Blogs from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, North America - page 29

March: In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb I first heard this expression in grade school used to describe the transition of weather from winter to spring that occurs in March, but more than anything else this year, this expression accurately describes our month of March. In Like a Lion The lion got a head start during the last few days of February. Laura had actually been feeling much better. This gave us some confidence that we would be able to make it through my knee surgery the following week. Laura was feel so well that she went to church on Feb 22. She realized partway through the service that she had bitten off more than she could chew, but she soldiered on and we only left a few minutes early. Overall, she was glad ... read more

We woke up heaps more sore than we were yesterday…at least I did. Glenn felt surprisingly well considering how much we (originally “he” but Glenn didn’t like it) fell. In order to have full movement of our necks and arms our day began with massages. With a little more control of our aching neck and back muscles we decided to take it a bit easier today by putting another to work: our wallet. Glenn had some input for today’s itinerary. While I was occupied setting up the blog Glenn discovered the “Alaska Channel” on tv. Our first touristy destination, as Glenn requested, was the Alaska Mint. After recharging the meter with coins that Glenn decided are hopeless because they don’t have numbers on them (not to mention that our dollars are all the same color, inconceivable!) ... read more

We landed at the Ted Steven's Anchorage International airport this morning at 5:30. It was a long flight, but we we're so excited to arrive we didn't want to go back to sleep. Once we arrived at the hotel, Glenn waited outside with the bags while I checked in. Once I brought the key out to him he admitted that he could see how people would think it's cold here--it was about -7C when we arrived. After a couple of errands, we set off on our first "Alaskan experience," so off to Subway we went. But, not just any Subway, I chose the Dimond Center Subway--right across from the Dimond Center Ice Chalet. It didn't take too much convincing to get Glenn on the ice once he was happy and fed (our errands took the place ... read more

Complications Laura has been having some complications with the pregnancy over the last few weeks. It started with a migraine that lasted more than two weeks. It was probably stress related, which makes sense. I was supposed to be going back to Iraq for a few weeks to testify in a murder trial. Thankfully, I was excused by the judge. While the migraine was in full swing, she got an infection that caused her to start having contractions - real contractions. The doctors were very concerned but could not stop the contractions or relieve the headache. We had to go back several times. finally, a combination of complete rest and pain medicine relieved both the migraine and contractions, but it took over a week. There were some pretty scary times during that week. Laura was 28 ... read more

Hello Friends and Family! We will be leaving on our trip in 3 days (Thursday the 4th of Jan) and today is Heather's last day of work before we leave. We've been saying goodbye to as many friends as possible but it seems that it's now crunch-time and won't get to see everyone we'd like. It's been bitter sweet saying goodbye to our friends at work or elsewhere. At the same time, it's getting exciting as the date comes near. Here's the outline of our trip: Anchorage to San Diego to see Heather's twin sister Heidi (aka, Heizer, Heizerschintzel, or just Schintzel...all nicknames of endearment). We'll spend a couple days in the CA sun with Heidi and then on to Buenos Aires, Argentina. From there we'll fly down to El Calafate and bus to Patagonia to ... read more