Well, I REALLY got on the trail this weekend and have just now returned!  Sorry for my absence. The Junior Iditarod was definitely an experience

Are you tired of hearing comments about youth today claiming that they have lost focus, are horribly self-centered or just unproductive?  Well those people should

Sometimes you make stops along the way and there is nothing particularly special to notice, but today was not one of those days.  It seemed

It has been snowing most of the day.  I know that for most of you that is no big thing, but for a kid from

What an amazing day in the Matanuska Valley!  We went to visit Kristin Bacon and her seventeen dogs, seven of who are under a year

Thought I should check in with you all so you can get your warm socks ready.  It seems like it has been a long time,

If there is one thing I have truly learned this year, and really it has only just begun as the best part is about to

This month I have extended some of my previous themes.  As we get closer to the start of the Iditarod and get more excited I

 I have set the Oak tree aside this month.  Why?  Is that just a nice way of saying that I have given up?  No .

Hope your holidays are revving up smoothly for what, in my house, is a joyous energy explosion. The starting line up of mushers is pretty