MADE IT BACK TO ANCHORAGE

Good morning!  I'm coming to you, in the dark of course, at 8:00 am,  from Anchorage.  Yesterday we made the 237 photo  219 mile drive from Homer to Anchorage.  The three things to watch for on this drive are: ice, moose, avalanches.  None of that happened, thank goodness!  Oh, we did see moose, 5 or 6 I think, but they were at the side of the road and didn't block our road.  We encountered a little ice in sections, but it was better than the trip down earlier this week.  And, although we saw evidence of snow slides up on the mountains, none were close to the roads.

It's always so hard to say goodbye to the kids.  We see them so seldom, and then for such a short period of time, and my heart aches each time we have to leave.  They are such good people.  So caring and loving and kind and helpful and  sharing and everything you would want your son to grow up to be......and then for him to find a girl who is the same and a perfect match for him, is the best parenting success story I could imagine!  (Of course I'm taking all the credit for the two of them, right?)  I already miss them and can't wait to return to their little village for another visit.

I don't know if they want their picture posted, but I'm doing so anyhow!  Love these two kids dearly!

As I said up top, I took 237 pictures on the drive up, most of them through the dirty rental car window at 50 miles per hour.  I do have a few I want to post but Blogger is a bit slow with photos on this connection so I'll try again later.  We are heading downtown Anchorage to the ice sculpture event, so should have a few more photos to pick from when we return!

Have a great day!