Spring Flower And Table Update

Hello Spring time!!!

When we looked out our windows at least we don't see big fat flakes of snow like last Sunday. Still, from the window it looks pretty plain...UNTIL you go outside take a closer look. Then you can see little leaves starting to grow on the hydrangeas, lilys are poking out, at least one of the wedding fuchsias shows signs of life, tulips are up and just waiting to blossom, raspberries have little shoots coming up, and the crocuses are in full bloom!! On this second day of spring here are some photos of what's growing in the back yard.

Our Table Continues to Grow

St. Patty's Day marked the end of winter quarter. So far we have all the pieces cut, all the veneering is done, the moldings have been made, cut, glued (see pictures below...I'm good with glue), and we've started sanding. If we're not careful we might beat our 2012 scheduled finish date.

Alaska 2009

BRRRRRRRRRRRR

We had another successful weekend trip. Aaron and I are hope and have finally warmed up from our trip to Anchorage. It was a perfect weekend.

We got to spend time with our good friend Karen. She never got a chance to properly "check out" Aaron before we got married. Rest assured he got the official "nod" by the end of the weekend!

Highlights were ---

• Anner nearly froze. Okay, it wasn't cold for Anchorage, but cold for Seattle. We've been home for a week and I'm thawed out now.


• Aaron saw his first ever moose! Two of them, in fact. Mama and her yearling, munching on trees in some foothills in Anchorage.


• We saw the start of the Iditarod for many places. We walked around and wished mushers good luck. We watched the start on the street. We watched from inside some offices. We watched from a few blocks up the road to see the dogs in full stride. The dogs are SO excited to run. Most mushers hold them back with a fleet of handlers, multiple sleds, a lot of dead weight and a heavy foot on the break. The dogs still seemed thrilled to get to run. There's nothing like it. This includes a picture of us and Martin Buser, currently in 22nd place.

• We took dog sled rides and decided we'd like to come back for a real dog-sled tour someday. I can't wait for that! Anyone want to join us?

We had Jane's birthday party at an Anchorage institution: The Moose's Tooth, a wildly popular pizzeria. Happy 29th Jane! (not actually her birthday picture)

• We went to the mushers banquet and bid on Iditarod wine, and more importantly - we we're big winners.

• Aaron got his first pair of Carharts -- ooo la la!

All in all, we had a great time!!! I just love going up there. It was fabulous to see Jane and Karen. I'll visit good friends no matter how cold it is.

A parting shot, "a good day for a bike ride":

A Man and His Safety Glasses: Woodshop Revealed

It took 3 1/2 quarters but we finally remembered to bring a camera to Woodshop class. We should have been taking pictures all along but better later than never, I guess. Here's a picutre of Aaron in action.
This week we realized we've, eh hem..."misplaced", one of our pieces of wood. We're not sure where it was "misplaced" to. We're checking all over: Garage, woodshop storage area, areas in the house like 'behind the washer' in hopes it'll suddenly just pop up! Like, "TADA!!! Here I am!" as if the missing piece is just playing a funny little joke on us. Ha Ha. When really, we either never made it, we lost it, we threw it out, it fell out of the car...who knows but I'm pretty sure it's gone. That is, if it ever existed. I'm sure we can spend at least a few weeks looking for it and a few more weeks remaking the 48" x 2 1/2" nicely planed piece of lyptus wood.

No matter what: this is going to be the best table EVER!