Husky Basketball

February and March mark the days of high school basketball up here.  The Kotzebue Huskies are, obviously, my favorite team.  I graduated from there, my mom graduated from there, and my son (#22) will graduate from there too.  Go Huskies! 

First Dances

 My beautiful niece attended her first dance at the Middle School.  I "chaperoned" for them!

Wedding Fun

We were blessed to attend the wedding of our good friends Bryan and Geri in Anchorage this weekend.  It was magical.

Playing out.

There may not be a lot to "do" above the Arctic Circle.  But there is ALWAYS snow, and hills to play on.  And when you're a kid.  That's all you need.

Sunday Breakfasts

Up here, most Sunday breakfasts are the same.  Sourdough Hotcakes, Bacon and Eggs. 

Every time we make a huge breakfast like that, I think about how similar the Eskimos and the Amish are.  My parents still live "off the grid" in a huge log cabin he built, using solar and wind energy (with supplemental gas powered generator) for electricity, wood stoves for heat, and haul their own water.  They fish, hunt, pick berries, plant potatoes, etc.  They have a truck and go to Fred Meyers but it's mostly just living off the land. 

With hotcakes for breakfast on Sunday.

Weekending

Weekending above the Arctic Circle is pretty much the same for everyone.  Trapping, or hauling wood, or going to camp.  :)

In the high sun of 2:00 p.m.!

It's especially nice if your kids can drive for you.

Longer by the minute

We are gaining approximately 7-8 minutes of daylight per day up here.  Eventually our midnight and our noon will look the same.

But for now, I'll take that extra 7 minutes.