No more dry skin itch

I have really dry skin, especially this time of year in early winter. The itch can be unbearable. At times, I have been known to scratch my legs until they bleed and still keep scratching. The itch just doesn’t stop. Over the years I’ve tried a lot of different oils, lotions and creams; even prescriptions. [...]

Thanksgiving, night skiing

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. We did. My husband went to the all hours gym for an hour of exercise while I made French Toast for breakfast with the kids.
We watched part of the big parade on TV but were disappointed. They hardly showed any of the parade. Instead it was mostly [...]

What about boys’ clothes?

My son is growing fast. He’s outgrown just about all his clothes this fall. Last month, we went to WalMart to buy him some new clothes. I don’t like buying boy’s everyday clothes (especially pants) at thrift stores because they wear out so fast that by the second time around, they are almost threadbare already. [...]

Old fashioned weekend

We shut off the power yesterday afternoon and have been having an old fashioned weekend. We had to turn the power back on this morning because it was -5F and we were concerned that without the heat tape, the water lines between the house and tank would start to freeze. We’re keeping other things off [...]

Winter Fun

Yesterday was the last day of our nice weather. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. We took advantage of it. Since there was still no snow on the ground, we went sliding on a couple of ponds. The ice was 4-6 inches thick. This was Karen’s first time. She was pretty unsure of the idea [...]

Fitness update 2009 #15, A full pantry

This weekend we went grocery shopping. No big deal you say? Wrong! We haven’t been grocery shopping since August except quick trips now and then as we fancied something we wanted to eat. As a result, our pantry was pretty bare. Also, we wanted to get enough food to last until December. Like many other [...]

Sick boy

My son is sick today. He had a dry throat Sunday at church. Yesterday he stated coughing and had a stomach ache. Then a fever started last night. He woke up several times needing a drink of water. I also gave him some cough medicine at 2am. He’s happy but still sick today. I’ll try [...]

New patterns

Tonight I decided to buy a cape dress pattern. I need winter dresses but all that seem to be on E-bay are cotton. However, I’ll need more than a cotton dress for Alaskan winters at -40F. So, I’ll make my own from wool, flannel or knit. They’re pretty similar to the dress I just made [...]

Changing churches

I have definitely decided to switch churches. I will now be attending Northern Lights Church of Christ. This is a non-denominational church (not affiliated with the United Church of Christ) in downtown Fairbanks.
I went to the old one again Sunday morning and it was as I feared. The message, while Biblical, was shallow and general [...]

Our Un-vacation

I’m back. Well, our vacation was almost nothing but problems. I drove to Homer with the kids then took the ferry to Kodiak as planned while my husband flew down the next day. We had arranged with the airline to ship our new small outboard engine as checked baggage for a fee. Unfortunately, after [...]