At Home…in Alaska

Archive for September, 2008

Officially posted 3/20/09

Celebrations

9/08 C.’s 10th bday!

Chickens

9/24 Found a nest w/ 6 eggs and some bits of shell. Don’t know how old but floated them/opened them. All fine and were used.

Travel

9/10-11 Trip to Glenallen. Camped out in the ‘Burban. That was an experience…

9/18 - 20 Seward & Soldotna

9/25 - 26 Family in Seward except me. Strange…haven’t been alone in years… Baby so big now. :-/

Weather

9/23 Woke to the first frost.

9/26 - 29 Gradually heavier frosts. Really frosty on the 29th.

Wildlife

I leave you all with some wildlife pictures from our drive to Glenallen/Chitna.

Great Horned Owl at dh’s old family homestead in Kenny Lake.

Trumpeter Swans in Chitna, AK

Dall Sheep outside of Chitna, AK

Until next time,

Be forewarned. There will be a few “old” posts while I catch up for posterity’s sake. Eventually, I’ll postdate the entries and they will drop back in chronological order.

Gratitude and thanksgiving forever stand opposed to all murmurings at God’s dealings with us and all complainings at our lot. Gratitude and murmuring never abide in the same heart at the same time. An unappreciative spirit has no standing beside gratitude and praise. And true prayer corrects complaining and promotes gratitude and thanksgiving. Dissatisfaction at one’s lot, and a disposition to be discontented with things which come to us in the providence of God, are foes to gratitude and enemies to thanksgiving.

~ E.M. Bounds, The Best of E.M. Bounds on Prayer (Best Series)

Still feeling a little frazzled though…

The market season was over a couple of weekends ago so business has slowed. However, we have some new goals/products in the works so hopefully things will pick up again and will maintain through the winter.

We started a heavier workload again for homeschool a couple of weeks ago as a result of the above. But, we’ve traveled quite a few of those days so I’ll be revamping the lesson plans again already.

Today is dd #2’s bday - Happy 12th mah dear!!! You are still the challenging feisty one but I’m certain God will do great things with you! Love ya!

As of today, I am also reconnected to the “outside world” again! *whoop-whoop* So good to be back and I’m looking forward to catching up with the handful of friends I may have left on the ‘Net! Come on and leave a comment so I know who are. *hint-hint*

That said, I’m outta here for now. Updates will be squeezed in here and there per usual. Again, I’m still feeling a bit frazzled. While you are at it (leaving your comment telling me you were here), let me know what you would like to read about on this blog! I know that I’ve been a bit dull in the recent past compared to some of the updates I used to give and need some ideas. Are you interested in the weather? (It’s been miserable here this year. ) Our homeschooling? Our business? AK in general? Were my monthly updates of interest or not? Tell me what you’d like to know and I’ll ruminate on it and then hopefully give more of what you are looking for.

Blessings,

Got a “new” computer. Working on getting it set up/familiar with it, etc. Also, have to get internet connection back at the house. Updating with wi-fi at the moment…

DD #3 turns 10yrs today!

~*~HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dear C.!!!~*~

We love love you much!

Blessings,