I figured that an update is long overdue, so here it is...
Life here in Bethel Alaska has kept us quite busy, which is a good thing. We are both settled into our jobs and have developed our weekly routines. One part of this routine is the morning walk.
Every morning, weather permitting, Kiah and I walk with Rox to work at the hospital and then return home, about a mile walk round trip. What's funny is Kiah refuses to let Rox out of her sight until Rox gets all the way into the hospital, then she is ready to walk home. She wants to make sure Rox is safe, what a great dog! The morning walk has become a tradition, one that we really enjoy. When we first started this tradition, we made the walk with the sun completely up. Now we walk with the moon as our source of light because the sun isn't rising until around 9:30. We are steadily loosing about 10 minutes of day light each day. That is right, 10 minutes! We also have made our morning walk twice in the snow. Our first snow was last week and we also had a dusting of snow this morning. The snow hasn't stuck yet but I am guessing the ground will be covered in that white stuff very soon. This is very good news because it means no more rain! Our morning walks together have become one of my favorite parts to the day. We have also been going to the boat docks on a weekly basis to take Kiah swimming, one of her favorite activities and ours as well. Although the river is on the verge of freezing over, Kiah is unfazed as she swims out to retrieve her favorite toys. This activity will soon come to an end but we will continue to head to the boat docks every chance we can get until the cold is unbearable.
We also have some knew news since our last post. We invested in a "new boat!" Well, at least it is new to us. It is a 20' Allweld with a 45 HP Honda Motor. What makes this boat awesome is the canopy which will keep us warm on those long 3 hour boat rides to some of our favorite camping and fishing holes. It will be a perfect boat for us and for any guests who happen to come and visit! You can't beat free housing, free food, and some of the best fishing in the world. Sadly we were ony able to take it out once before having to winterize it, but because we bought it in the fall we got a really good deal. Summer can't come soon enough!
Life in Bethel has been good and we look forward to what the future has in store for us, both the challenges and blessings. Until next time, God's Love and Peace...
