As a friend of mine pointed out, we will obviously need to change our blog title when we move to Alaska. In all honesty, we really are not even ‘beach bums’ at all; we grew up in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, UT surrounded by mountains. So our blog title is really just a lie except for the fact that we have been to the beach and we do have bums and there are four of us (except if you notice my heading at the top it says “Four Beach Bums” but then I go on to list Roger, … Read the rest
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Alaska or Bust!
Peter just called and told me he got the job in Alaska; we’ll be moving sometime this summer! I’ll share more details when I get them.
Total miles from our home in Florida: 4,712
To Knit or Not to Knit…
Here is some of my knitting progress so far:
My first project. This is the classic knit or garter stitch. Check out the row with the holes – those are on purpose. It’s called yarn over.
I read in a knitting book that when you get in the rhythm of knitting, your mind can do something similar to meditating. I think I have a LONG way to go before I reach Nirvana while knitting – apparently I have a thing for licking my lips while I am working on it. Every time I stop my lips feel dry. Guess I Hope you weren’t looking forward to lower orange juice prices this year…
Enough said.
Our budding photographer
Isaac got a hold of the camera and snapped this picture of Peter.
Quintessential.
Mr. Basketball
Isaac is absolutely LOVING basketball! Watching a gaggle of 5 and 6-year-old kids play a game is hilarious; running down the court with only a couple of dribbles, kids going the wrong way, Isaac dribbling the ball under his leg and out the back (I taught him this trick) in the middle of a game, and kids trying to make impossible shots. Here are some pics of Isaac ready to shoot some hoops:
Bang Bang
Here’s how Sydney’s hair disaster began:
Here’s how it ended (after trying for about 30 minutes to get her hair untangled):
No need to say “I told you so.” This is going to take a couple of years to grow out. Bangs do not work well with Sydney because she has a slight cowlick at the front of her natural part so they don’t lay down nicely. Oh well.
New Year’s Eve – The Brevard Zoo
Since there was nothing better to do on New Year’s Eve, Peter and I took the kids to the Brevard Zoo. We thought we had coupons to get in cheaper but we found out at the ticket desk that they were for another zoo. We decided to pay full price for everyone since we were already there (thankfully we’re independently wealthy…)
Here are a few highlights from our little trip to the little zoo (really – it’s such a small zoo that you can see everything in about 1 1/2 hours walking around).
Where in the world is the Johnson family going next?
1. Peter just interviewed for a detachment commander job at Eielson Air Force Base (near Fairbanks, Alaska). His commander came to him and specifically asked him to apply for the job and we will be finding out this week or next if he got the job! He told me that he felt pretty confident during the interview that his commander had already picked him for the job but she still has to check off all the boxes and finish the process for selection.
2. If the job to Alaska falls through for some reason Peter will be applying for a … Read the rest
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm…
The Arctic conditions that have taken a hold of the country have left a stamp even here in Florida. We have been enjoying temperatures in the low 40’s for a couple of weeks and this morning I woke up to see the thermostat sitting at 32 degrees! Most everyone around us has been freezing their little tushies off but I have been in heaven! Hot chocolate, hot soup, flannel pajamas, house slippers and snuggling up close to Peter in bed at night are just a few of the delights that I have been enjoying. Too bad all this cold weather … Read the rest