VALLEY WINDS

And so it begins...
The Lovely Winter Mat-Su Valley Winds.

So yesterday it started, as the day progressed so did the wind. And wouldn't you know, Gillian's school had this great athletic event to invite family to come run with their kids during recess to help them earn more laps in the "MILEAGE CLUB" (during recess, a couple of times a week, the kids can choose to go outside and run laps. It is a marked path that 5 laps equal a mile. With every mile they get a little prize and a Paper "Foot" added to the Mileage wall in the gym.) Great way to get kids out there running and exercising. So of course Gillian wanted us to come. Joey and I did one lap, Jenna ran 5. Poor girl was frozen by the time she was done. Battling the wind wasn't fun. Now it is 4:30am, (I'm up with Jordyn) and the wind is still blowing at 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph... (which it is "gusting" most of the time)
I love Alaska, but I really hate the wind that blows here in the Valley during the winter. The cold is bad enough, but do we really have to add the wind?

Oh, and to top it all off, just had to change Jordyn's diaper, and wouldn't you know... she had a "BLOW-OUT!"