Mrs. Little Eskimo

Life on the Home Front

2009-09-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

Well one week of regular daily walks down, 3 nights up every 2 hours with kids, no naps....am I feeling better or worse? One baby already up from his short morning nap.... Off the computer again.....

Life Begins Again

2009-09-26T14:07:00.000-07:00

The newest ( and last ) addition, Jonathan Ronald Dumont, makes us a family of 6! So life begins again......Strangely I rarely have time to sit at the computer, but here's hoping and I can start to catch up. Now Roger's lost interest in his program and Jonathan is awake again... so until my next moment....signing off.

Somebody's Praying Me Through

2008-01-08T21:44:00.000-08:00

Tonight I'm thinking about the new year ahead and the years that have past. Looking ahead to heading back to work, figuring out care for Roger, paying bills, financing home renovations, wondering how to fit in new tires, trying to plan for and anticipate extra expenses...... Then I think back to how far we've all come, myself and my family. Thinking about the hard times we've all had to face and the blessings that have been poured our way. It's all been reminding me of a song Brian has sung. It reminds us of what we don't see, what's going on around us that we may never know....

Pressing over me like a big blue sky
I know someone has me on their heart tonight
That's why I know, it's gonna be alright ‘Cause
Somebody's praying me through

It may be my Mother, it might be my Dad
Or an old friend I've forgot I had
But whoever it is I'm so glad that
Somebody's praying me through

Through the tears, through the rain
Through the sorrow, through the pain
It keeps bringing me through
Over and over again

So when you're drowning in a sea of hurt
And it feels like life couldn't get any worse
There's a blessing waiting to push back the curse ‘cause
somebody's praying you through

I heard from an old friend a week or so ago. She managed to track me down. We haven't seen each other in 20 years. She told me that for the past year and a half or so that I had been on her heart and that she had been praying for me. What a thought that someone out there, someone I would never have imagined, would be unselfishly praying me through the good and the bad times.

Christmas Season is here!

2007-12-13T22:03:00.000-08:00

Walked into a store tonight with Brian (first chance to look at gift ideas alone!) and the first thing I saw was a sign stating that there were only 12 days left till Christmas. Wow! It always amazes me how many people are actually ready by now and I'm usually just starting my Christmas shopping. Somehow it all comes together by Christmas Eve. It took a sudden blizzard yesterday to put me into Christmas mode. Sadly, due to the blizzard, Brian missed Mikayla's Christmas concert. We picked Thomas up early from school and were all packed up for the 1 hour trip up the highway with extra time to drive slow in the blowing wind and snow. But the conditions were just right to ice over the highway. After 10 minutes, a few fishtails on the highway, and an accident just up ahead, it was time to give up and head home.

I can hardly keep Brian away from Christmas decorations, and I keep finding more and more things that "the kids would just love"! Yet I have nothing for little Roger! One thing I'm forgetting, wrapping paper! Tonight I thought I'd put some presents under the tree. I'm certain though, once I buy more paper, I'll find a whole stash packed away from last year, year before.......

For the first time we managed to fill our Operation Christmas Child boxes. Thomas was amazed to learn he just had to pick out items he would love and that the box would get to another boy just like him. Of course, I under estimated the shoe box capacity and we filled 4 instead of two. Aside from my shoes no longer having a home, I guess we made up for missing out last year (and the year before....). Thomas is still trying to figure out if Santa is real or not, but he does seem to have a firm understanding that Christmas is about giving and Jesus' birthday. I am just enjoying the fact that I have a family to share Christmas with.

Report Cards

2007-11-19T18:06:00.000-08:00

Gotta love that time of year! Report cards, Parent teacher interviews. Thomas has been having problems with school since grade one. The teachers he has had haven't helped much. Instead Thomas often ended up piled with extra practice work on top of assignments sent home to be finished. For a child that takes 45 minutes to finish a page any other student could do in 15, Thomas had pretty much written school off by Christmas of grade 2. This year he was shuffled out of his regular group away from the boys that often lure him into trouble. He's also in a class with a wonderful teacher that has taken the time to figure him out and give him credit and praise for all he knows but has difficulty showing due to learning delays in reading and writing. Thanks to some patience, understanding, and compassion, Thomas no longer fights going to school, And I no longer feel like I have to fight for his needs to be seen and heard. This teacher has been a true gift, now if only I could convince her to do grade four next year too!

Count your blessings

2007-10-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

For the last week or so the hymn "Count Your Blessings" has been rumbling around in my head. I'm not sure I've ever really put much thought into what we sing with this old hymn:

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Refrain

Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.

Refrain

When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

Refrain

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Refrain

I must say it has an impact when you take those words to heart. Everything that we are worrying about today, trying to tackle on our own instead of giving it up to God. Forgetting possibly all the ways in which he has answered our prayers and blessed us in the past, somehow still being reluctant to look to him first.

Amazing what can change in a year!

2007-10-01T21:40:00.000-07:00

I must say it does feel now that we have a complete family. Pieced together as we were, Roger just seems to secure us all in place.

Nothing like a 20lbs 5 month old to add joy and back aches to your life. Laughter and fatigue, smiles and laundry. Today we did a full clothing change, baby clean up, change table wash down, bouncy seat & exaursaucer clean up, topped off with a bath for Roger. Everyone needs a little extra excitement to their day now and then. He is very precious with his self made mohawk and squeals of delieght.

We have a winner!

2006-10-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

We have a winner! For anyone still needing clues, April 15th, 2007 is the big day!

New Life on the Horizon

2006-10-16T20:25:00.000-07:00

Here's a mystery to figure out.......

October 16th = 3 months

Need more clues?

Nearly 3 months !

2006-09-29T17:48:00.000-07:00

Just to give you all an update..........Nearly 3 months in and it feels like this has been life for years. We are both busy working while the kids are busy with a new year at school. Somehow we manage to have a date night every 2 to 4 weeks. In fact, I think we've had better luck getting together for dates now than when we were dating!

One week down, forever to go

2006-07-07T09:24:00.000-07:00

We couldn't have been blessed with amore beautiful day for a wedding! I looked at my best women "Deb" and stated that I was amazed at how emotional an experience this was. She commented as well that it just seemed to be so personal having all the family together up on a hillside.

Of course my family still had to show their true colors!

All in all it was a great time.

2006-01-30T21:10:00.000-08:00

Catch Ya Later!!

Work Sleep Work Sleep Work

2006-01-29T15:21:00.000-08:00

Never knew I coiuld get to bed so early! Never knew I could consistently get up so early. I've now spent nearly one month working as a Tally in a pipe yard (pipe coating plant). I do know what that now means. I had about 4 1/2 days of training then I was on my own. I had the priveledge of learning with the fastest crew and best loader operator (Clint). I was warned that he doesn't like to be slowed down by trainees and that he'd made every other new tally girl cry. I was also told that no one wants to work with him and that every once in awhile I'd likely have to just tell him to @#$$*& off. No, I have not used those words, nor should I need to. This guy is fast and good at loading trucks, he knows what he's doing, wants to get it all done with no fooling around. As well, because he's good you don't have to worry about a pipe shooting off his forks at your head! (unlike a couple others!) Friday of my first week with this crew, the regular tally had a day off so it was all me. We were over booked with big loads all day. I worked from 6 am till 6 pm (right throught lunch) with one 2minute pit stop. I quite litterally ran my butt off. At the end of the day big bad Clint, who hadn't said two words to me all week (let alone crack a smile), said "You done good today, look forward to a busy winter, you'll be on crew 1!" When the regular gal came back on Monday she was bumped to Crew 2! I've now spent 3 weeks working on crew !, the only crew to get all their loads done in a day, every day, and pick up for other crews that are falling behind. Thus far I actually enjoy my job (thanks to the mild winter), and big bad Clint is playing jokes on me every day. Sadly I lost my experienced swamper (the guy that pilots the trucks in and get on the back to guide the loader in with the pipe) and know I'm having to tell all these replacements how to do their job! Oh well. In my big quilted coveralls and my hard hat, they all think I'm somewhere between 19 and 23 ears old. When I told one guy I was 30 (his age), he nicely stopped calling me Sweet Pea!

Well I must go, I actually got off early and caught a nap today but I must be back again by 6am so ciao..

Behind the Times

2005-12-29T19:22:00.000-08:00

While all are updating on Christmas, I'm still on halloween. We took the kids to a dance Brian DJ'd for the Cadets. They had a blast.

Who knew spider man could do a waltz!

And I haven't seen any other pirates doing the bird dance these days!

Look at that mug! That's the man I'm going to marry!

But hey, does any family look more functional than this!

Life Changes

2005-12-16T08:39:00.000-08:00

Well, to give a bit of a life update........The big polar bear said my temporary middle management penguin cover off position was coming to an end. Quite unexpected due to the fact all my lower penguins were brand new to my fishing hole and my fish were still getting used to them. But hey. This Eskimo don't get to make the big smart decisions. So they had other fishing holes for me to tend as a regular lower scale peguin and would be reducing the amount of bacon I got to bring home each month as well. They were going to let me take some of my special fish with me (and probrably let me still do all the extra work). But instead I said "NO Thanks"! Can't survive on any less bacon than I already earn (and yet all north pole subsidies say I make too much to apply for help). I will now be working with pipe instead of fish. Instead of beeing a penguin I'll be a grunt and work with other Grunts that have less education (including highschool), less dependable work ethic, yet have always made more money than me. SO no more. I'll take the job that gives me a weekly bonus just for showing up for each shift (sounds like rocket science!) and I'll make twice as much per month doing it. Too bad I live at the North Pole were it gets really cold working outside!

But hey, I'll be able to bring home the bacon now (enough to feed me and mini Eskimo each month)!

Wish me luck, I'll be a tally person for the pipe and I have yet to know what that means!

Update

2005-12-02T22:15:00.000-08:00

Alrighty,

Now we've got the wedding/dinner/dancing all up at the Moose! Yes there are hot showers and wash rooms and I can just see everyone kicking me out of my cabin so they can get ready for the wedding. And yes, everyone is coming, so if you don't make it, you're missing out. I will have everything booked for the night of June 29th till the morning of July 4th. Let me know how long you will be staying so I can make changes. We have the whole week to stay but won't stay up the Moose if everyone is gone. The dinner is not a formal occasion, the dancing will be a blast! Our "little" family wedding will likely have 40-60 people, the majority of whom are my long lost family that I miss terribly, can't wait to see, can't wait to get to know Brian, and I'm giving up any honeymoon time so I don't lose out on family time! The person coming from the furthest away will be Jon (Taiwan) so no one else can use a "it's too far" excuse. My best woman is a single mother of 5 who will be coming with atleast 3 of the five kids, so that excuse is takin as well. As far as all the other ones you come up with, well, "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to".

The Wedding!

2005-11-14T12:28:00.000-08:00

Alrighty Alrighty! I'm back to give all the details

July 1st, 2006
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Aunty Marie's yard or Lost Moose Lodge (not certain yet)
6:00pm
Outdoor wedding
Casual attire (but no speedos!)
Bring your lawn/camping chair if you want a seat
Pastor Ed Turner Officiating
Bride :Suzanne Turner
Groom: Brian Dumont
Best Man: Ken Myers
Best Woman: Deb Lee
Flower girl: Mikayla (daugter of the Groom) with her requested "tiara"
Ring Bearer: Thomas (son of the Bride with his requested red pillow (wedding not allowed if he couldn't be ring bearer!)
Invited : All Family and close friends (whoever can make it mostly!)
Special music byBrian Dumont
Supper 7pm: by Betty Dumont (Mother of the groom) and Aunty Marie (Aunty of the Groom)
Dance 8pm: Brian Dumont DJ services (requests can be made via email to the Bride for censorship)
There will be no bar or drinks served! The smith clan is wacky enough without it!
Accomodations: Lost Moose Resort, camping is $15 per day per site, there are washrooms and hot showers and a restaurant. There are 3 cabins available $99/night or 4 nights for the price of 3. I will reserve as much as possible but can't afford to pick up the tab! The Bride and groom and kids along with his/her immediate family will be around for the week. Everyone else is welcome to stay and vacation as well. We will all be a short drive to the beach but a nice distance from the crowd

The Bride is atempting to call everyone, without much success, so do call and let her know if you will be attending and for how long so she can book the accomodations. We are all very excited to see everyone

P.S The Groom's family respects the fact that he, his Bride, and his Bride's family, do not drink.
The Groom and his Bride also respect the fact that the Groom's family is accustomed to an evening drink and that they may have a glass of wine on their dime. The Bride and Groom ask that all those attending be respectful of these facts.

Meet my Fiance

2005-09-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

He can build sandcastles
Take me out for "virgin" drinks
Help clean up after the kids
Keep two kids under tow
And keep a smile all day long

Turner Clan

2005-09-11T13:37:00.000-07:00

Twins do as twins do

While dad does as he does best

Grandma and her crew

Grandma Sandwich

2005-09-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

It was great to see grandma again.

The future's looking bright

2005-08-19T20:02:00.000-07:00

Alright, SO I'll admit it. This Little Eskimo is falling for this here Wedding Singer. Strange combo, new to me atleast. He cooks, does house work, yard work, takes me dancing, cares,......I must be crazy.

Relaxation at last

2005-08-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I'm just thankfull for the peace and quiet.

Fun at the beach

2005-08-16T13:38:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach 6 days in a row, 3 different beaches. My son could never get enough. After 5 hours he'd still say "but I'm not done yet"

Mini eskimo and Mikayla catch a bear

2005-08-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

Thomas's best buddies during our stay in Penticton BC. THe dog was named bear, he was as much of a character as Thomas.

Vacation??!!!??

2005-07-23T22:19:00.000-07:00

Well, strangley I've just completed the first week of my 3 weeks of vacation. I've woken up atleast twice feeling like I'd spent all night at work (the brain just hasn't quit dreaming about it yet, or would that mean nightmares?). Taken mini eskimo for some dental work (it didn't find that too much fun). I 've cleaned the whole house inside and out (actually I'm still finishing, always finishing, never ending). I've gotten caught up on all my bills and left over errands(still need to take in the recycling though). Well the good thing in all this though is that we had the chance to play host to my long lost little bro Jon. Did some interesting cooking with him around(vegetarian), thought it would be the healthiest week ever, turns out there's lots of junk he can still eat too! Mini eskimo said he's been missing Turner Grandma and Turner Grandpa. Good thing we'll be seeing them next.

Later

Dancing the night away!

2005-07-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

Well, 2 weeks into the thirties and I can still dance the night away. I think my favorite activity now is helping the wedding singer DJ dances and keep the party going. Help lug lights and speakers and such and get paid by picking out your favorite songs and having a partner to dance with (or at least try and teach this eskimo how to dance!). Strangely this is something I never had the chance to do growing up. Frankly though, I think these dances with a partner who can truly dance (and teach me) are much more fun than any old quirky school dance would've been.

Well I must go, find out what kinda mischief mini eskimo is getting into.

The count down begins

2005-06-15T20:01:00.000-07:00

Well alright, 30 is nearly here! Yes, I'm still terrified, but that's just how it must be. Instead I'm trying to look past that scary day to a day further down the road. July 15th, 6pm, the start of my vacation. Slowly my document list at work has trimmed down, the last big service plan is tomorrow, and hopefully, it'll be clear sailing after that. 3 weeks off, here I come. No asthma attacks allowed! No stressing over work allowed! The last real vacation I had was, well I don't remeber. Last year I could only take one week due to beeing short staffed, the year before I spent one of my weeks tieing off ends in the seperation than ran off across the border for my last week only to have the opportunity to experience the US health system (best service I ever got in a drop in clinic, but nicely expensive too!). The year before that my vacation was spent dealing with losing a baby and moving all at the same time. The year before that, it was spent moving too, the year before that I stole my mom to come with me and mini eskimo to Washington. I think I spent the whole first week just trying to relax and stop stressing about work (the last week was great, but I didn't want to go back). THe year prior to that I was juggling beeing a new mom and starting into my frst supervisory position (advice, it ain't worth the extra buck, don't go there! You'll be trapped). Hmmm, before that, I'm not to sure, Hard to remember those times.

Well to shorten this whole story, I can't wait for my vacation!

One last month at twenty something

2005-05-31T22:37:00.000-07:00

Well here goes. In exactly one month I have no choice but to join the ranks of the thirty somethings. Well, I'm not sure I'm ready for this but I seem to have no choice in the matter. It would be nice if life could just pause for a moment while I collect my thoughts on the passing twenties, seems I should be having some kind of reflection back, out with the old goals (2kids by 30, 10yr anniversary, established home, home with the kids) and in with the new (?????). Well, while I'm wishing I could have time to think......I'm sitting here at work, midnight, covering (quite suddenly) a sleepover shift, (barely had time to run through some quick mini eskimo instructions for the gracious wedding singer who sprang to the rescue and is eskimo sitting for the night), after running late to pick up mini eskimo..get fish for the igloo...stick mini eskimo in the wash tub, then in the morning I'll be running off to mini eskimo's school to be snack mom (very suddenly also, thought he was done that for the year) and then running back to work to finish off the day. When is it a person is suppose to think? Right now I'm wasting away the few hours I have for sleeping by updating this blog so I think I'll stop blabbing and hit the sack.

Good night

The Sun is Rising

2005-05-22T19:00:00.000-07:00

Well, seems to take me time to get back to this blog. Mini Eskimo and I are settling into our new igloo, thanks to a lot of help from that there Wedding Singer. That mini Eskimo of mine decided to come down with tonsilitis the weekend we moved. Every time I turned around though, another room majically unpacked. There are benefits to living in the same city as the famous Wedding Singer. Everything got icier at the old fishing whole before it started to calm down. Things appear to be thawing out now and I'm counting the days to my big break, 3 weeks holiday time. I'm plenty tired of not taking the time that's coming to me, so ready or not, July 18th I ain't fishing for 3 whole weeks.

Well I'm kinda borrowing mister Wedding Singer's internet connection right now while he's stuck frying all the fish for a nice supper. Sounds like it's almost ready, time to go lend a hand and look helpful jsut on time for some good cooking (my kinda cooking is popping a frozen pizza in the oven, he says I real good at that but I guess he's hoping for real food tonight). It's always good to keep people around that can fill in for your weak spots!

Life in a snow drift

2005-03-29T16:58:00.000-08:00

Well hello again. Sorry I've been away for so long. I've been trying to dig myself out of the snow and back into life again. My great new dog sled hit (and I mean dukes of hazzard hit/jumped) a rock hard snow drift just over a week ago. All us eskimo's were just fine but the drift took out my front bumper and did some major damage to my airconditioning (so I'm told). 2 days later I drove my sled slowly into the ditch. A major snowfall smoothed over the country roads so between the snow/the sun/and the haze, there wasn't much chance to see the road. Meanwhile, the same week at work- Monday I got flowers from the big polar bear for tending to all the fishing lines that have been overdue, Wednesday Mini Eskimo was sick and needing to stay in the igloo, Thursday Mister polar bear gave me a snarly list of fishing lines that must be taken care of IMMEDIATELY, Friday was the first day of a four day break(actually the first day of packing and packing and packing, one week to moving day)! I'm still waiting for life to slow daown and wait for me. Meanwhile, one way or the other, I will be moved to Camrose by April 1st, completed one of 4 major service plans(big stuff at work) by the 8th, have my taxes done by the 15th, and have my sled fixed somewhere in between.

So, I best get back to work

And the secret is out

2005-02-26T16:03:00.000-08:00

Alrighty alrighty. Just give me a sec to warm my toes. Tis been a bit empty round our little igloo the last couple years (yes really that long). Lately we've had a nice visitor every so often. He'd be my signing Eskimo. He shows up on occasion to clean my igloo, shovel around the dog sled, and even take it for a wash. In return I get to come along and listen to him sing and help him Dj dances and such. Yep i get to dance now! Shhhh, don't tell dat wascally wabbit or elmer Fudd. Well I must get back to my work so y'all can chew on that blubber for awhile.

Daylight on the Horizon

2005-02-19T21:50:00.000-08:00

Well this little eskimo is starting to see light at the end of the igloo. An old eskimo friend has come to my rescue and is helping to transplant me and mini eskimo to Camrose. He's into igloo investments and is happy to give me a great trading deal between my igloo and one he's just aquired in Camrose. Unfortunately Mr. Penguin is a bit ticked at me for taking my igloo off his list. Should be in town and ending this dog sled commute by April 1st. I'm also starting my new position at fishing hole 10 this Tuesday. I've finally managed to figure out how to balance fishing holes 10 (mid range polar bear), 10(just one of the sled dogs), 11. And mini eskimo's grandma moore came through as his mother hen for 2 days a week. Seems to be coming together. Well I'm going to catch some zzzzzz so I'll chat with y'all later.

Heading for a melt down

2005-02-12T22:16:00.000-08:00

Well alrighty, time for another update. Nearly lost it on Mr. Polar Bear Wednesday. They want to gove me a new fishing hole and add numerous extra poles for me to man without giving me any more time in the day to get the job done, or even any extra fishes to take home. I was willing to give it a try at one point (as my new fishing hole was supposed to be a breeze), then I discovered others were getting less poles to man and more daylinght to do it in!!!!! I litterally told a supervisor that "this sucks", and then began to start a rant on the fact that I don't need to be getting big over time hours (can't plan that around mini-eskimo) and have no more pay at the end of the month as I can only take it in time off. Now how are you supposed to take time off when you never haave enough time to get all the work done????? Strangely my roars quickly changed my "Coordinator" time slot from 20hours per week to 30 hours. Now I suddenly have to balance out the fact that I've committed myself to other fishing holes already to make up for the missing time on the pay check. Confusing? Yes. I've managed to overbook myself through different positions at work. AHHH! careful what you wish for comes to mind. Meanwhile I've had two supposedly solid deals on my igloo melt away. My contract with MR Penguin was scheduled to end tomorrow (Sunday), and he was pushing for me to accept one last deal. Which would mean have to trust some stranger from further south (he's bankrupt!) to assume my mortgage. Full Price offer and it still has to be complicated. Yes I did say no no no no no. AND NO to anymore time with that there silly penguin. I do have one possible backdoor to selling my igloo and sliding into Camrose. We'll see how it all ends. Meanwhile I'm attempting to find a trustworthy mother hen to watch my mini eskimo while I go fishing for more hours than expected. Sadly it's tough to find much more than wolves in sheeps clothing. The good mother hens are always booked up. What to do What to do. Now that I've written and book of goobly goop I'm going to hit the hay as I am being paid to sleep right now but soon I will be back on awake time. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Just thawed out and back to the deep freeze

2005-02-04T21:47:00.000-08:00

So this little eskimo is still alive and kicking. Wishing I could be kicking the penguin I'm paying to sell my cozy igloo. Wishing I could be kicking the big bad polar bear that's kept me meandering in the cold for 2 1/2 months now. Waiting to hear from my penguin to see if the offer on my igloo is going to stick. The last one fell through the roof. Everyone wants to rob me of my loveable abode. Mr Polar bear finally secured a fishing hole at work for me, but shhhhhh, it's still all confidential till Monday (as if no one could figure things out). Sadly mr polar bear forgets that my mini eskimo comes first and therefore I must be home before sundown. My trip with mini eskimo to the north pole was great. Lots of carrots from dat wascally wabbit, Elmer Fudd even shared his ice box.

Sorry I've chatted so little. Mr Polar bear doesn't like it when I use his computer in the office. Once I get to supervise another fishing hole it'll be easier to keep up.

Home for the holidays

2004-12-28T20:24:00.000-08:00

Well, not only did our sled make it up north, we made it nearly an hour sooner than expected. Mini eskimo was really excited and even had time to stick the carrots under the tree before Elmer Fudd arrived. Dat Wabbit was still at work earning more carrots (actually spoending more than she was earning I think). Dat Wabbit also spoiled this little eskimo. Had a day at the spa I think. Soaked, massaged these hard working feet. Scared mini eskimo with a green face mask, and shorn the winter fur off my legs (hope I can keep warm when I get back to my igloo. A day of pampering was just what the medicine man ordered. Now I need to find someone to wash and wax my sled. Already fed the dogs (they cost nearly ten cents more a litre up here). Well sounds like it's singing time at Wabbit's house, gotta go

Christmas is here and I'm outta fish!

2004-12-24T11:29:00.000-08:00

Well, looks like we made it. I'm now officially on vacation. Going to try and see where my head last took off too, about a month ago. Got a mid week visit with my mini eskimo. Thankgoodness, my hugs and kisses supplies were running low. He's bag with his daddy but will come back to the igloo for Boxing Day. Then it's off on the sled up to them (supposedly) wiser eskimos up north. Think they go by Elmer Fudd and Wascally Wabbit (don't sound like they get wiser with age to me!). Gotta couple fishes left to feed the dogs pulling us north, just enough, hope their appetites haven't inflated. Can't wait for the trip. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you out there. I gotta go pack the sled.

Christmas in the igloo

2004-12-18T10:30:00.000-08:00

Well, just dropped off my mini eskimo at his daddy's fishing hole. It's going to be a long cold stretch through Christmas with one less cuddly little buy in the igloo. But mommy eskimo is looking forward to picking up her baby agin in time to mush the dog sled up north to see that wascally wabbit and elmer fudd for a second Christmas. Unfortunately this fishing hole will be all dried up for this little eskimo. Not certain what the new year will bring. Waiting for the big boss polar bear to give me another pole with hopefully a new hole to fish in. Under lots of good old eskimo stress. This eskimo don't like playing these wait and see games. The wolves still come to the door looking for their cut of the fish I bring home. Might have to take matters into my own hands and find another spot to fish. Or maybe I could take up a new skill building igloos.

Gotta go, gotta nother fish on the line

My mini eskimo

2004-12-15T16:27:00.000-08:00

My little eskimo was a king today in his play. He showed everyone the way by poiting to a star. I wanted to throw some fishes every once and awhile so he'd sit still for 5 seconds though. But he's definately a cutie (must get that from momy eskimo). He keeps talking about going to see dat wascally wabbit and elmer fudd. I'm certain a trip to to kentucky would warm his ears too. We got to see lots of "riendeer" today (as he calls them) trotting through town. He can't wait to tell them others all about it

Oops,

The big polar bear's coming soon, gotta get back to my fishing pole.

One from the Little Eskimo

2004-12-11T13:07:00.000-08:00

Howdy y'all,

This little eskimo thought she'd give this a try. Please be patient with her, she doesn't always have time to get to an internet igloo. And the polar bear she works for gets real growly at the fishing hole if she's not manning the pole.

Must go now, got a fish on the line