Iditarod 2009!!!

I am so excited for Lance Mackey!! Three in a row! :):):) We have a ball watching the start of the race and someday soon, I am going to be in Nome for that finish! I watched it live today on the t.v., did you guys catch it? Whattaya mean it wasn't being shown on your t.v.? The nerve! Anyhoo, here is just a minute sampling of the festivites. Picture #1 is our three time champ Lance Mackey!! We have had the plesure of meeting this guy twice and he is nothing short of darling; so down to earth and welcoming. He makes you feel like his best friend, very humble and uneffected, just adore him! Photo #2, Jeff King...was a big threat to Mackey last year, but not so much this year, he is still out on the trail. Photo #3, Martin Buser...never have seen this guy without a smile! He LOVES what he does and is one of the kindest people you will ever meet. Photo #4, My pal Jamie! She and her husband Steve have been our hosts up on Long Lake for the last three years. We enjoy the Iditarod with the comforts of their beautiful cabin and her huge pot of Wood Stove Chili...YUM!!! Photo #5,...I can't get my helmet off without scraping up my eyes with velcro...so I take it off only when completely necessary! :) Come up and join us some time, Storm's mom Pat did and she had a BALL! There are more photos I want to share, but I just spent an hour on the phone recruiting another FedEx pilot to AK! :) I should go do my homework...much love to you all, KM

Time for an update

Hello blog readers. Here's what's going on. Most of you are ready for spring and warm weather, Kerry is too I think!, but March for us means lots of light (it is still light at 9PM) comfortable weather and lots of snow. So that equates to get outside and enjoy it. We watched the start of the Iditarod on Sunday the 8th and had a blast. The pictures from that are on the other computer (I'm in Japan so hard to access it at the moment). Then on Saturday the 14th the boys skied in the 8 and under State Championships. It included a Slalom, a Giant Slalom and a Downhill. They did great and brought home some hardware for their efforts. Next year should be interesting as we will move up to the 'expert' class where the competition will be stiff. We also went to the Fur Rondy carnival and where Alex and Nick took a quick sled dog ride. So here are a few pictures and a quick video. I hope that March is treating everyone well, we're sure having a blast up here! I'm off to a Sumo Wrestling Tournament in Japan. Should be interesting to say the least.