Again...*sigh*

[tygab]

Alaska has seasons?

sure! winter, mud, and winter!

[uforgot]

We've certainly had winter in Missouri, but have we seen snow??? Nope, just inches and inches of ice. You can't even walk on the stuff, much less drive. It's so dangerous. We were hit again yesterday and the electricity has been off twice since 5am. Last time people were out of power for a week or two, which makes me nervous. It's not suppose to stop until Monday morning. I'd love a beautiful snow.

[emily_in_nc]

Poor you, Claudia! We have been lucky not to have any ice (or snow) this winter, but a few Decembers ago, we had a terrible ice storm here in NC, and we were without power for three days. Thank goodness we had our (free-standing) wood stove and plenty of firewood. We were able to make some yummy soups on it and melt ice to pour into the toilet tanks (we have an electric well pump) so we could flush occasionally. I enjoyed catching up on lots of reading and listening to our hand-crank/solar-powered radio as there wasn't a whole lot else to do w/o computers, TV, etc. I didn't ride the trainer because we couldn't even shower! It also wasn't safe to go outside with ice-laden branches crashing around out there. Maybe another use for your bike helmet?!

Hope it melts quickly and the power stays on!

Emily

[Raindrop]

I posted some time ago about my brother's death and he was the ultimate ski-bum living in Girdwood, Alaska the site of the best skiing in Alaska (Alyeska Ski Resort). Anyway...my other brother has called weekly to tell me they've had the BEST skiing season ever. Lots and lots of powder and people keep skiing up to my brother saying that "Rob sent this!"*


It makes me very happy on their behalf.



*My brother Rob suicided on 11/11/06.