First Week in AK

Well we arrived last Wednesday to Wasilla. We are staying with Saun's cousin Travis, his wife Marissa and thier 6mth baby girl Lexi. They have a beautiful and cozy home. We are enjoying being here and thankful for having a homebase until we get settled. Also, baby girl is starting to crawl. So excited. Plus she is full of baby jabber and smiles.

It has been a week of adjustments to a new place and climate. Some of the mornings we wake up to snow and it melts by the afternoon. We did get to experience of first Northen Lights sighting. Very cool!

Last Saturday was Uncle Joes birthday celebration. We met alot of new people that have nothiung but encouragement for us on our new life. It was nice hanging around a campfire with a cold beverage in hand and moseing from one conversation to the next,.
My longtime pal Robin came to the social with us. Robin and I worked at Applebee's back in the day together as "hostess with the mostess". She came from AK to Purdue for school. It was great to go down memory lane together and the talk about the many Table 11 conversations.

We left our cat Woody with my folks.  We found out Monday that his kidneys are failing. He is currenlty is getting fluids via IV and has a catheter. I am so very sad. We have not been able to pinpoint this cause of this issue. Doc says he could have shown symptons prior to our departure but we would have not reconized them. He is 8yrs old so I am praying he will get through this. I skyped with Woody last week and he did not tell mommy that he was in any pain.

Our house closed today. We are so very excited. The proceeds of the sale will only get us closer to getting settled here. It also is justification to all the hard work we put into the upgrades we made over the summer. Wanna know who bought our home? You will never believe it, as we did not when we first got the offer. They are empty nesters and the husband works at a gold mine in Juneau AK. He was an engineer at CAT in Lafayette and he was transferred to the mine as a diesel mechanic. His wife stays back in Indiana as she did not favor the lifestyle of Juneau
The Lord does work in mysterious ways.

Today we will start the Alaska "to do list" head on.
Get jobs secured, find a home, and get Hannah into school.

Hannah is ready to go to school and meet new friends. She is doing good with the current adjustments. Loves being around her baby cousin.