Still Winter

Two weeks ago we woke up to six inches of snow and here is Monty wondering why there is more of that white stuff all over when just yesterday it was almost gone! During the past two weeks we have had five or six snowy days but the snow is usually gone by the end of the day, along with some of the accumulated snow of the past six months. Well, this morning it is snowing again and we expect to receive two inches of snow. Yesterday I was amazed at all the grass I could see as I drove around Fairbanks. It is coming down really hard and, believe it or not - it's BEAUTIFUL this morning. The temperature was 35 degrees as I drove home from seminary this morning so at least it is 'warm' today.

It is probably hard to tell from the picture, but Monty has lost 26 lbs. since October. We are really proud of his hard work.

This is just a picture I took during the winter. The trees were so beautiful with all the snow on them.

In Alaska we have 'break-up', which is when the snow melts and the ice on the rivers break up. It was fun to watch the snow slide off the roofs of our condominiums. Our Homeowner's Association even posted notices on everyone's garage to "Beware of falling snow." They cautioned us to not park our vehicles directly under the roof and not to let children play there. I heard the snow fall several times and there was a layer of ice under the snow that came down too. It was very dangerous!

Nick is just about done with his semester at the Tanana Valley Community College. He has taken classes in Philosophy and Sociology. He is registered for fall semester at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. His plans are to study Political Science with a minor in Economics. It has been so warm lately that all of the ice sculptures have melted.

We purchased a web cam and over the past few weeks have enjoyed chatting with Jacob and Rachel from England. It is wonderful to have access to technology so we can see each other as we talk and it is FREE.