Hey Hey Hey, we're b-a-c-k-!

Well Neisha finally took off to Valdez for ASAG & Elyse and I took off to Kodiak for Teen Court Conf. While Lars and Trace got to tear the house to small pieces while we were gone! Neisha didn't get any pictures of Valdez but had to say it was worth visiting. Huge pines and huge Log Homes, She said that it's where I would love to live! YEA! The temp. is warmer than KC in the summer but gets alot of snow. We could actually snow board there. Anyway, Elyse and I learned alot about starting up a Teen Court in KC. It could help the youth get a spanking instead of jail time for their first offence, whether it be shop lifting or graffiti. They get a choice to have their peers sentence them to work hours or alcohol/smoking classes or working with the community to make everything right again. I am very excited to be involved in helping the youth become productive citizens instead of housing them in jail cells. Kodiak was beautiful, and they had a Bowling Alley! We hope to get a grant to get a 2to4 lane built in KC. Maybe in 20 years, but we're working on it!
Between Neisha and Our flights we can see why no one travels during the winter! HOLY!!! Two of our kids used MANY of the barf bags on the flight out of Kodiak. Then when we got to Anchorage the fog was so thick that no planes could land so we cirlced for 15 min. and that seems like forever when you are in the air 5000 ft and circling!!!!! Well we got to stay the night in ANchorage and go SHOPPING!!!! We all had a great time. Well we woke up the next morning and hurried to the airport and missed our flight, Darn it! SO we had to go watch a flick, . After the flick we shopped some more, Darn it! WE got back to the airport flew to Sandpoint then to COld Bay only to end up having to stay the night! THe weather was soooo bad that flights haven't gone out for 2 days! Well we woke up at 9:00 and the plane had a 15 min. window to get us to KC. So we went for it!!!! Trace missed me soooo much that he said, "Mom I am going to pray for you to come home tomorrow." And so I did! I love that little guy! It was a hairy flight but worth it! The kids acted as if we were on a roller coaster ride at Disney Land, holding there arms in the air and screaming! Hey this isn't Disney Land, this is life altering damn it! Well we landed sideways but in one piece. Man those pilots are awesome and quite INSANE~~ Peace Out!