Don't Delay - Vote TODAY!!!

A fellow Yukoner & friend, "Meandering Michael" has applied for

The Best Job In The World & I think he is just about crazy enough to get the position!! Heck, if this job isn't his...well, it just won't be going to the right person!! In the meantime, while the judges are doing their jobs,

we can all give Michael a boost &

VOTE FOR HIM TODAY!!!

Michael is cleaver enough in his campaign to win "The Greatest Job In The World" that he has been gaining a fair bit of media attention!!

Even the CNBC picked up the story!

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All you have to do is click on Michael's underlined name to learn more & click on the underlined "Vote for him today" to see his video!!

Now remember, Michael is worth a 5 * rating when you vote!!!!

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Now, Michael is bribing all of his friends to write a posting on each of our blogs to boost his efforts... I say, again, "Cleaver Michael" !!

I don't NEED an ipod, nor does Sean...

I fully planned to post about this anyways because it's fun to follow & who knows, I just might KNOW the AWESOME family who gets to move to some exotic island of the coast of Australia for 6 months to PLAY & earn HEAPS of money in the process!!

I say, GO for it Michael!

You show the world that no one can beat a

true blue (frozen) North of 60' Canadian!!!!!

4 things to do when it's cold outside!!

1) Terrorize Mummy by climbing onto anything we can!! Her responses really are fun! You should see her run & jump over the baby gates to get to us before we tumble!!! She really is an athlete!

2) Dress up in identical outfits & pretend you are the OTHER twin...
(only thing is girls, you don't LOOK alike!)

3) Get Daddy to build a railing !! Yippee!! More room to play in!! Now Mum won't have to worry about us climbing over the couch anymore!!!!!

4) & Help Daddy with railing so that Mummy can go to quilting & make Adelaide's Christmas quilt! Better late then never!!

Hay Daddy, has it warmed up enough to go mushing? I'm all grown up now, heck I even fit your mushing hat!

Bits & Bites

There are SO many things that I have planned to post and yet life seems to get in the way...sooooooo

I thought I post some Bits & Bites

A few weeks ago (or so) we were off to Whitehorse for something or other
and as usual we stopped at Auntie Stacie's on the way home for...

...a quick diaper change,

a yummy snack & a much needed friendly visit!

I do I mean "friendly" !!
Sarah was ready to take the entire team home with her!
That girls is DOG CRAZY!!

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Some time before that...

We had some snowfall mixed with RAIN!!

All of the weakened trees from the summer snow storm

were in crisis again

Sean walked a few kilometers,

banging the heavy snow off all of the trees

in hopes that they would spring back to a height

allowing our vehicles to pass

I drove behind him with the girls in the truck

and got out to help where ever I could!

Oh the joys of living in rural Yukon!!

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Ahhh, then there was a moose!!

Isn't she beautiful? or was that a HE?? Not sure...Regardless...what a wonderful sight along the Alaska Highway!!

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I think I'll have to post some more bits & bites later...as for now, I have two little critters to feed :)

The finished product...

Do you remember WAAAAAY back on November 1st, when I posted about a baby quilt that I had asked "The Thread Bearers" to make for a friend...
I showed you a photo of me working away on my block & what it looked like when I was done with it! It was the first block that I ever made!!
Well...I never did show you the finished quilt did I?

13 women worked to put this together!!
I was SOOO excited to see just how beautiful it turned out!

Here it is!!

My bug is the blue butterfly in the bottom right corner in the photo above,

and the top left in the photo below!!

If you click on the actual photo,

you can see, in better detail,

just how well it turned out!

Since then, I've completed my FIRST QUILT, which you might remember seeing on my Dec 31st Christmas Post:)

I now have TWO more on my plate...One will be started & finished this weekend (I hope) It's another one just like the last...for the girls...

The other quilt, well...I can't tell you anything about it because it's a surprise...Heck, I can't even tell you who it is for!!

SOOOO...somewhere between family chores & twins, I've got my hands extra full these days!!

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Have you ever known a quilter?

They really DO suffer from an obsessive condition don't they??

And another thing...

I'm always amazed at the people that live up here...

It seems that 99.9% of the Yukon residents are brilliant closet artists!!

I am SOOO lucky to have an opportunity to learn from these extremely talented individuals!! Perhaps some of their skill and creativity will rub off onto me one day :)

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Hay Mum:

Not only am I learning to quilt but I'm also learning a few new Blogging tricks! If you click on the underlined words in this post, they will take you back to the posts that I was refering to in the script! Isn't that nifty?? Then all you have to do is hit the back button in the top left corner of your computer screen to take you back to this one! Go on...give it a try!!

Traffic jam ...

First off these are NOT my photos...I took them from the Internet!

I don't even know who was so fortunate to take them!

BUT...

...this very shot could easily have been mine last night...

On my way to the local store for a loaf of bread & some bananas,

I found a cow & calf on my road!

Because the snow is deep & capped in an ice crust,

Mum didn't want to give up the road!

Once they are in deep snow, they can't move quickly enough to escape the wolves, and even if there are no wolves around at the moment...their shins can be ravaged by the hard crust!

Instead, she took her calf, that was about the size of this one,

down the road in front of my truck!

I was SOOOO glad that I was driving my new 1/2 ton instead of my tiny little car...especially when she turned around and looked right at me!!

You see, a Mama Moose KNOWS she is big & powerful & for her to challenge a mere vehicle is NOT unheard of! Heck... a few summers ago one kicked a Grissley to death for killing her calf!

Anyhow, the two sauntered in front of my car for a good long time.

At one point I stopped to see if she'd look for a safe place to leave the road.

The two just stopped & stood there in front of me!

I really needed that bundle of bananas for the twins & the store wasn't going to open it's doors after hours just because I'd been held up by a moose or two...

With this in mind, I tried, gently, to nudge them along!

With icy roads, I was careful not to send them into a frightened run for fear one of them would silp & break a leg...I also couldn't help but worry that I was sending those two magnificent creatures straight onto the Alaska Highway (as it was only a stones throw up the road). Suddenly their saftey was far more important than a bundle of bananas...I stopped again.

Finally, once in the residential area, Mum found a break in the snow & bounded into the bush, taking her child with her!!

So...I ask...

Who has ever watched the TV show "North of 60' "?

Well, for a very long moment, I felt like I was in the middle of their filming set!

Really now, I know I live in the Yukon & all, but...a Cow Moose & Calf in

down town Haines Junction impeding my efforts to get to the store before it closes? THAT, friends, doesn't happen every day!

Not that this has anything to do with last night's adventure...

I just have this thing about Mummy's with twins...

no matter what the species.

:)

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Wishing that all of your traffic jams

are as fabulous as mine ;)

It was a big night!

There was Music in the Junction tonight & Daddy took Mummy, and Sarah & me out on the town!

It was our first chance to wear our new dresses

that Grandee & Grandad bought us for Christmas!!!!

Given the fact that Mum & Dad think my sister threw up on me earlier,

Mum opted for a sink bath :) I wasn't too sure at first...

and I think I still like the big tub better but,

I really did smell & I really wanted to wear my dress !!

Sarah, (the one who did the throwing up)

didn't have to have a bath because

she threw up on ME

instead of on herself!
She's looking rather sheepish here, don't you think?

It did feel good to get all cleaned

& dressed up though :)

and Sarah IS looking rather apologetic!
O.K...She's forgiven...Besides, what's a bit of spit-up between sisters anyways??

I just LOVE my new dress!!

And my woolen booties just look SO fashionable with it!

As you can see,

We were all ready for the big concert !!

Riveted to our seats (actually to Mummy's lap)

the music began!

My sister Sarah was absolutely engrossed

in the performance tonight!

I couldn't stop dancing all night!

or clapping my hands or singing along...

I just LOVE going to concerts!!

And with "My Martin" as my surprise date,

the night was a total blast!

The singer tonight, Tamara Nile,

was not only wonderful,

she really liked us too :):):)

SHE asked if she could get her picture taken with US!!

Then we bought her CD & she signed it for us :):):)

We are working on a stellar music collection...

Uncle Ian's CD is still our very favourite though!!

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Well time for bed, because Mum & Dad are just exhausted!

My Sister & I could go for another round & party all night long...

Oh well, we'll have to put away our party dresses

and dance booties till another night...

:(

I can't wait till the next concert in the Junction!!

Hay Grandad...They finally did it !!!

...they grew HAIR!!!

Adelaide got my straight locks...

but her hair is really really thick! WOW...

& she got her Daddy's bright blue eyes!

& William's soft wiskers...
oops...I mean, disposition!
(& she got a friend in Clare!!)

See those luscious bangs!
Long & swooping already & not even 15 months yet!

Yup...the hairy one on the left would be Adelaide!!

Where did my "Baby" go??

She looks all grown up!!

As for that other grand-daughter of yours, Sarah Grace....

She's just FILLED with a head of celtic curls!

Just look at those ringlets!!

I can't get enough of those curls!!

Of course until...

she is a 6 years old screaming

as I try to comb the knots out!!

Ahhh...but for now...

How beautiful!

Hummm...Did she get them from Grandee??

From Daddy??

Sure didn't get them from you or me!

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Well...

Guess those BALD days

are a thing of the PAST!!

along with their gummy grins...

and my long leisurely afternoons...