Monthly Archives:June 2009

Hubby and I drove to Homer today – and took along one of the grands who has not had time alone with us like his siblings and cousins. All but the youngest has made a trip with us so it was D’s turn.

What to do while on such a trip? The weather was gorgeous – hot by Alaskan standards! The mountains weren’t as visible as I’d like – there was a lot of mist coming off Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay obscuring the view somewhat.

But . . . while there was some wind, it wasn’t chilly . . . and we all smell of the sea now. I love that outdoorsy – seaweedy smell.

What to do, what to do . . . well the guys (im)patiently stood by for me to take pictures of them, of course.

anchorpt
Here they are at the farthest westerly point in the US reachable from the highway system. This is at the beach in Anchor Point.

beachtalk
Here they are having a heart to heart chat at the end of the road in Homer. We sat for quite awhile watching a line of fishermen (and women and kids) catching a LOT of small flounder right off the beach.

On the way back up towards Kenai they, of course, had to stop to seek some female companionship. (oh, these boys, what WILL we do with them?)

pickchicks
yes . . . the chicks refer to freshly out of the shell hatchling chickens . . . but it’s always good for a picture.

We laughed, we talked, we ate (of course!!!) we shopped for dessert and for a book for him. We had a great time. And, now he is settling in on the couch for his first sleepover with us.

Hope your day was great, too!

bbepoolparty

Come join us in a Pool Party . . . get all the info and join in the fun.

Come on in . . . the water’s fine. (you know you wanna)

I am on Annual Leave????? Thanks for the link, lessa!

the love of a Father . . .

IronMan

. . . just how clean YOUR hotel room is? Ever consider leaving a tip – or not leaving a tip – for the housekeeping staff?

Hubbymoose and I have just returned frome a three day trip to the big city (Anchorage) which means we had a two night stay. I used an online price seeker and got a room somewhere we’d never stayed before. One of my coworkers had stayed there, and she is pretty finicky about her rooms, so I figured we were safe.

We were assigned a corner room on the 14th floor – which, by the way, is actually the 13th floor of the building! Hubbymoose and I are not superstitious so this didn’t bother us, but we did get a giggle out of it – going into the elevator and seeing the numbers . . . 10, 11, 12, (Beuler? Beuler?) 14. Weird.

But, the view was nice!
ancatnight
That is the Anchorage skyline from the 13th/14th floor of our hotel. Yeah, the picture is a bit darkish – it was taken around 1:30 a.m.

susitnasunset

And, this picture was taken around the same time looking out of the other corner window – Mt. Susitna, aka Sleeping Lady at sunset. (we have LOOOOOOONG days in Alaska summer.) Lovely, huh?

Now, this next picture I am going to hide behind the cut – it’s clean and all that, but some of you might be squeaminsh. Don’t say I didn’t warn you . . .

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