The Gang's All HERE!

     Monday morning at 5 o'clock Juneau time, my little family came together again. The ferry was 30 minutes early and Caleb and I barely had time to throw on our clothes and race to the ferry terminal. Once the three cars and trailers got off the ferry, there was a bunch of hugging and kissing and group hanging onto each other...we do a lot of that, in this family. We all headed to the hotel where Caleb and I had been for the prior three nights, and the Caravan members all got hot showers and clean clothes on. After a quick breakfast, we started the unpacking...BUT, before we did any unpacking, we all piled in the car and made a quick visit to the Mendenhall Glacier. It was about 7 in the morning, and no visitors were there yet. Ryan and Jon got their first look at that glacier, and I know they were blown away with it. Ryan remarked that she felt her Gandaddy there...just like I do. We are kindred spirits, Ryan and I...
     So today is Thursday and we have spent the entire week unpacking and decorating Ryan's home. We are almost finished. Still waiting on the TV to be hooked up, but we do have internet, and that is a blessing when you have a very bored 17 year old. We are now putting our energies into finding jobs, so  the rest of this week and next, we are on the prowl for good paying jobs with great benefits...everything now days has to be applied for online and that still seems so impersonal to me, but we will do as required and will pray we all find jobs soon, since the money we had planned on taking care of us for a month or so is flat out gone...over $5000 spent on tires, alternators and brake cylinders that we hadn't planned on, but safety was our priority and if it means we eat beans for a month cause we need to conserve our money, so be it...we are safe and sound and together again as a family, thanks to God.
     I want to thank each and every one of my blogger followers and my FB friends. Special thanks to the prayer chains who prayed for us and for the family members who got down on their knees and begged God for mercy...we couldn't have done this without you all. My mom and sister prayed nonstop for 9 days and nights, and without their financial help and love, we would have never made it. Love you, Mama and Marigayle...you are our rocks.
     Juneau is so beautiful. I could try to explain the beauty I see but I can't do it justice. I will try to find my camera to take some photos of the splendor that God made. God has certainly blessed Juneau. This entire week it has been sunshine and birds singing. We have spotted several eagles and their nests, and have seen lots of squirrels scampering about. Our neighbor Barbara saw a baby fawn on Monday and we just keep waiting on the bears to lumber by. The temperature has not been over 70 degrees all week. We have the windows open and for the first time in my life, I love it...I have always hated having windows open but not anymore. The cool breezes are just great.
     Well, I need to close this up so I can finish up our dinner. I actually put a pot roast in the crockpot this morning, with some potatoes, carrots, onions and celery. It smells delicious, and we are all ready for dinner early!
     Please pray that we all get jobs, as quickly as possible. We are ready to work and get into a schedule  so we can move onward with our plans of building our home. We are thinking about building a duplex on our mountain land so Jon and Ryan can rent it from us to help pay the mortgage. Over one third of all homes in Juneau have an apartment, duplex or attached home to them, for this very reason. We can already tell we are going to have to pool our resources till we can make it alone. It's a good thing we all like each other!!!!