Wii

Well, my tourist days are over.....Dad and Diane are addicted to Wii. They are having bowling and golf tournaments! I'll try to get them hooked on Rockband next!

Portage Glacier

Today Dad, Diane and I went to Portage Glacier and Whittier. The glacier is a very pretty blue. Diane had on a Delaware sweatshirt and a man told her that it was worthless. Come to find out, he lives in Delaware too! Him and his wife have been visiting for a month and plan to be here four months total. He said he would sell everything and live here in a heart beat!
Whittier..... well, was Whittier! We paid $12 to go thru the tunnel and it took 10 minutes to see all of Whittier. It is very picturesque, but that's all there is. There was a Carnival Cruise Ship docked. I took them to where Michael and I got certified for scuba diving.
Then we went to Moose's Tooth in Anchorage for dinner. Delicious as usual.

Portage Glacier

Dad, me and Diane

WAHOO!!!

HE DID IT! My husband as "officially" a pilot!!! Congratulations Baby!

Hatcher's Pass

Well, I've been playing the tourist! I should say acting because I'm not very good at it. Dad and Diane have been asking all sorts of questions that I should know......but I don't! I just live here. The weather has been SO much more that I ever could have wished for! It has been positively beautiful, except for the light smoke from all the fires. It has been in the low 70's and mostly sunny. Perfect.
Today, we went to Independence Mine at Hatcher's Pass. We had a piece of homemade pie at Hatcher's Pass Lodge. It was really good.

Megh's visit

Megh came for a visit from Fairbanks. We went to the new restaurant in Wasilla called the Grape Bar. It's a nice place, expensive and small portions, but it does have potential.
She is digging in her stuff for a book......which she never found.
My Dad, Bill, and his better half, Diane will be here for the week. We will be doing all the silly tourist stuff.

Beautiful Day

Debbie and I went to DQ for a much needed ice cream break. It is still gorgeous there. I hope it lasts another two weeks when my Dad and Diane come for a visit. I know it's asking a lot, but it sure would be nice.
I am in the midst of planning a Stampin' Up! open house for July 22 and 23. Lots to do.
I am planning a trip up Lazy Mountain today after work.

A Relaxing Day

Sunday, was a nice relaxing day. We got up and did some wine work. We bottled the last of the cab we started in November. We have 15 bottles. It is a nice red wine. Michael and Meghan prefer the reds. We did the next step to the Pomegranate Zinfandel, so now it is sitting in a 6 gallon glass carboy.
Then Kathy and I hiked Lazy while Heather was sitting in Fairbanks drinking a beer. Brat! I had hiked on Friday by myself. That's no fun. There isn't anyone to listen to me complain about how hard it is.
Meghan arrived late in the afternoon. She will be visiting until later in the week. I'll have pictures of her in a day or two.

Happy 4th!

I went with Michael to the airport to do some minor work on the plane. After we grilled hamburgers (mooseburgers) for dinner. Nothing exciting. Still a gorgeous day.

Another HOT day!

Wow! I still can't believe our luck with this weather! Michael and I did more yard work. My flower bed has had more attention in the past month than it has had in 10 years! Here is the proof. Yes, I know it is upside down, but this thermometer is in the shade on our back porch!