Da Plane! Da Plane! Roast, and a welcome home!

Well, the plane came in. It might not sound like much to people that live closer than 1500 miles to a metropolitan city, but around here there are two things that everyone pays attention to; the weather and the plane. It had been cancelled four times previously to showing up on Friday. This was big news because not only did our friends Ti and Rachel come in from vacation from Hawaii (they got stuck in Anchorage for over a week waiting for a flight back to Adak), BUT we got our mail. Big shout out to Brother Brad for the Coffee and package of assorted goods. Another loud thank you to Rebecca (Mom) and Evelyn (Grandma) for their packages as well. Out here it is quite the treat to get things in the mail. For in the mail we receive luxuries such as butter, milk, and flour. dog food, etc... There isn't really the option of running to the store around here. Well, there is. However, when that option is taken you run the risk of paying fourteen dollars for a gallon of expired milk. SO...the plane came in, Ti and Rachel are here and all is right with the world.
We had company the other night. It is kind of a big deal to have company also. Al came over for a visit before he left for Hanes, Alaska to meet up with his wife and daughter. Al is seriously one of the most genuine men either of us have ever met and it truly was a pleasure to have him over. Cassidy made a roast. Not just any roast, though. This roast was a product of the very caribou that Cassidy had shot just a week earlier. It was delicious. It is so nice to have a beautiful wife that can put such a delicious meal together. I just never thought I would ever be married to someone that killed dinner too. She is the total package.
So...we saw a rat. I was sitting in the living room and Cassidy went to look at the cat staring at the ceiling. She saw a mouse in the light fixture and just laughed and laughed and laughed. She said something like, "Oh, how cute is that? A cute little friend." Actually she spoke very loudly in a language that the clergy do not know and has a look of terror on her face. I know a lot of things, but dealing with rats is not one of them. So...I heard pine-sol and steel wool is a good temporary fix. I have nothing to support this other than it seems like a good idea. I have to be honest, though, if someone said whip cream and Lemon Heads wrapped in tin foil and singing songs from The Carpenters Greatest Hits worked, I would be in thereright now screaming Close To You at the top of my lungs. We will keep you posted on the rat issue. Here's hoping for sleep.
In other slightly less disastrous news, we had an earthquake today! It was pretty powerful and I was at work. Cassidy called me immediately and Isabel was actually awake for this one. She was a little curious about why the house was shaking and really unphased overall. She's a trooper!
Cassidy had her first couple of days at work with her student. She loves it and is doing a great job! It is actually fun seeing her at work and not nearly as freaky as I thought it would be. She actually looks the part, too. I can't wait to see her in action when she finishes school.
So that's the news from Adak. Stay tuned and please feel free to leave comments. Cassidy changed the setting so anyone can leave a comment without having to subscribe or pay into Isabel's tuition fund(it sounded like a good idea at the time).