Monday, November 11, 2013 at 10:12AM 
Jobe with his friend, Dusty the cropduster. Lynxton is still asleep. He was very hyper last night and was bouncing around on the bed until after 1 AM.
Text added at 12:58 PM (Lynxton has long since been up and running about). The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 51 and counting.
Monday, November 11, 2013 at 8:54AM 
I wondered if they would hold school in the valley today. I thought they might take Veterans Day off as a holiday, but since Kalib had to go to school in Anchorage today I wasn't sure. But there are no schoolbuses rolling by out there so today must be a holiday for Mat-Su students. As for me, I just finished what will be my last breakfast at Abby's for at least three weeks. This afternoon, I jump on a plane and go to Barrow.
Text added at 9:17 AM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 51 and counting.
Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 8:58PM 
Kalib did not want to leave. He shed tears. "No!" he protested. As one grows, he must learn that not only does one not always get to do what he wants, but sometimes he must do things he does not want to do. Like go to school. So, leaving his little brothers behind, Kalib followed his dad to the car as the family dog followed him.
Text added at 9:37 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 50 and counting.
Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 5:41PM 
Shocked! I am certain many of my regular readers are just simply shocked! Kristina! Barista at Metro Cafe! How could you? For that matter, how could I? I went in to Kaladi Brothers to get me a coffee today along with another to bring home to Margie and there was Kristina, drinking a Kaladi Brothers coffee. Kristina was not being disloyal. Neither was I. Carmen keeps Metro Cafe closed on Sundays. We had to get our coffee somewhere. Kaladi Brothers is the second best coffee shop in Wasilla and was a good choice. Plus, Kristina had a paper to do for a class. She finds a coffee shop a better place to work than home. She said she was putting 10 hours in on that paper.
Text added at 5:56 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 50 and counting.
Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 5:04PM 
Yes, that's right, rain. The weather has gone nuts.
This morning on Facebook, a friend posted that the temperature in Nuiqsut had risen to 32, with heavy rain and winds of 55 mph. Nuiqsut! Many of you were with me on September 15 when I boated into Nuiqsut from Cross Island with the EMN Crew in a light snow storm. The snow stuck. The temperature dropped into the 20s, then teens.
Mid-September.
Historically, one would have expected the temperature in Nuiqsur to then basically stay below freezing until mid-May, with a warm day this time of year being about -5 F and a cold day -40 or so.
I took this picture at about 4 PM. It was hard to do because the rain was splashing all over my iPhone and it was pretty dark. Now, the rain is turning to snow again. According to the forecast, Wasilla could be flirting with the zero Fahrenheit Mark in a day or two. By then, I should be in Barrow – weather permitting.
Text added at 5:08 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 50 and counting.
