Summer in Alaska, 3rd part

About the fishing, Jonathan and Benjamin had their first catch this summer. Jonathan had 2 fishes in his first net. He was just sitting on a small stool, when the net began to vibrate, he began to pull the long handle out and behold there were 2 reds!! Benjamin got 3 or 4 total, good for their first year. Nikolas was fighting some allergies, so he caught just a few this year~ I feel bad now,  I was really hard on him, because of not wanting to keep a net in the water, but his strength was not there, but I realized this toward the end of the trip.... Alexander was our hard worker, he and father did most of the fishing! It has began like a tradition that I go to the beach alone with the boys, and then Dad arrives late that day or next. I put a whole production of a house,  not only the tent with air mattresses, sleeping bags, extra clothe etc, but also a canopy with a kitchen area, and resting-shelter like area, camping chairs, were we warm up if the day is rainy. I do most of the cleaning of the fish. We bring wood, and keep a fire most of the day. Nikolas and Alexander's are in charge of making the fire!! 10 and 12 years old only!! They boys have such fun when we are not fishing... and when we fish too, of course. They make boats, dams, castles, new friends, they do not clean up much at all for about 3 days!, bonk fish, play with fish guts, make fish heads talk, eyes come out, etc. ~Family works together and have fun together~ 

School is approaching with giantic steps, and I do not know what to do yet. Homeschooling is what all they want to do, but Jonathan! Dennis and I are worry that I might not be able to keep up with it. I have been depressed for a couple of years, and last winter had been the worst, so though, I have been seeing a doctor and I feel better now, for about month and a half, this is summer only, so the worst is often to come in the winter... ~School or not to school, to be or not to be~  

Business is busy too, and successful, so we are not moving out of beautiful Alaska this year or next... I think-hope. 
Home is being fixed of some more old age sicknesses lol. Our house was built in 1950 or so, I like my old home, it is comfortable, quiet, away from the city, children - boys friendly. Dennis has his garage, my Mom have a little cabin to come and stay in; a little place to shelter friends  anytime. Lots of to do lists, that I seem never to catch up with. ~Normal life, good life.~

Well, now that I have almost catch up with updating my blog, I must add up some pictures... next in my list to do. You might want to come back and visit again in a few day, and see how tall these boys are growing!!

In all things we are to prove what it means to be One. One couple, One family, One focus, One End.  And in all things to prove our great calling: to be One with the One that love us best. Hope you are enjoying your summer too.

Summer '12 in Alaska~ 2nd part

My little Benjamin is making breakfast right this moment!! He set the table for his brothers and me. Cold cereal for the brothers and 2 fried sunny side up eggs for himself... Just on time I will make my own tomatoes and eggs. Benjamin is soon to be 8, in fact he is counting, only 18 days till his birthday!

All the boys and I have been making lunches for the clients. They add up their wealth and got some more lego-robotics for themselves about 2 weeks ago. It keep them busy and learning. Their father is soon to put them to work in the shop!! lol They know about suspention, gear ratios, U joints, independant suspention, live axel suspention, locking differentials, and a lot of stuff that goes above my head. ~Days are too long and years too short~

About my chickens again, their names: Red Rascal- soon to get in the pot, because she is a bully- Reddy, Raven, Whity, Lucky, Bob Funny, Roosty- soon to head the pot, since I do not keep boys, I have enough with 5 in the household, lol-, Bob Three (all Bobs are Jonathan's, pretty original ah) Baldy, Chickdeenee (as in the one that always was getting out of the box where we kept them) and two baby araucanas that we call Chicky, and Tiny. 

There have been bears around our properties for years, but only Black Bears, so I have not worry too much, since Moka Berry, our powerful dog can fight them... hemm.. or bark her head off and run away, and do it again and again.... wake up the whole neighborhood, made Dennis quite angry, and therefore run the bears away ~Fighsty girl, she is!!~ But now my neighbor has seen a Grizzlie around, and Moka is getting old to fight a Grizzlie, so our 14 chickens are going to go down to 7 or 8.

It is so hard to make a choise about who to keep since they are all individual to us. This spring we got 6 more chickens for a project for the boys, to have eggs of different colors. We have, differente shades of brown, white and green, but with the new species we are hoping to get chocolate brown and blue eggs. But who to put in the pot or fridge?? ~Too many choices that it is hard to focus~ One thing that makes the choise even harder, is that there is bear danger only 4 to 5 months of the year... so for 7 or 8 months we live care free of bears, .... but we will be eating a whole lot of eggs this winter if I keep them 12. ~Accepting recepies that use lots of eggs, here~

Frisbee.... but not only frisbee, but ultimate frisbee! The big boys began to do U. F. since Joel, our Portland nephew, was here last summer... he was a hit among the girls (he is a hit with his aunt too, he is such a jewel of young man!!) So he was acepted in all type of activities even if he would bring his small cousins along. So, this year, after Gospel Meeting, on Sundays we have to continue the tradition and here I am taking them to the park to meet teenagers that are delighted to have such good sports.... Last year was only Alexander and Nikolas, but this year, even youngers have been accepted.... perhaps it helps that they have to come along, and I bring food. Benjamin is being such a good player too, but Jonathan is often times coming to tell me that they do not let him catch it... he is only 6... the boys come and say that he throw the frisbee to the wrong team... lol ~Keep the boys busy with the right type of people and activities~

Better do a 3rd part, the pad is going crazy.~~~~~~~