Lunch time slip and slide

My daily turn about the harbor. Ice, no ice, just keepagoing.

Snow??! Snow! Cold! It's like living in Alaska!

She is saying "Hi, granddad."

Z at Abby's B-day party, which Abz stilll talks about.

Abby has been snapping photos, they mostly turn out as blobular forms. Between the two of us, since I have been taking a few, we have a good interpretation of our activities.

Last week we made tiaras, one for Abby, one for Caramel and one for Flower. We worked on the one for Abby together, and then I let Abby make the ones for kitties herself. Caramel on the left was my kitty when I was Abby's age.

We went sledding at the gravel pit on Pillar. Great place for sledding.

"Fu fu (binky) on the carpet - that's funny!" says Abby.

First self-portrait.

Flower necklace on a broom.

Thanksgiving time!

Thanksgiving pre-Abby - fine china.

Thanksgiving with Abby two years ago - heavy duty paper towels.

"I thnk my smile is wrapped all around my head!"

Still from Misery

Kodiak Snow

Weekend Kill

We carved our second pumpkin. Since Abby has been going on and on about this scary pumpkin show she has been watching with dad, I thought for sure she would make a scary pumpkin, but no, her standard happy face.

Our kill this weekend - bear carcass with head and feet removed, just off Saltery Road.

And recent pottery, of which I still have a bit....

No scale, so the above piece is about 18 inches high.

Eyeball

Furry face - eyeball!

Pumpkin head - eyeball!

Venus likes to sleep - on my eyeball!

Sandwich - eyeball!

Abby has a eyeball funny fetish going on.

Abby has been spending a bit of time at work with me, as she has been melting down at preschool/daycare. Here are some of her drawings.

Flowers are good

A different sun

A different bird

4! Four! 4! FOUR!

Eight little monkeys jumpin' on the bed...luckily no one fell off and bumped their head!

Whoa, this pinata is indestructible.

Gettin' there.

CANDY!

Purple feathers and green icing, mmmm.

Buried in presents.

Jason and I walked our secret peninsula on Sunday.

It was fun rock jumping and we got shot at! Two for one special.

Halloween

Goodbye Venus

Abby's pumpkin - four eyes, big nose, small mouth with diagonal teeth

My inner demon coming out - glowing eyes

Birfday

A crazy windy rainy day - with loss of power and internet, but ultimately, a rainbow appeared.


Here Sven is giving Abby a lecture about behaving, because I had to pick her up from preschool for the fourth time because of temper tantrums. It was a bad one on this anniversary of my birth. We sat in the parking lot for 40 minutes while she completely freaked out. It's hard for me to do anything about her behavior at preschool as she is a lil' angel with me! I have been working on practicing speaking politely and attempting to get her to understand that sometimes no means no! Just hard for me to address a problem I don't have with her.

Jill always makes things fun!

I hosted a partay at the brewery. One of the most memorable birthday parties I attended was in Amsterdam. I randomly met someone with the same B-day as me, so I was invited. Their tradition is to give gifts (host parties), not have one thrown for you or to receive gifts. Anyway, I enjoyed hosting the event and having all the random people join our table for the food!

You can tell that people were having a blast...

No, really, it was a lovely time. I did particularly enjoy the people I didn't know! I was happy to feed them and enjoy their company - that Kodiak kommunity spirit! And of course, all my lovely co-workers friends were as always most pleasant to be with.