Yeah, we just cant cram enough fun into this place daily and felt the need to double up on the excitement. So we threw a 5.9 earthquake in there just to shake things up a bit. LOL. Maybe earthquakes are scary in other places more populated but here they are just a free thrill. My pots and pans were swinging back and forth and a couple of hanging signs here and there but nobody gave it more than a minutes attention, which is a typical Alaskan response these days.
The 40 below well that's just another one of the cold hard facts of living in the interior of Alaska. But there are trade offs we get the equally hot summers here and those long summer days! Luckily the severely cold temps don't last more than a week and then its back to more reasonable temps. You just prepare yourself for the cold weather and then it is not so bad. In fact you can have a lot of fun bundled up together watching John Wayne movies and drinking hot cocoa. There are all those naps you wanted to take and never got a chance and there is always the top to bottom cleaning routine when it gets boring! You get used to the weather cycles and after a few years, you look forward to them. Learning to schedule yourself and things you need to do when the weather presents itself is another great skill for Alaskans.
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