Labor Day at the Beach

We drove onto the beach in Galveston and then walked over to the nice side where you can't drive your car.
A big, dead stingray. Ew.
Otis and James checking out the water. The water here is really warm.

Hurricane Ready

Last year when Ike hit, we were fine, but this year we wanted to be extra ready in case a hurricane comes. Canned food, dog food for Otis, gas for the grill, diesel fuel for my car, propane for the camp stove, water...man we'll be ready if we lose power.Did you know they put an expiration date on bottled water? How weird is that?That's right...we got Spam. And then some.

Caribou Stir-fry

In March, my mom brought down meat from caribou that Merle caught. James used my mom's recipe for caribou stir-fry from the Headstart Cookbook. Tastesss good! We love eating food from home. It's a nice treat to ourselves. I have a stash of frozen agutak that I eat only on special occassions. I also have seal oil and dried fish and carrots on days when I need to smell and taste home.

New Art

a barbara lavalee print we just bought and framed. it's called salmon harvest and reminds us of home.
this fred machetanz print was our anniversary gift to ourselves. it's kyrok ice fishing in unalakleet. makes me feel at home whenver i see it. don't the hills really make you feel like you're in unalakleet?

hair do

This is a horrible photo of my new hairdo. I woke up late this morning and didn't blow it out nice. But for now it's the only time I'm going to let my picture be taken. I think my haircut makes me get to work sooner than I did with long hair. Does that happen to you, too?