Busy, busy, busy

The past two days have been busy! Franticly packing boxes. Taping boxes. Addressing boxes, buying more boxes. Finding parking at the post office. Standing in a very long line at the post office. Lifting boxes. Paying for boxes to be shipped. Times that by three. Almost selling the car but not selling it. Almost selling it again but not selling it. A little bickering. Eating. Drinking. More packing of boxes. and repeat. Whoooh! 

This morning when we woke up it was snowing. Everything is now covered in a fluffy white powder. If is is still fun snow tomorrow we are going to build our first and last snowman in Juneau.

A sunny day on the lake

Today was much warmer than yesterdays 6 degrees it was a balmy 26 so we decided to take a walk on the lake, the Mendenhall Lake. The glacier was as beautiful as ever and it was fun to watch about 20 - 30 Juneauites enjoying the nice weather. Some were sledding. Others were ice skating. And a crazy few were climbing on the ice burgs that gouged the frozen silt laden lake.

We have walked the lake before but never when you could see the cracks so clearly. It was the perfect day to say goodbye to the glacier. We will miss having such grand natural beauty in our backyard.

My priorites

My day started like every other day, with a couple cups of coffee and checking in on my friends blogs. With no new posts to read I decided my blog needed a new look. This idea has consumed my morning and afternoon. Yes, we are moving in a few days and yes, there are other things I should be doing. I guess to my credit it is 10 degrees outside. I am now going to force myself to step away from the computer and pack something?

My last day at The Creating Place

What a wonderful experience it's been managing The Creating Place.

I had a great time learning how to craft. I enjoyed helping and swapping ideas with all of the creative customers. 

Thank you Anji and Amy for taking me in and teaching me to think outside the fine art box, the details of managing a small business, and mostly for being my creative inspiration and friends. I will miss you very much and look forward to following your future endeavors.

We have a closet inside of our closet (a.k.a The Grinch Closet)It is a scary kind of closet. One you could easily imagine some kind of troll or Grinch living in, hence the name. Well, the other day Ken braved this small strange space and found a box of my clothing that would have been in there since we moved to Alaska two years ago. It was a very exciting day for me, my birthday and Christmas wrapped into one. I now have a brand new/old wardrobe. I recommend that tomorrow you pack up a box of clothing you don't wear. Hide them from yourself. When you rediscover this hidden treasure it will make your day. Ken had the same experience with his comedy Cd's. 

There are perks to packing.

Southeast Alaska on a sunny day

On Monday we drove up to the Eaglecrest ski area it was 13 degrees! Our long johns and wool socks couldn't keep us warm so we went for a drive out the road on North Douglas.

Juneau is amazing when it stops raining!

These pictures were taken from the North Douglas boat ramp.

                  Gastineau Channel 

                    The Mendenhall Glacier 

I will miss the native art and Raven

Downtown Juneau

Sitka, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska