Wednesday, December 26, 2012

“A day to cut wood”

Today was an interesting day. We left our house shortly after daylight, about 10:30am. The weather was colder at about -14 degrees. We headed to the washateria as everyone needed showers and laundry is piling up. But to make matters interesting, the cleaning lady still hasn’t come, so the washateria is still closed! L

Since we were unable to shower or do laundry, we headed out to the dump. We dropped off the trash, then headed to the well to fill up water jugs. Following that we went to the post office to drop off some letters and pick up mail. J We received about 4 letters and cards and a Christmas package from Roger’s Aunt Carole and Uncle Bob! YAY! Then we headed home to unload the water and to hook up the wood trailer. Since we couldn’t get clean, we might as well get dirtier! I packed up a lunch of bread and butter and a few of Aunt Carole’s treats, while Roger got the wood trailer hooked up and ready to go. Off we headed to the wood cutting place. It’s about a 45 minute ride (about 20 miles).

We were able to get a load of wood fairly quickly before the boys were stating that they were getting cold. The snow was pretty deep for Travis, so he was pretty unhappy about being out there! Because it’s a burned area, the wood is dirty but dry. So Roger cut down the trees, while Garett and I worked on hauling them towards the trailer. However, the boys grew weary, and they all climbed in the truck (and ate all the food!) J We were back in Manley about 2:45pm. and we were all really dirty! So, we went to Art and Damaris’ home to call the lady about using the hot springs. Thankfully, the hot springs were available so we were able to get clean again!

Back home we unloaded the trailer, made supper and waited for the dog to come over. J Art and Damaris are taking a trip for a few days to Fairbanks, and they asked us to watch their black lab, Bernt. The boys are so excited! Bernt will receive lots of loving attention the next few days, and I think he’ll be happy to go home! J

Hope all is well with you all, we’d love to hear from you!

Sarah