New Steps!

In Alaska, in the winter, footing can be very treacherous.  Especially in SE Alaska.  i grew up in Barrow, and it’s really not that slippery there for most of the year.  In the fall when the snow comes, we skip right past 32 degrees F and go right on down to the sub zero [...]

John Caleb washing dishes?

I was washing the dishes the other day when I stepped away for a while.  I came back to the sink to find that my helper was having a great time. 

The only real down-side was he was still wearing a brand new diaper.
Recently, Holly noticed that some of her friends who have clean [...]

25 Random things

I grew up in a place with no trees: Barrow, Alaska the most northern city (village) in the North American Continent
I now live in a rain forest: Southeast Alaska.
I walk to work 1.24 miles every day no matter what the weather is like.  Mark walks with me.  I do it to save on gas [...]

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 [...]

My shoulder hurts, but I don’t have cabin fever.

I just shoveled the porch, the driveway, the sidewalk, and the steps.  I like to leave the snow on the hand rails, as a measure of what’s fallen in the night.

Here’s a shot that shows the partially blue sky, which is much welcome, the 18 year old minivan/SUV that we bought this fall from [...]

The Bathroom Sink fell off the wall…

While I was out of town in Anchorage for training, Holly called saying, “Matt, the sink in the bathroom fell off the wall and it smells really bad.  What should I do?”
I asked, “What?”
She said, “The bathroom sink fell off the wall and is lying on the floor.”
I queried, “What, the sink fell OFF [...]

Tough week: living in a log cabin

No one likes the smell of mildew in their home.
Here in our little cabin we had a kind of tough week.  I picked up the mattress to check under it, knowing full well I could be in for a bad sight, as our mattress was lying directly on the uninsulated floor.  When we got it [...]