Alaska 2013

[thefemalesurvivalist]

nice work, 1stimestar, I enjoyed the video!

[crashdive123]

...and with the two story outhouse the poopsicle should thaw before it becomes a sharp, painful instrument.

[1stimestar]

Yes one of my greatest joys of this cabin, no knocking down the poopcicle required lol.

[Rick]

I can't say which would be worse. Sitting on a poopcicle or sitting on a -40 F poopcicle. I'm sure either one would wake you up.

[1stimestar]

I actually do have a porta potty to use for when it's -40...

Here is video of some of the damage from our most recent storm. Normally Fairbanks does not have wind, really, no wind at all. We have been declared a state of emergency. My best friend just got power back on today. Storm was last Wednesday.

[DSJohnson]

I am thinking I need to send you a piece of sharped rebar to use for a drain chisel. I will even harden the point and the head both. That screwdriver seemed to be almost too short......

[1stimestar]

Yea I have a long, thicker screw driver but *someone* seems to have lost it by not putting it back where he got it from....


Well, -35 is expected for tomorrow night. This will be our first cold snap. Late November so I can't say it's not right on time, late even.

[1stimestar]

So yea, along with our epic temperatures (it's -22 right now, 8:45 pm, November 19), our 24 hours of day/night, awesome adventures, magnificent northern lights, wide open vistas, etc., you will also be subjected to, I mean, ugh, I will also be sharing my daughters derby journey. She started off barely able to skate. This is week 3 and she is showing improvement every week. Her instructors are so good with her. Most of the girls already know how to skate but her and a couple of others are at the beginner level. She's ice skated every year in school but roller skates are a different animal. That's ok, they teach girls to skate who have never skated at all. Her dad was a professional skater years and years and years ago so this gives her a very nice connection to his memory. It is also my attempt to give her something to belong to that emphasizes strong women, not only the tiny, delicate body types but all body types. These teams get incredibly close to one another and I want her to be able to have the strength that that brings. My son is very much an introvert and my daughter is very much an extrovert. I've tried to interest him in music lessons, wood carving, trapping, and other things with out much interest. This summer he and I are going to go on a backpacking trip together, without his sister, so hopefully he will find as much soul solace from it as I do.

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[BENESSE]

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Words to live by for anyone, especially a young, impressionable person!

[1stimestar]

Now THIS is the way to write a craigslist add for an Alaskan cabin.
http://fairbanks.craigslist.org/apa/4212273718.html

[BENESSE]

Now THIS is the way to write a craigslist add for an Alaskan cabin.
http://fairbanks.craigslist.org/apa/4212273718.html

Made me laugh out loud. Especially love how the outhouse is described. That's one talented writer and the place is not bad either all things considered.

[1stimestar]

It's a veritable mansion cabin!

[Canoetripper]

That is funny.
Free cabin with rental!!

[hunter63]

Ugh, kitchen drain already froze shut. This doesn't normally happen so early in the season. Here's how I resolve the issue. My daughter video tapped it.

I don't know how I missed this.........but just a suggestion: heat tape.
Early on have several years of house trailer living and remember the crawling around under it, for water and sewer lines......

Heat tape is one of the most important inventions know to man....or woman.

[thefemalesurvivalist]

Now THIS is the way to write a craigslist add for an Alaskan cabin.
http://fairbanks.craigslist.org/apa/4212273718.html

Niiiiccccccce.

[1stimestar]

Yes, even in our little bitty cabin, we find room for a tree and nativity scene. You can't really see it but it't on that bottom shelf. Now I'm sitting here with a cup of hot tea, dinner's on the stove (splurged for a pork tenderloin) and spending the rest of the day watching Netflix with my kids.

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[1stimestar]

Now we are having a little snack. Spam, cream cheese, locally made Moostard.


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[Canoetripper]

that looks good i'm one of the few that likes SPAM
Sliced thin and fried thick with cheese for samiches

[1stimestar]

Aurora Hunters.

[crashdive123]

Awesome. Thanks for posting.