had called her to say that the dryer had made a flash and a loud noise and then the Toyo Stove (Laser 73) had shut off along with a bunch of lights.  The breakers had flipped.
It was during the 4-minute passing period when [...]

Best Burgers in Anchorage: Tony’s Burger Stop

Does anyone CARE what I ate for lunch? 
Usually, I just eat the cheapest, healthiest meal I can find that will leave my blood-sugar level at an even keel. And usually, that’s two bean & cheese burritos that I buy by the package at $4.80 for 10 burritos. I love this meal, because it’s cheap, [...]

The potatoes turned out GREAT

Holly says…
I think it would be best to use a straight concentration of ACV to soak them in, to get them a bit more zing.  They dried out overnight and curled up as dry as can be.  I think they’d be great for dipping just about anything into, but they don’t really have that salty [...]

A new diet: RAW food

Margaret took the boys over to her garden to pick potatoes and carrots with them and give Holly a much deserved break.  Then she brought us a nice little box full of them.  The boys had a great time picking them.

Since Holly is on a RAW food diet, she needed to have them prepared [...]

Merry Christmas to All!

This is a ridiculous picture, but we did have a bit of snowfall last week.

We’re having a wonderful time here in Haines.  Holly and the boys put up the Nativity scene on the 24th.  Here’s Mark putting up the manger and baby Jesus.

There were plenty of presents to open.  Notice the snow in the process [...]