Yay! It's been under a month!

Wow! I'm still unable to believe I am actually IN the REAL Great-White-North! I've not see much of it yet, but I woke up this morning and gazed out to see mountains! Real mountains! Very, very cool!

The plane trip left a bit to be desired... approximately 7 hours of being wedged in a middle seat (NEVER again!) what made it frustrating was sitting on the frickin tarmac for almost an hour! Anyway... it's awesome! We're going to be taking a trip to Anchorage in a wee bit here...

I still can't believe it!

Once I get some pictures taken I'll be getting them posted soon!

Hey! Look at this! I'm back within a month! Who-hoo!

John on the Yukon Quest 1,100 mile sled dog race!

February 10th, 2007

I have been given the opportunity once more to be the "Color Commentator" for Crazy Dog Kennels! It's great fun even if the time difference means a few glitches in relaying race updates.

John is has moved from 28th to 19th (unofficially). Zoya, who's running the YQ300, has yet to be updated. The YQ favors the "Big Race" so the 300 hasn't garnered much in the way of regular reporting. All I know is that she's on the trail. Thanks guys... that's a wonderful information system you've got going there!

What doesn't help much is the lack of signal for the cell phone. I can't even reach the race handler for info. Sucks that. Still... it's fun to follow the progress, limited as it may be.

The weather here is still, "painful" for the lack of a better term. What hurts is the extreme humidity. A person doesn't normally associate humidity with winter, but when it's at 60 & 70%, my old broken bones put up one hell of a protest!

And to think I used to snicker at my Grandpa when he'd say, "It's gonna rain! My knees are just killing me!"

I'm not laughing anymore that's for sure!

More later!

Wow...

I can't believe how soon I'll be able to see this display in person!

You know... I wondered if anyone read this, now I know... most likely it's a no. Seeing as I haven't had any emails asking, "What gives?"

Well, no big thing, I'll just write for myself.

I am getting psyched for my upcoming trip. It seemed like it would never get here and now it's just days away! Ludie is spending his first overnight at Grandpa's tomorrow. I'm really worried that Grandpa is going to call on Saturday and say, "Better find him a kennel to board in!"

Scary thought. I wonder what he'd do around 24 canines?

OK, well that's just an even scarier thought.

Bummer news... my brother's divorce is final. It's been so emotionally draining for him and he's very, frighteningly depressed. While I'm doing all I can, I know it's not enough. It's so frustrating to be so helpless, his girls elected to live with him and for that I'm quite thankful. At least he's not sitting home alone with only his battered emotions to keep him company. I worry for him.

I wish I knew better what lies ahead for him. I wish I could tell him it'll be okay etc. etc. But I can't. My divorce was a relief. I had no children with him and our marriage had been dead for many years. I can't even imagine what emotional toll it would pounded on me if we'd had kids together.

Well... I veered off a bit, like usual.

I promise within the next few days I'll be back with more frequency!

Really!