Thanksgiving in King Cove

Happy Thanksgiving! There's just something nice about a Golden Bird, Glazed Ham, Sweet Yams, Homemade Rolls, Perfect Pumpkin Pie, Real Mashed Potatoes, And Bubba's Buttermilk Pie!
Heck that's not all we ate either. Neighbors brought over Shrimp, Halibut and Bacon wrapped Scallops! I was so thankful that we didn't have to eat Whale! We had a nice dinner, but it just wasn't the same without the Family! I hope that the Christmas Party was ok, since we couldn't be there. Smile! We will be eating good for the next few days. Sorry no pictures are available. Saije dropped the camera, may it RIP! We tried to fix it once, but they are just never the same after you work on 'em! We will have to get one from Santa Clause. Take care-

The Sun is out and the Powder's Bitchin'

Well we have had the last 3 days full of sunshine and snow! I took Cherie, Saije and our neighbor Johnny snowboarding. I dropped them off to hike up about a mile a enjoy some fresh powder. While they were boarding Muck and I tied a rope to the back of the suburban and attatched it to a sled and pulled him up to an awesome spot to sled and watch Cherie and them board down. Saije did pretty good for just starting out and Johnny bonzi down, he was the huge snowball heading our way. And Cherie just slowly cruised down and made some nice tracks. She had taken snowboard lessons years back. Go mama! On our way home the 3 kids got in the sled and we pulled them half way home. The sled is offically out of service. It looks like that sled on National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!Holy!

Ice Fishin' w/Lucky Lars

Lars and Much have been ice fishing everysince the lake has froze over. Trace has found this cool stick and Lars attatched some 10 pd. test on it, the crazy thing is Trace has been catching fish on it! The first day Lars stood about 10 feet out on the ice and was trying to convince Trace that it was safe to come out on the ice. After about 5 min. Lars broke through and Trace ran for the truck! Luckily Lars was in the shallow and only went up to his waist. After some locals kept walking back and forth on a "ice" trail Trace decided he would go out. They caught some nice popcicle trout and brought them home and cooked 'em up. They also went down on the lower creek and which pools to one side and freezes over. The fish are alittle bit bigger but your line is constantly having to be cleaned of the iceicles.

Boats and Bears and Playground

There are some awesome boats here. There's this sailboat that I keep dreaming about and it keeps calling my name to buy it! Then I will sail down and pick Lisa and CJ up in Seattle! Hey, it could happen! As for the sign at the playground, No way in heck am I letting Trace swing with the bears! Ya never know what they might teach him! (smile)

Beach Combing

Muck and Ree hunting for shells

Lars hanging out in his classroom

I actually caught him sitting down on the job!

Gas pump in KC

THis our only gas pump in town. At least we got one!

Just for the "Halibut"

Lars got up this morning and put a boot in the Burbans tailpipe! It dosen't like the cold weather! No it don't! It's starter is offically RIP! It will take about a week to get a new one so we are SOL!
After abusing the Burban Lars took off on a small skif with the man that found him out on that lonely night, Pat W. They got a nice Halibut and Sculpin that they used as bait. Lars caught a huge Star Fish, not what they were hoping to hook. They went out 30 miles or so off shore and anchored. Lars got a little sea sick, but was able to contain the spillage. He came back with some fish and a sunburn. Saije was so proud that she had to be the one to show one off. That was the smallest the caught and the only one she could pick up!

Volleyball in King Cove

Today we finally got a break in the crazy weather. We have about 4 inches of snow and Trace never comes home! The kids sled all day long, they love it! Trace went through 5 pairs of socks in one day. He gets wet and comes home long enough to change and go out again. The girls have their first home game tonight, it's against SandPoint. If we win we go to Region. Well the girls won. Elyse is a little freek out there. She is a digger, not a picker! (smile) Her and Neisha love to play. Although Neisha dosen't get as much game time, She has been a great bench cheerleader! I am so proud of the girls. They came into a different world and kicked some Bear Butt! The girls fly out to Dalton on Tue. the 15. It is a pretty small town and they play about 15 teams! Then they go to state in Anchorage! Go Rookies! They have seen more of Alaska then Lars and I have! Speaking of Lars he was the line man for there game. He kept yelling, Go Rookies! What a guy! Well Lars got asked to go Halibut fishing tomorrow so well talk to then. Later!

Family time

The girls missed the bus today. We all ate breakfast and spent some quality family time together. We went to school and had a long day. I can't wait until Christmas so we have a few weeks off of school! I am wishing the year away already! Sorry! Lars has parent teacher confences today and Friday. I get to go find out how the girls grades are. I already know how Elyse and Neisha's are because they had to get a GPA before they can leave for the game in Sandpoint Friday. They both get to go this time and Neisha is a little nervous about flying. One girl said to me that it would be weird to get on a bus to go play a game instead of fly. It is the other way around for me.

Class

I can't believe that it is November already! I started my Aleut class tonight, it was very interesting. The pronunciations are dificult for me. I hope that I do ok on the test. Lars went looking for birds, still no birds.

Sugar high

The kids were all tired and restless. I could barely get the kids out of bed to go to school. THey shouldn't have school the next day especially after all the candy kids consume. We had a friend give me some King Crab today. I can't wait until dinner! We are starting my new lesson plans for this week. I am excited the theme is "All about Me". And it is Thanksgiving this month. I love turkey day. I love all the great foods that go with it. I am getting hungry just thinking about it!