Finally...A Moose

Well, I managed to catch them. 3 of them to be exact. Holy buckets were they close. I'm really happy that I was in the warmth and safety of my vehicle, and not standing on the road. Let me tell you, those bad boys are big. HUGE. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera along. Tomorrow morning we're hoping to catch one or two on film though. Let's hope.

Today has been a good and semi-busy day. Busier than my normal days I should say. We got up this a.m. and went to Granite View Sports to pick out Brent's cold weather gear. He picked out a bunch of stuff and when we got to the counter we realized that the final paperwork from Boeing wasn't complete yet, so we just left it there and he'll pick it up next week once the paperwork is done.

We tried to find a thrift store that some of Brent's co-workers had told him about, but we couldn't find it. I was bummed, but there's only so much to do. Then we picked up some videos at the castle and headed home.

After lunch we watched Disappearances, let's just say that was a waste of 3 bucks. Holy moses. Not good. Not good at all. Then we all got wrapped and bundled up and went for a nice, long walk through the snow in the field. It was a beautiful day with a high of about 5 degrees. So we walked and let Ches wear off some of her energy and then came back to the house.

The neighbors were out with Hugs, their dog, but Ches wasn't feeling very friendly, so we decided to skip the introduction for the time being. She is so tempermental with other dogs. Hmmm. Maybe in the spring.

We decided to try out one of the local eating establishments tonight. Brent thought it would be nice to treat me. What a guy, huh? Well, let's just say that it was okay. Unfortunately, just okay. But I guess maybe I was expecting more? I don't know. I wasn't overly impressed. I think we'll eat at home for awhile.

So, I think we'll snuggle in, watch another movie and prepare for filming tomorrow morning.

I was wondering, what would you like to see? What do you want me to catch on film for you?

Happy Day!

Still Mooseless and Sleepless

This is what a moose looks like. No, I didn't take this picture. I just wanted to post it to remind all of you what they look like. I'm still mooseless. Grrrr.

I am also sleepless. Okay, not sleepless buy my sleep patterns are certainly messed up. I fall asleep about 2:30 a.m. give or take, and then awake at various times. I guess it could be worse. But it's really, really frustrating.

Today I managed to get out of the house for a while. I picked up a package at the post office, and then went to the grocery store, then home. This evening we took a bit of a drive. The moon is incredibly bright, so it makes seeing animals, or potentially seeing animals easier. We saw none.

While I was shopping and post officing Brent took Ches for a walk in the woods. He was quite a ways out in the field, and guess what? He saw a moose. A big, fat moose about 30 feet away from him. Of course I wasn't along, and of course he didn't have a camera along. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Seriously, they cut through our woods to get to the hayfield. At any given time if I got a few feet into the woods I could run into them, and if you take the number of times I take the dog out to pee I should have run into a few of them by now. Seriously. Now, I'd rather not come face to face with one, I'm pretty sure the moose would win if he/she decided to get owly, but still, I'd like to be close enough to snap a picture of the big bugger.

Maybe tomorrow...

Happy Day!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ's

I finally got some zzzzz's. Hallelujah. I hit the hay at 8:30 p.m. last night and slept all the way through. It was glorious. 12 hours of glorious sleep. Then I went a hunting. And guess what. I saw one. ONE. But he/she was so far out in the field I couldn't get a picture. Oh well, at least I saw one.

Today was warmer so I managed to spend some additional time outside. Hallelujah! So we walked and played and chased. The sun was out today, and it was just a good day in general.

I'm looking forward to the weekend. I'm going to venture out to the post office and grocery store and see what else I can find. Possibly find that thrift store I've heard so much about.

Stay warm!!! :)

A Day Late

Sorry folks. I'm a day late. I had nothing but time yesterday, but I had no energy to write.

I've been having issues with sleep. Now, anyone that knows me knows that I rarely have issues with sleep. I can usually sleep anywhere at anytime. Well, Tuesday night I didn't sleep at all. Not. A. Wink. When Brent's alaram whent off at 4:30 he came out and looked at me like I had 6 legs and 4 eyeballs. That's how rare it is.

So yesterday I took a walk to find the moose and obviously missed them again. Hence no photos. So I'm about to get dressed up here again, load up the camera and see what I find. We'll see.

Other than that it was pretty uneventful. Oh, about 2 a.m. there was a beautiful display of Northern Lights. It's amazing to me to watch it roll and shift across the sky. Absolutely gorgeous. Absolutely. So there's one reason I was happy to be up. Anyway, I'll be back later....

Off to hunt the elusive moose! Have a happy day!

Another Day...

Hello All!

No, I didn't get trampled by a moose. Unfortunately I didn't sleep well last night. It was 3 a.m. before I finally was able to drift off, and Brent's 4:30 alarm came much too quickly. I got him off to work and went back to bed from 5:30-9:00 a.m. Unfortunately I woke with a migraine.

Today was supposedly warmer here in the Northland. But it felt much, much colder. There must have been more humidity in the air, because it was bone chillingly cold. I took Ches out for our usual walk to the mailbox and she stopped dead in her tracks in the middle of the road. I froze. I thought "oh hell, where's the moose"? Luckily, she was just cold and did her usual tripod stand and wouldn't move. I grabbed my mail and she pulled me, in true sled dog style, all the way back to the house. At one point I was nearly running she was in such a hurry! Crazy dog.

Tonight the moon is gloriously bright. You would think that we have a light on the shed because everything is illuminated. I can see all the way across the fields. If I were braver, and feeling better, I would venture out to the front porch for a better look. However, my chicken-livered self will enjoy it from the safety of the couch. The stars are out, but I don't see any Northern Lights. Bummer.

Despite my raging headache I was able to keep fairly busy today. I was feeling guilty for being sick (what's with that anyway?) so I cut up vegetables for quick and easy access, cut up cabbage and kielbasa for dinner, made a strata for tomorrow mornings breakfast, folded a couple loads of clothes, cleaned my tub, and scrubbed the floors. I did manage to lie down and rest my eyes, though sleep has evaded me still, until Brent got home, then I cooked dinner and went to bed for a while.

Brent has a big day tomorrow. A co-worker is bringing in some caribou for him to try so he's all excited about that. In addition, he has some union stuff to take care of so it will likely be a late night for him. That, of course, means a very, very long day for me. But that's okay, I'll find something to busy myself with.

Kathy stopped by and informed me that she saw 5 moose in the field across the road this morning. I will be grabbing my camera and going to try to capture a few on film. That's my one goal. TO CATCH A MOOSE. Darn it, I've been here almost a month, and no moose. I'm just a wee bit obsessed. Can you tell?

Happy Day!

Mundane Monday

Folks. It's cold. How cold? Cold enough to freeze up my dishwasher and my shower. It started yesterday a.m. after Brent showered. He showered, and the tub wouldn't drain. Hmmm. Then later in the day I went to empty the dishwasher to discover that it had run sans water. I don't think that's a good thing.

This morning I straightened and took the best sink shower I could take and called the owners. Turns out they were in Fairbanks, with truck trouble, and a sick 6 year old. I felt worse for them. I then proceeded to rain on their parade by passing on the above information. They took it in stride, and I think it helped that I was so calm and laid back about it.

Luckily we had water so I was able to do laundry. It simply amazes me how much LESS laundry I do in a week. It's crazy. I average about 4 loads a week. I was doing about 6-8 loads a week on average in Mankato. It really is amazing. Now if I only had some organization items to be able to put laundry away once it's washed, dried and folded.

In other news, we learned of a couple thrift stores. I want to buy multi-use pieces of furniture so that I don't have to move/sell another houseful of furniture. Plus with 750 sq. ft. you only have room for so much anyway. I'm hoping that Brent will take me to check it out and see what treasures we find. There is another one that is only open on Wednesday's but that does me little good as I'm stranded during the week. That's fine. We'll wait for Brent's two weeks off.

I have the down low on how to see the moose. Every day when I walk to the mailbox I see lots and lots of evidence (ie. poop and footprints) that the elusive moose have indeed been there. It seems that my late rising habit prevents me from seeing the moose. So tomorrow a.m. I'm planning to stay awake and sneek out, just my camera and I, to hunt the moose. Meese? Mooses? Nope. Just moose. That's weird. Anyway, I'm planning to leave Ches at home as it's been told by "they" that moose tend to attack because they view barking dogs as a threat.

Kathy also told me that if I should be chased to just head for the woods and run around the trees in circles because they can't follow me. GREAT. Good heavens. Good thing I really want to see a moose. I'll let you know how it goes.

Super Bowl Sunday

Well, hmmm, the Steelers pulled it off. Can you believe it? The Cards were picked by virtually the entire nation. Seriously, by all but about 8 states. Holy Moly. I can't believe Arizona blew it. BLEW IT. Did I watch? No. :) I managed to keep updated online, thank goodness, but we don't have network channels yet, so we didn't watch it. Which is fine.

Dad emailed earlier to let me know that the World Bowl was on. He thought the Vikings might win because the Twins weren't having a very good season. As you can tell my Dad has a great sense of humor, and knows ever so little about sports. :) At least he managed to choose to real Minnesota teams.

Today was cold. BRRRRRRRRRRR. I think the high was -32 degrees but it felt really, really cold. The front door won't stay shut unless we lock it, and I set a book on the window sill and it FROZE to the windowsill. Can you believe it? Holy buckets. So that book is ruined. And it was a good one! Ha.

All in all it's been a pretty lazy day. We made a trip into town for some coffee and some groceries. I also had to pick up change to do laundry tomorrow. So, can you tell it was riveting? lol.

I made a very good dinner tonight. Nothing big, but we used that lovely buffalo burger and made some great burgers. I'm seriously considering replacing the beef in my life with buffalo. Who knew? Dad, are you proud? Honestly, they were great. I'm looking forward to the next trip to Delta Meats and did you know that they have an olive and jalapeno summer sausage? Yummy.

The day was overcast (?) today. It was almost a little hazy, and more so in town. Now I know that there is ice fog, but I'm not positive what the exact definition is, but I do know that it wasn't nearly as bad as the ice fog we experienced in Fairbanks.

As I type Ches is expressing her boredom by intermittently licking my face and dropping the ball on the laptop. It makes a handy scenario for telling you all the boring details of my life.

Tomorrow Brent is back to work, and I am going to try to bundle up and get out for more than 38 seconds. We'll see how that works.

Have a happy day!