'Manda's Big News

Got a call from daughter Amanda on Saturday...she was positively giddy.  She had just received a call from the Superintendent of Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka - offering her a job as their activities coordinator.  She accepted the offer without skipping a beat.

The job comes with a lot of responsibilities including supervising 10 folks in some capacity.  Sounds like she will be overseeing both some in-school activities as well as after school stuff.  It's a boarding school - 24/7 responsibilities for keeping kids safe and, with luck, focused on wholesome activities.  Way to go 'Manda!

I, of course, look forward to having her within a hundred miles or so...a short twenty minute flight or four hour trip by fast ferry.  She'll need to get an apartment and get a household set-up and I suspect she may be willing to countenance my assistance...  No starting date yet; but it will be sometime in August.  YIPPEE!

In other news, Day #2 of the Juneau King Crab Fest went-off without a hitch and we harvested four more of the buggers.  Had to throw about six small ones back...but it was a very successful two day event.  The elders hoovered two big crab in two days....nothing wrong with their appetites.

Friday night found me at Joan's for BBQ rotisserie chicken which was very moist and tasty.  And an absolutely fabulous lemon cake with homemade lemon sorbet for dessert.  Good company too. 

Saturday was a wash-out and the fireworks scheduled for midnight were put on "hold" before noon.  The Fourth of July was modestly better but still plenty of liquid sunshine.  I elected to take a pass on standing in the rain to watch the parade and was sound asleep hours before the midnight fireworks display.  An imminently forgettable Fourth of July from my perspective.  But then again, I exerted zero effort so got what I bargained for...

Well, gonna do a little house cleaning and it's off to Dougie's and Alison's tonight for supper.  Sounds like there may be a one day break in the shitty weather on Wednesday so will get the various yards mowed and, if I'm lucky, get out on the trails.

Cheers!