is that a red on my neck??

We are now proud owners of a 1978 KIT Companion, 17' camper trailer.  A score from Craig's list that we got for use during construction next summer.  Very pleased to have successfully towed it up the Moose Mt hill without incident... Is retro still in?

Max supervised as we chained up the truck to make it up the driveway...  Can you believe how big he is now??  No way he'll fit in a back-pack anymore!!

More Winter Fun ...

Had a great ski trip to Stiles Creek Cabin for my birthday in early Feb.  Three cheers for Tom for making the trip in spite of the stomach flu.  We planned on Max riding in the sled when he got tired, but he didn't like that and kept jumping out.  So he ended up running the whole 8 miles in.

He then slept for 12 hours straight, so we thought we should rig him up in the backpack for the ski out the next day...

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I went to Homer for a workshop last week and found this photo in a display at the Homer airport... A turnip to be proud of...

Palmer Vacation

Having a great time visiting Matt & Nina in Palmer!

House Plans!

We're narrowing in on a floor plan with our architect.  He's doing a great job translating what we say we want  into something that looks nice and has a good traffic flow.  Still working on the entry and stairs down to the basement.  Let us know what you think!

Puppy Update....

Max has officially achieved the "little sh-t" stage of puppidom.  He is now very proud to have leaped onto the couch with Wilson (so much for keeping the new dog off the couch!), spent 10 minutes barking at boy cat, tries to chew everything in sight, and peed in Wilson's food dish...all in one night.  Still very cute, soft and fuzzy,  if you tire him out enough...  Fortunately, Wilson is doing a good job of that...

 

Winter Fun - New Puppy!

Had a great visit with Tom's brother Joe over Christmas.  Here we are at Smith Lake - just behind the University.

And here's a recent shot of Max - who is growing fast!

PPTF 2009!

Fantastic to have such enthusiastic turn-out for the 2009 Potato Pie and Turkey Fry!
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR BRINGING SUCH DELICIOUS FOOD!
And now for the official results ....

Potato Category:
#1 Pirozi - Ilgen Family
#2 Potato Proscuitto Pizza - Karen Spaleta
#3 Three-Way Tie!
#3(1) Bacon Wrapped Potato - Mr. Tannenbaum
#3(2) Pomme Ana - Emily Reiter
#3(3) Fried Potato Pancakes - Jenny

Pie Category:
#1 Rio Grande Mud Pie - Kimberly Maher
#2 Carmel Pecan Silk Supreme - Carlie Giles
#3 Two-Way Tie!
#3 (1) Sweet Potato Ice Cream (with Brandy Sauce) - M. Schulte & Van Muelken
#3(2) Neuroprotective Pie - Sharon Rideout

Special thanks to Laura Capelle - our official pollster, Maria Franz - official photographer, Mist & Emily for helping in the kitchen, Cindy, Eric & Mason for clean-up help, and ALL of YOU for making it a terrific event!