Airports...

So... I've made it as far as Seattle.  I am sitting in Sea-Tac airport waiting for my connecting flight to Anchorage.  And maybe it's just becsause I'm traveling alone for the first time in a long time, but what I've noticed in the last few hours is how much every person is an island - largely isolated from every other person around them even though they are sharing the same space.  Rarely does anyone venture into somone elses bubble and it's just wierd to see all these countless different lives brushing up against each other without actually touching.  Looked at from a great distance, we would probably resemble single-celled organisms scooting around a petri dish - coming close then veering just before impact - mindlessly fulfilling some primeval need to breath, scoot, swim ... or maybe just to find a restaurant that has both salad AND an open table.

Here is a picture of Amber right after she found out she was not going to Alaska with me.  As you can see from the picture, she was pretty torn up.

But seriously - I'm leaving for Alaska in less than a week!!  I'm flying out on Saturday and camp starts on Sunday at the Dream A Dream dog kennel (http://www.vernhalter.com/) where we get to play and help take care of the dogs and learn everything about how an iditarod kennel runs.  I'll take lots of pictures, and try to update my blog nightly, so check back often!

The boys - Kona and Strauss are sad too. :(

It's orange!  It's swirly!  It's my new blog!!!!