100 Days of Summer, week 14
August 24th: trying our hand at the bedtime routine
August 25th: he caught dinner
August 26th: heatwave
August 27th: evening at the river
August 28th: shots, checking off more to-do's before-school-starts list
August 29th: hanging on to the last days of summer
August 30th: the first day of school
100 Days of Summer, week 13
August 17th: checking on the potatoes
August 18th: a sudden surge of birds in windows has hit the neighborhood
August 19th: lunch on the deck, with live music
August 20th: the first time she wrote her ABC's
August 21st: goodbye broken washing machine
August 22nd: hanging on to the last of the deck days
August 23rd: dental cleanings, checking off the to-do before school ist
Wish You Were Here, 5/52
Glimpses of My October
There's something about the holiday season that seems to melt time away faster than you think possible. October is the kick-off. Halloween prep intermingles with Santa's popping up in the holiday aisle. The cool fall air becomes a cold winter chill. The mud puddles freeze over. We even saw a few snowflakes, and lots of rain. We broke records of rainfall; the weather we're accustomed to showed it's face, and our island home graciously accepted the water it longed for. Final fishing adventures were had, pumpkins were carved, costumes picked out the night before the school parade. These were our ordinary days, and they were good.
Continue on, by checking out Kristi's October.
Nick & Katie
Many professions in Kodiak offer many varied schedules; leaving the 8:00 – 5:00 routine unfamiliar to most families. Fishing families wave goodbye, as their partners set out to fish the waters in raging seas, for a few days or a few months. Military families await their husbands or wives return from rescue missions; or they send them off for months at a time. The fish may, or may not, show up; the weather changes; the schedule changes. There’s no definitive, only approximates.
Babies born on the cusp of summer salmon, rarely see their dad’s until September. Mom’s learning to juggle the new throes of motherhood, are also swept into finding a balance without their other half. It’s a lifestyle choice many here are accustomed to- it's unconventional and it's Alaskan, and most importantly, it makes for sacred family time.
At home with Nick and Katie, in between fishing seasons.
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