Hi again, I'm still here. Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, It's been...interesting up here. First of all, I've been sick as a dog for about a week. Some kind of flu/cold thing, pretty nasty. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of laying in bed getting better. For some reason the stove doesn't seem to care if I'm sick or not, it wants to be fed. For anyone who has never put on snowshoes and run a chainsaw to drop a 50' tree in
-30 temps while you're running a 101 temp and doped on cold medicine..it IS a rush, but don't try this at home, kids. Nick had his very first REALLY close encounter with wildlife the other night. We had just taken down a tree and were cutting it up when the dogs began chasing a moose. Apparently it was a mentally challenged moose because it ran within 10' of where I was bent over, running a chainsaw at full RPMs. Nick was busy plugging the truck in so we could try to get it started and the moose actually ran close enough to him that he felt it brush his arm. Another couple of inches and he would have set a news distance record for teenagers in flight. I make light, but it was actually a very scary situation that could have easily NOT been funny. The moose are being really weird up here right now, we aren't going out to cut without being fairly heavily armed. Ah, Alaska..As I write this I'm trying to warm my house back up. We've all retreated to my bedroom where we run the space heater at night to keep warm. Now, when I say all..that is the 4 of us, 4 dogs and at least 3 cats, usually 4. The old girl, Momo, is a himalayan and seems to prefer hunkering by the fire as opposed to being social. Anyway, the wonderful crowded conditions and sleepover elements have all combined so we share germs beautifully. Yep, now ALL of us have the same crud floating around..Anyway, I better cut this short today, It's actually above 0 for the moment so I need to take this opportunity to go cut some wood so the chainsaw will actually cut instead of acting as an ice chipper. Have a good day, everyone! I'll write again soon.