Friday, July 27, 2007

crocs, knitting and slacking oh my!!!

Hi, again! how are you??? I hope your answer is good! Everyone is surviving, we are still waiting for the sunshine... The rain has slowed down, but the clouds are still here! We are hoping to head to Valdez to visit the In-laws in a couple of weeks.

Guess what? I finally learned how to knit!!! I am soooo excited...


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You know those god awful "crocs" that everyone are wearing??? I didn't get the fashion statement, they aren't "cute" OR useful in wet or cold weather, and the colors, UGH. And yet, today I realized why there is a pair in most households, they're COMFORTABLE!!! Yes, as of 11am this morning, I Amber Noel Louise Westerlund now have my very own pair of crocs. I still don't understand the whole crazy color thing, though!!!



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Bare foot is still more comfortable to me!!!

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Other than that, things have been pretty quiet around here, I have to actually work now, so

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good night from: The Igloo Dwellerz

fish on!

Hey, what's goin' on? Just the same old same old here... The weather is getting better, maybe in the next few days we'll have sunshine! (Or maybe that's just wishful thinking). Jeremiah will be going back to school at the end of August (his last year, YAY!). I am still working at the hotel...

Jeremiah and I went fishing (okay, I just sat there with the camera and laughed at him). The first place we went to (callihan park) we were told to not bother by a fisherman with a boat. the fish were more up-stream and it was packed there. Here are the pictures, enjoy!


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I WANNA FISH!!!



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Finally we ended up under the Soldotna bridge, with the rest of the community...
There were people all over...


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DEVOTED!!


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Side Story: The gentleman (pictured above) was to our right, he was sport fishing, and seemed to be snagging them even when he didn't want to...! The guy on our left was doing pretty well as well, us? NOT ONE BITE!!! Come to find out the Westerlund's have a "curse" with catching fish! There went dinner!:)

Sockeye salmon that someone else had snagged!


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Jeremiah fishing:


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Fish tie the best knots
Jeremiah got his line tangled with the guy to our right, and the guy still snagged a fish!


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It was a nice day and we had fun despite our bad luck with fishing.


On our way back from Anchorage a few weeks ago, I noticed that our pup had fallen asleep on our pillow, it was soooooooooo cute:


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Something else that made me smile is Galen (our conure). I have decided to do something about my weight and have bought an exercise ball, I was using it in the bird's room. Well, I was laying on it so that my head was upside down and pointed at Galen's cage, he didn't seem to understand, so after watching me for a bit he climbed to the top of the cage and then hung completely upside down still watching me, silly bird!!!

That's all folks, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon!
Goodnight from the


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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Harold Parnell

I would like to take a moment to remember My Great Uncle Harold Parnell. Uncle Harold was a great man, he was kind, generous and always more than willing to help. He had accomplished many great things, including, going to war and be stationed in Hawaii during World War 2, owning many different businesses, raising a son, building his home, and holding the position of Mayor for Eatonville. One of the things I remember most about Uncle Harold is that he always had a joke ready to make you smile. Uncle Harold is survived by his wife Jackie Parnell and his son, Rick Parnell and daughter-in-law Lynn Parnell, as well as his brother in-law "Van" and many other family and friends.

Uncle Harold, May you rest in Peace.

One hell of a bad morning

Hi!! What's goin' on??? Not a lot here.... Just workin' and sleepin'... Adam, we miss you, it's quiet at our house (minus the dog and birds).

One of the advantages to being on night shift is that you get to hear about all of the weird stuff that goes on in the middle of the night, and if you're lucky you get pictures either with your camera or from a guest. Last night was one of those such nights. We had a gentleman by the name of Mike Brost inform us that a truck turning a corner at an intersection was going too fast and his truck carrying 40,000 pounds of salmon tipped over... Here are the pictures that Mr. Brost gave us... thank you, sir!!!

Something smells kinda fishy!

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You know what I'd do in this situation... QUIT and RUN LIKE HELL!!! before they had a chance to fire me!


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The yummy clean up begins, hey, don't drive through there with your vent on!


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Have a good night, and be thankful you're not that guy... good night from the Igloo Dwellerz

Sunday, July 15, 2007

adam has oficially been corrupted, but he survived!!!

I am happy to announce that both Adam and the moose survived Adam's Alaskan experience:) Now as far as sanity goes... well, none of us had ours intact anyways... Here are some pictures from Adam's visit... Enjoy:)

When we got to the Air Port to pick Adam up, we ran into a slight problem, NO PARKING!!! So where did we end up?? On the roof! Not cool!


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Adam models a pirate hat... so much more to say about this photo, but I do value my life!!


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Wife won, what?? Was that out loud?? Jeremiah FINALLY got a hair cut!!!


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I finally got to go to my first bar, I know it's sad, so what if it was three in the afternoon!!!

How many drinks does it take to get Amber "Fuzzy" (that one's for you Alyse)? One!!! That's really sad!!!

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Adam enjoys his Beer



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Hangin' with the "little man"



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Hee, hee, heeeeeeeeeee, okay, at this point the fuzziness is REALLY kicking in!! Is this just funny to me???


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We finally picked up our dog from being groomed, and it was hilarious, they Fufooed her!!!! Poor pup!


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It says "please do not stick your fingers in the cage", nonetheless, Adam's finger's were spared and he made a friend!!!



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The next day was Jeremiah's birthday... we decided to just have a party at home and watch movies. Enjoy the pictures!
I made both the guys help shred chicken for enchiladas!


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Just bein' goofy! The dog got tortured that day!



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Me setting the timer for the tasty cheese dip.... it's true, never trust a skinny chef!!!


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What do you do with extra streamers???


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That's it, humans!!! Feel my wrath!



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Consider this place decorated!


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Do I want to know???


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My bean dip and enchiladas, don't they look tasty???


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You think this is bad, just wait till he's 50!!!


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Funny story:

Jeremiah wanted an ice cream cake this year... while I was at Fred Meyers, I thought I would be funny and buy those trick candles for the cake... only one problem, they were the size of normal birthday candles... I thought nothing of it until I was serving the cake, it was glowing like an atomic explosion!!! Apparently these normal sized trick candles burn hot and fast, long story short, they melted down almost instantly (now we have colored wax all over the cake), and they melted the caked, so what does jeremiah do, pulls out his leather man and starts pulling them out that way! oops,, at least our house is still in tact!

The next day, we headed out to Homer



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Me and Adam in Homer


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Fox glove, they actually think of this stuff as a weed!



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The Harbor


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Calamari, WHY???


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I thought only cute and cuddly things were supposed to be tasty,!


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hee heeeee!!!! If it is hard to read it says "Sh*t creek paddle company"


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Yes, these are real, and yes they are common here!


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Adam on the beach, I thought this was a neat picture!


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Jeremiah tries to skip a rock!


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Nap time, that log was actually pretty comfortable!


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SMOOCHES!!!


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More SMOOCHES:)


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Sailors memorial


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And I quote Finding Nemo: "Mine, Mine, Mine, Mine"


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Our last stop was the Homer Brewing Company


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Where the magic happens


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The guys taste testing


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Miah and Adam in front of the Homer brewery Company
"both VERY happy campers"


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We had a great time with Adam and he will be missed!

That is all for now, We wish you a very safe and fun weekend... don't be a stranger
goodnight from the IGLOO DWEllERZ!!!



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