Hi all,
It's so bright at night now! I think of a line I read about this place before we came to the Yukon- because of the longer days in the summer, "there's more time to do the things you love to do here". The exciting feeling is back that we had last year at this time, about how the light here makes it feel like a really different place.
Here's what it looks like just before 10pm tonight:
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| We've amassed a rug collection so that Smiley will come onto the hardwood floor while she's indoors, but it's not changing her mind |
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| Cookie and Smiley are hanging out in the cold room mostly. They don't stand a stare at the door anymore, though! |
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| Colin's reading Chapter 20: Fire Prevention and Public Education |
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| I got a haircut today :) |
Cookie is recovering well, and getting more comfortable with the cone head when it's on. She isn't fixated on the stitches, so we can take her for walks without the cone, and all the spring smells are more than enough to keep her mind off it. When we're inside, though, she eventually starts to check it out, and we put the cone head back on. She's a much needier creature right now, and just basks when we scratch her head, especially after the head cone comes off. Smiley is still not liking the look of the head cone on Cookie, and pushes herself against the wall to avoid the cone when Cookie walks by her. We learned a trick to stop them from pulling on the leash when we have it hooked up to their collars- if you loop the leash around their belly, it gives them some pressure on their belly that they don't like, and they almost will walk right beside you! Almost.
The countdowns for a few awesome things are getting lower and lower, and our general excitement about life is staying high.
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| Buck 65 in 22 days! |
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| This is where we're staying in Dawson with Mom and Dad Barrett, when they visit in 45 days! |
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| This is what the place looked like 80 years ago (the three buildings in the lower right corner) |
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| Hanging out around a campfire with Steve and Cailey when they visit in 67 days! |
Hope you are having a happy spring,
Love Lauren
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| From the Yukon News Wednesday edition |
Can't wait to recreate that photo!
ReplyDeleteWe spent last night looking at travel books and trying to decide what we want to do there. It's mostly boiled down to spending time/hikes with you guys, if that's ok :) Can't wait! Only 2 more months!!
Hiking and hanging out are two of our favorite things. There is no shortage of hikes in this valley. Plus on the days when Lauren has to go to work we can hike on the trails that leave from town. The wait for your visit is getting shorter every day.
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