Last Sunday Mark and I attended both our churches to say goodbye. It’s hard to believe our time in Alaska is nearly over. What have I learned here? Continue reading
Lessons learned
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Hunting season
Hunting season has begun. Continue reading
Early snow
Last night (September 2nd) Mark went out after dark and discovered that we were getting snow mixed with rain. It must have gotten colder during the night because this morning when we opened our blinds there was a light dusting of snow on the picnic tables and some on the ground. Everyone’s been talking about it today. Miss Rose says she heard that this is the earliest recorded snow in Tok (or was it Alaska?) since 1925. This is the earliest I’ve ever seen snow!
A series of fortunate events!
I had promised my co-worker, Kay, that I’d cover for her leaving early (her last day was Saturday the 30th) since she covered for me taking an extra day to go to Valdez. However, as I got to talking with Rose about working today, I realized that she is going to be very short-staffed tomorrow (Monday the 1st) so I offered to come in then instead. I had originally thought Mark could just attend his church while I worked today, but since I didn’t have to go to work after all I went with him this morning. Continue reading
Working with Mark
There really isn’t enough work for two people in the office these days, so this morning Rose asked if I’d like to help Mark with cleaning the bathrooms and the laundry rooms. I jumped at the chance to work with him. We got everything cleaned, including over at the gas station that’s affiliated with our park, before time for me to cover my co-worker’s lunch. Continue reading
The journey home
Generally when Mark and I travel any great distance, I read to him. It passes the time and helps him stay awake. However, there have been times when he’s commented on how much I’m missing while I read. We took the same route home today that we took to get to Valdez on Sunday, but this time I was captivated from the very start by the scenery I had missed on the way down. Continue reading
From Valdez, AK, Part 2
One of the perks of working for Rose and Mike is that they are friends with Stan Stephens and his family. Stan Stephens started a successful cruise ship business a number of years ago, and then he tried to sell it. The folks he sold it to couldn’t make a go of it, so he got the business back. Now his kids run it. Since our boss is friends with them, they let workers at Tok RV Village take the cruise for free. We’re taking an extra day off work this week for this trip, and today we got to go on the cruise. Continue reading
From Valdez, AK
Yes, you read that right! We’re in Valdez: famous for the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 and the Valdez earthquake of 1964. We had intended to go to church this morning, but it was canceled, apparently due to lack of interest. That meant we were able to make an earlier start than we had anticipated. We left Tok at 1:00 and arrived in Valdez around 7:00, having made a stop in Glennallen for dinner at 4:00. I’ll tell more about what we’re doing here tomorrow, but for now I have pictures to share: Continue reading
Many beloved hymns
Wow! I had quite the response to my request for the words to your favorite hymns! I received words to a number of hymns I don’t think I’ve ever heard before, but the words are wonderful. I’ll try seeing if I can find the hymns on Spotify or YouTube so I can hear the tunes. Thank you to all of you who sent me so many great hymns!
Business is winding down
The summer is winding down and business has been so slow that most of the time there isn’t a need for two people in the office. The last couple days I’ve spent most of the day outside picking up trash by hand. Continue reading