A few more days!

Getting into the routine

December 4, 2012

 

I'm sorry that I don't have pictures to go with the words, but the internet is sketchy at best.

It’s a chilly morning here in Manley. Temperatures started out at -23 degrees, but the most recent peek at the thermometer indicated that temperatures are still dropping; it was at -28 degrees. I think we are starting to get into a routine here, as school went much better today, praise the Lord! I spent the morning working on school work with Garett, making bread (it turned out a little better today, but it is still on the heavy side), and then making craft projects with the children. After the sun was up, about 10:30am, we went outside and took a walk up to the cemetery and around our house.

Following the walk, we came back for a lunch of warm bread, cheese, and hot chocolate. Now, we are moving on to naptime, which hasn’t been much a problem here. I’m thinking the cold and fresh air is doing wonders for wearing our children out! We’ve been going through wood faster than normal, so Roger will be looking for a place to cut wood soon.

We went to the Hot Springs this afternoon. Since it was about -28, we drove the truck as we were going to be getting water as well. It was about 50 degrees inside the greenhouse, and the hot tubs were wonderfuly warm! The kids had fun jumping in and out of the different temperatures, and it was a welcome relief to feel clean! Soap is not allowed in the tubs, but pitchers are provided so that you can suds up outside the tub and then use the pitchers to rinse off. We will be looking forward to returning next week.

We came home about 5:30pm and everyone bundled up to go on the walk to the school. The school has an open gym night on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so we thought it would be a good way to meet other people in the community. It’s about a one-half mile walk to the school, so it was a brisk, cool walk! We had fun though, and then came home for supper, devotions and bedtime.

I went to the school yesterday to practice hand bells with some of the other ladies. We’ll be having a Christmas program, in which we’ll be playing several carols of Christmas. It was fun, and I’m looking forward to practicing again on Friday.

We are tentatively planning on taking a trip into Fairbanks next week. The cabin stays snug and warm in the main room, but the back bedroom is cold. We are looking into purchasing a box fan to blow the heat into the back room. And while the cabin has electricity, the outlets are limited! So, we need to purchase a power strip in order to make use of a few more things. It would be nice to have the computer and the alarm clock both plugged in at the same time.

Please continue to pray for snow. It’s needs to warm up a bit in order to get a nice dumping of snow, so please continue to pray for that.

Thanks again for your love and prayers.

Washing Day

December 5, 2012

We are headed to the washateria later today, so I’m trying to get this post written on the computer. I’m very thankful that our cabin has electricity as it makes using the computer possible!

It’s warmer here today about 0 degrees. When I came back in from using the outhouse, I made the comment that it is much warmer today. Garett immediately looked dismayed and said, “Oh, I don’t want the snow to melt!” Well, I think we’re okay there! The skies are clear, with no sign of snow, so that is a continued prayer request.

I mentioned that we would probably be taking a trip into Fairbanks soon, but please pray that we would be able to find a dentist to take care of Chandler’s tooth. He went about a week, while we were traveling, without mentioning it. He mentions that it hurts at every meal, so I’m thinking that we will need to do something about that soon.

The mail plane comes in today, so we are headed into town on our morning walk in a little bit. Since we’re here for a while, I’ve been experimenting with ordering diapers and such off of Amazon.com. Amazingly enough, I haven’t received an e-mail saying that they won’t deliver here, but the company doesn’t offer two-day shipping to Manley Hot Springs!  I’ll let you know if and when I get the diapers!

Roger and I have been talking about ways to get more involved with the church, and Roger is planning on mentioning on Sunday about having a mid-week service at our house. Please pray that this would be something that the people would be interested in doing. I think it would be an encouragement to them and to us.

Well, back to the laundry! Have a wonderful day, friends.