The back room BEFORE: The back room AFTER: The store BEFORE: The store AFTER:Our jewelry display BEFORE: Our jewelry display AFTER (from the right, instead of the left):The back store BEFORE:The back store AFTER:I don’t think I’ll ever be able to put into words how SURREAL it was to tear these stores down, after all the time/money/effort that we have recently put into them. I don’t say this with sadness,...

Closing up our business in Alaska required a lot of hard work, to say the least.Ugh…I’m still tired, just thinking about it! We also did our best to find new homes for many of our products. For example, we tore down our front window display, and found a new home for our ornaments: Here is Jared and a neighboring biz employee walking our window display of ornaments to the store across the street. Weird. (By the...

Not ours, not yet. It takes a bit more time to blog about that… So, I will instead focus on a distraction… When I first came to Skagway, I was booked as “showgirl” in a 4 person musical about the history of Skagway and the Gold Rush. It was quite the summer, and I learned a lot about who I am (and am not) that year. Sure, for employment, I wore a cancan skirt, fishnet tights, an feathers in my hair…but my...

Or flu-ish, that is. We’re back in Washington State visiting the in-laws. Within 5 day’s time, all 10 of us, currently in the household, have gotten the flu. I thought I personally had escaped it, until it snuck up on me last night! Fun fun!! It is 10:19pm, and I am in my pajamas. I’ve been in them all day. In fact, I have spent the majority of the day laying in bed, or on my in-law’s couch watching TV for a...

Every day, when I pick up the girls from Daycare, I get a sheet of paper outlining Maiya’s day for us! They tell us what books they have read, games they have played, how she ate, when she napped, etc. They also have a space for comments, and each day they write “Maiyalicious!” And she IS!! I don’t know what is about those baby cheeks…but they are simply kissable! Here is Maiya posing for the camera. I love her...

Gee…I’m on a roll, tonight! So many posts…Maiya has turned into a total ham in front of the camera, lately. Here are some poses she came up with on her own! And this has to be one of my favorite shirts that Ella owns. In case you can’t read it, it says “Happy Camper.” Could it get any more fitting than that? But wait…I shouldn’t give you the impression that she’s always a happy...