A BLESSED CHRISTMAS

A BLESSED CHRISTMAS
God Blessed Us with a Wonderful Christmas! Our daughters and their families were with us to celebrate the Birth of Christ! This is one of the family photos taken during their visit. Mr. Claus (Russ), Mrs. Claus (Nancy), and the eight reindeer (Dasher - Camden, Prancer -Auburn, Dancer - Buffy, Comet - Zach, Cupid - Scott, Donner - Scott, Blitzen - Foster, and Vixen - Shelley pose with Rudolf - Kody!

Santa Claus Visited Our Home

Santa Claus Visited Our Home
Nanny and Pops with Santa

The Best Gift Ever

The Best Gift Ever
Our Children and Grandchildren Were Our Gifts for Christmas 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Third Anniversary in Fairbanks


Three years ago today, we arrived in Fairbanks. Wow...time sure does pass quickly! We have made many friends, seen many places, ate much food (including Hot Licks Homemade Ice Cream), and had many adventures.

After three years as superintendent of FNSBSD, I am looking forward to a slower pace. I will be teaching a class in the college of business at Wayland Baptist University this fall. Being an adjunct faculty member will allow me to have flexibility and more freedom in my schedule.

Russ took this picture today of Kody and Shakey chilling out on a Sunday afternoon!

Today is Buffy's birthday...Happy Birthday Buffy!
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

June 10, 2010

Another beautiful day in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Wednesday, June 9, 2010


June 30th will be Nancy's last day serving as school superintendent for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. She is looking forward to a less stressful, slower paced life! You can view some short videos created in conjunction with her retirement reception that was held on June 1, 2010. The video below was included with her monthly electronic newsletter, Notes from Nancy. You can view the 2nd video by going to the district's home page at http://www.k12northstar.org/.

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Our Trip to Anchorage and Valdez - August 2010

On Friday, August 13, we headed to Anchorage (a side trip for the Valdez fishing trip). Of course "shopping" had to be added since "fishing" was planned for the 16th. We had a wonderful trip down the Parks Highway to Anchorage. We even got to see a glimpse of Mt. McKinley on the way. The shopping was great! We both got some new MBT tennis shoes. They took some getting used to...but, we love them. And best of all, my plantar fasciitis has been cured!!!

On The Road to Anchorage

On The Road to Anchorage
Viewing Mt. McKinley

Our Trip from Anchorage to Valdez

God blessed us with a BEAUTIFUL day on Sunday, August 15th for our drive to Valdez!!!! We were wishing that we had driven the convertible. Just look at the pictures below to get an idea of the awesome scenery we enjoyed.

On the Road to Valdez

On the Road to Valdez
Drum Mountain

Glacier on the Road to Valdez

Glacier on the Road to Valdez
Worthington Glacier

Watefalls on the Road to Valdez

Watefalls on the Road to Valdez
Nancy in Front of a Beautiful Watterfall

Valdez Fishing for Silver Salmon

Our very special friends, Pat and Peggy, took us out in their boat (along with their deckhand, Alexis) fishing for silver salmon. We had a great day fishing. Russ caught the first silver (the smallest one of the day). Nancy's first catch was the biggest fish in the box for about an hour. The more we fished the bigger they got...does that sound like a "traditional fish tale?" Well...believe it or not...it is true! Just look at the pile of fish heads behind Nancy as she cleans the last one of the thirteen caught that day. She is becoming a real "outdoors woman!" Holding and cleaning fish is a real accomplishment!

THANK YOU, PAT AND PEGGY, for taking us on our first Silver Salmon fishing excursion! We had a GREAT time!

Our Crew

Our Crew
Peggy, Pat, and Alexis

A Little Fish

A Little Fish
Russ and His First Catch

A Big Fish

A Big Fish
Nancy's First Catch

Fish for the Freezer

Fish for the Freezer
Nancy Cleaning Fish