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Progress report

Jamie took some pictures for us of the progress on the new house.

This picture should have been last!!!
The foundation is in and the framing will begin on Saturday!

For you..Granny-Blue

Cousins

Great-grands

Trouble

all the same!!!

Mac, Emmy, Luke,

Charlie, Jacob, Cohen, Gracie

Love them!!!

Passion Flower

I love this vine...it has real pretty red bloom
It is very short lived...I usually only get a couple of blooms, I think I need to more it..but who knows when that will happen???

Hard Workers

The first step...putting up the power pole in GA.A couple weeks ago we went and got all our permits to begin construction on our "Welkin" in Georgia (We have decided to call our 'Plantation' Welkin..it means "the vault, or view of heaven from earth, it is an old English word mostly used in poetry now days). I was so pleased that Grannyship went with us...and she is a worker..so she insisted in helping Wayne. It was a good day. They enjoyed each other..just look at the smiles.
I took this picture of her hand...as you can see she has always been a hard worker...her hands tell their on story..She is a trooper..Guess that's where her son got it from.

Remember My Lemons??

Well, I got my answer...yes my lemons will turn yellow on the tree..These lemons are huge.
These are the first lemons I've grown..I had read that they would turn yellow by November, and they did
I've picked four or five and the tree has about 14 more on it.

Lemonade anyone???

Nope not a fire..

We were in Georgia Saturday, when we stopped to lock the gate..I saw this beautiful Sun set. It is very dark back there...Shane said it was lighter with his eyes shut. It is also very quite.. only noise we hear is the one we make . Wonderful!!!!
When I looked at the pic when I got home, I thought it looked like the trees were on fire.

I had to throw this one in...I took it a few days eh..probably weeks ago now..I liked it too.
Me and the Moon..gotta keep trying.

Hitchin-a-Ride

I was getting ready to put the final chemicals in the pool, and put the cover on it, when I caught this guy hitchin-a-ride on the chlorinator..I hated to tell him but his ride will end tomorrow..cover goes on without fail.

Good Night Alaska

As we were getting ready to leave Alaska, it was bitter sweet. Alaska, for the most part, is a beautiful place..We knew it was going to be wonderful to have our babies closer to home and at the same time it was more than likely we would not be returning to "The Last Frontier".This was one of my favorite pictures.

As we left, it was fitting to have this beautiful scene to remember...The midnight sun was just about to set and gave a pink glow to the white capped mountains. We all have wonderful memories and lots a great pictures to look back and enjoy...

If you ever get the opportunity.....go you'll love it...

The Best!

This is Jacob and Harley..best buddies..
Sweet baby girl..."please Nonnie" she says.
I love this...Emmy has always called the headphones "earheads". Well, the foam convering was missing from one side. So this smart girl figured it out...we had the best laugh at this.
Did I mention we went to a football game or 2, or 3, or 4....

More Scenery...as seen by me

This is another picture taken in Chugach State Park, Alaska

If you enlarge the pic you can see a cabin sitting in what I bet is a breathe taking location.
This picture was taken at Otter Lake on Fort Richardson, AK
This was taken while we were at a football game, in Eagle River AK... everywhere you looked around the football field it was awesome
This was also taken at the Eagle River, AK while at Jacob's football game.

Chugach State Park

Chugach State Park is a picturesque place. Even on the chilly rainy day we were there it was beautiful. It was great fun to ride the rolling, even steep hills. We would be riding up so steep it looked like there was no road ahead...and the kids would squeal with delight as we zoomed down the other side (music to Nonnie; new name for me from McKinley, and Pop's ears). Then we were up in the clouds again trying to see everything at one time and find our stomachs!! WEEEEE!!!

SERIOUS STUFF at GWENN LAKE
Oh, speak if you dare! You will get the hand action across the throat from this guy!

Do not under any circumstance have him cast his gaze away from his bobber..do not splash the water, and only breathe and blink your eyes just enough to stay alive!!! He will walk halfway around the lake to escape the less serious minded cause...HE IS FISHING!!

The Moose is Loose...or not

This "Lady" was in the parking lot of the Army Lodging we stayed in just before we left Alaska. There was a "Gentleman" there too but by the time I got the camera, ran down the hall, down the stairs and around the corner...he was gone. I was told by those how were out there in time..the "Gentleman" was looking for some "action" and the "Lady" was having no part of it eh?, him. So he left.
Anyway, she was beautiful..and was very obliging..way more into having her picture taken than her....well...you get the picture.

Mean while back in Alaska

Well, what can I say...some issues a raised and I just have not had time or energy to get back to my beloved blog..maybe now that at least some of the issues are settling in in Ga. I can get back to it. I thought this was so beautiful..it was a very bright and clear day in AK just before we left and we were out at Otter Lake and Gwen Lake with the kids..this tree was so gold and sky so blue I just loved it..
Even through the shadows the gold was gleaming
You can see all the leaves on the ground..it was so pretty..more pics on this later..the kids were posing pretty good..and Pop maned the camera like a champ.

Alaskan Plants

Alaska has some very pretty plants.These are the beautiful berries on a Northern Ash tree. They say when the berries are rotting they ferment and when the birds eat them the get "drunk". Kinda like when the birds here eat china berries. I have a couple of seeds ...we'll see...it may be to hot here for it.
This is a flowering crab apple tree. I just love this..and have discovered it can be grown here.
This is the forest floor in Alaska. The edges of one of the plants is frilly and white. Some are red, and the roots and moss were neat.
I think this is like what my mom calls Queen Ann Lace. It was just about finished blooming while we were there, but I caught this one on the edge of Otter Lake.

Trip Check

Day 10

10/17/07

Everyone had a great visit with their friends in KY, and are once again on the road headed to GA. They should arrive tomorrow..YEA!!!! The biggest thrill and anticipation seems to that they will once again be able to eat with a fork!!

still at the ZOO

Jacob, a fox and the Zoo Keeper.

Back at Homer
Sweet baby girl

Trip Check
10/16/07
Day 9
They are in MO, headed to KY...to see some friends...the kids wanted to fly home today. LOL
Jacob got news that his football team won the state championship.
Should be in GA by Thursday.

Still at the Zoo

This little guy was so cute...and he loved popcorn.
This guy was huge..what would the Alaska Zoo be without a Polar Bear, the Alaska Zoo only takes animals that have been hurt, if they can be rehabilitated and released they are otherwise they remain at the Zoo.
We had the best time...
These monkeys must have escaped their cage!!

Trip Check day 8

10/15/07

They are still in SD, had a great day visited Deadwood and Sturgis (big Harley Davidson Place) The Boys went from "horses to hogs". Also saw Mt Rushmore. Pretty neat she said. They will hit the road hard tomorrow and are headed for KY, probably will not get there until Wednesday. They will more than likely hit GA by Thursday. The Lord has certainly been with them and Exodus 23:20 has really helped us as we have claimed it for the journey.

Praise God!

Her Day..

Yep..it was her day (can't you tell), her class had a field trip to the Alaska Zoo. She allowed us to come along.LOL..
This is the entrance gate to the Zoo, it was absolutely gorgeous.

The old rugged fence posts and the beautiful flowers, were such a wonderful contrast.

Yep, grab a stranger and get them to take your picture. We had a great day and I will post more pics later.

Trip Check Day 7

10/14/07

They left Bozeman, MT after a day of sightseeing...had a hard time getting the cowboys back in the car..LOL they were in Wyoming headed towards South Dakota last we talked to them about 9:00 pm EST Note: She posted..no picture but a message for everyone.

Cooper's Landing, AK

On the way home from Homer we pasted threw Cooper's Landing.

This is a shot of the Huge Lake there. Love the red, green and gold colors.
The foliage was just beautiful and there was a dusting of snow on the mountains. Pretty perfect. There was a steam running parallel with the road, Jamie saw some salmons jumping but we never got a picture.

Trip Check Day6 10/13/07 WooHoo!!! back in the good ole U S of A. As of about 2pm EST. They said they were singing "The Star Spangle Banner" as they crossed...LOL and the speed limit is 75. Not sure how far they will make it but I am sure she will be calling soon...11:pm est they are in Bozeman, MT..just crossed the Continental Divide, and tomorrowthey are going to the site of "The little Bighorn" and "Custer's Last stand" ..our cowboys are in heaven!!!

Ah, Homer

I know yuk! But I, for one, had never seen this before and just knew I did not care to see it again...It' s kelp. Most of the time it is under the water, the tiny tail part is actually the "root" and is in the sand..the "bulb", when the tide is in, floats and the kelp leaves look like hair to me...anyway. Looking from our balcony it looked Bad....




"Open it, open it, Pop.. what does it look like?" Well, I missed the face but I a sure you it was not the pearl she thought it to be!.

You can see how much the tide goes out here it looks like the water is higher than us...This cliff was magnificent.

Our last look at Homer, as we were driving on Skyline Drive... Bitter sweet...love to have the kids home and they love coming home..but we knew this was ,more than likely, our last trip to Alaska.

Trip Check Day 4 & 5

10/11 & 12/07

I did not get to blog until late today so, now that Jame is in "real time" and has phone service it will be a bit easier to keep up with her. They said Grande Pairie was a big city, Edmonton, the Capital of Alberta, was still larger (about like Atlanta) they were heading into Calgary about 5:00pm EST. Trying to make it to High River, but not sure the kids can hold out for that. (just heard from her...they made it). Had some "interesting" things happen...more from her on that. Lots of pairies with lots and lots of round bales of hay..they even bale the median of the four lane highway! She a sures me she, huh..Shane, is taking pictures..she said she cannot take her eyes off the road..They are confident they will be into USA tomorrow. WooYoo!!

Thank you for your continued Payers.

Note: Jacob had to save Emmy..she stepped off into the deep end of the pool...over her head...thank God Jacob "saved her life".