Thanksgiving and Training

We had a very busy week.  On Thursday we had a house full of friends and family, about 20 total.  Tons and tons of great food.  I made a lemon meringue pie that had the biggest meringue ever!  Turkey, ham, crown roast, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie, green bean casserole, muffins, strawberry salad, stuffing, cherry pie, lemon meringue pie, pumpkin pie, gooey butter cake, orange salad, and dips galore...crab artichoke dip, 7 layer dip, cheese dip, spinach dip and more...   We had a great time and ate way too much to eat! Always enjoy having people over to the house for a good time.  I was up early the next day for shopping...no not at 3 am, just early enough to get a couple of gifts and plenty of wool socks for running dogs with my tennis shoes on.

We ran the dogs on both Saturday and Sunday.  Up to 8 miles with all the dogs...16 that is. :) 

Saturday we took them on a new trail from our place.  We went close to the main hwy and they got to see allot of cars, we also went across roads and driveways as well as down them, we went over overflow and up and down hills.  They really enjoyed it and it was good training for the young ones to see all the action and for the leaders to get some extra command training.  They are doing well with their commands.  

During training Corey was at his comp basketball practice. His team scrimiged the other comp team and he scored 6 3 pointers - not too bad. Saturday night we all went to the UAF / Michigan Hockey game.  It was the best ending I've seen in quite awhile.  4-4, in ot no one scored. so it was to the shoot out.  No one scored, so to the sudden death shoot out... our last shooter SCORED!  it was a pretty sweet move.  Sad to say that old timers hockey tomorrow night probably won't be as exciting.  

Sunday we trucked the dogs to the airport and ran them from there.  Again lots of fun for them to see different things.  Two head on passes and both went just fine.  Passed some loose dogs, snow machines and cars.  The weather was absolutely beautiful today.  It was about 5 above and big fluffy snow flakes we falling.   

Now we're all at Brians hockey game, the old timers league one, and so far he's scored 1.  

Looking forward to getting on a sled.  Looks like the first scheduled preliminary race in Fairbanks will be postponed till the 13th of December.  Hope they have enough snow down in Montana Creek...road trip.  We are waiting for enough snow to groom the trails here in Fairbanks.  Seems to be the pattern for the last few years. Think snow!  

Jennifer