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So, March. Sigh. I love living in Alaska 305 days or so a year. Really. But March and April suck. This should be a Spring month. It was -8 when I went to work today. -8. I know, I know. I've bitched about it before. But it gets harder and harder each year. It doesn't help that it seems like a lot of the folks that I know have either just come back from Hawaii or are on their way. Seriously. At least half the people I know are Hawaii bound. But with 3 kids and one income, that ain't happening. So here are the things that are keeping me 'sane'. First, I'm not alone. People and critters alike suffer at this time of year. Like this pregnant cow moose who scrounges for bits of hay that the rabbits drop. She has been getting aggressive and I'm worried I'll have to shoot her but I sure hope I don't. And not everyone I know is lucky enough to jet off to Hawaii. Some will stay behind to suffer with me. Second, at least I got to get out of Alaska and go to Bainbridge Island. Only a weekend but it reminded me that there are places that are warm and green. Finally, I have a few projects that I am working on. Kadee starts school in a few months (!!) so we are doing up her room. I'm going to paint and do the flooring and get her all set up. On April 1 (just before my boat mechanic goes to Hawaii for two weeks), my boat goes into the shop to have the motor yanked. I'll start some seeds, get some of next year's firewood, work out at the gym, fix all the stuff that the thaw reveals, do an April bear hunt and then May will be here. Hopefully it will be a good crop of interns and the summer will begin. 60 days to go......

Full post as published by A Public Defender's Life in Alaska on March 02, 2011 (boomark / email).