What a Day!

Wow, what a day!  It started early, with the Supreme Court decision in favor of so-called Obamacare.  I didn't see that coming, honestly.  Then to top it off, Chief Justice Roberts was the swing vote, wrote the majority opinion, and found a way to approve it, one that, if I understand correctly, had not even been argued before them!  Did I just fall down a rabbit hole?!  I hope this provides the Big News that Obama needs to push him toward re-election.  He's certainly not getting it from the economy.


Today is also the ninth anniversary of the wedding of Faith and Brady:  Happy Anniversary, you two, even if you might be reading this on Friday.  :-)

The bald eagle nest Kathy found just down the street from us has two eaglets in it, which we can see sometimes over the rim of the nest.  It will be fun to watch them grow and learn to fly.  


Work for me continues.  We are having a Bureau of Indian Affairs audit of four contracts this week.  Luckily, BIA is not like the IRS, they actually work with you.  This will be a major milestone for us to put behind us.  We have an entirely different staff now, so that makes it more challenging, but we are making progress.  The Internet connection is a major problem.  We've clocked it at 50 kbs, when it should be at least 512 kbs, which itself is nothing to write home about.  Ugh, so frustrating.  The Transportation Department    at least has permission to get our own provider, which will make all the difference in the world.


I finally had my shoulder examined by the orthopedic surgeon today.  They had to take xrays, which I understood don't show soft tissue:  the nurse forgot to bring in the CD of my MRI, which she had three weeks to do, and why was it at her house in the first place?  Unfortunately, she lives in Coffman Cove, which is at least 45 minutes away.  Bad news, six weeks in a sling; good and gooder news, it's my right arm, and I can use a computer keyboard with the sling on, so won't have to take the six weeks off.  Then comes another three months of recovery.  


Kathy got uncomfortable news this week.  I won't say bad news, because at least now she knows:  she has very high blood pressure.  They have her on two meds, and coming in every other day to have it checked.  Yikes.  Glad they caught it, and it probably is a factor on several other health issues she has.  We both have put on weight, too, not good.  Not enough hiking, walking, and too much eating.  I'm blaming it on living through a real winter, one that involved too much couch-sitting.  


The fish are not cooperating.  King salmon and halibut should be running, but they are both  spotty.  Several fishing sites have actually been closed by the state, since the king salmon population has been so low.  


July 4th is huge around here.  Fireworks are legal, too.  They've been going off throughout the city for the last two weeks.  There is a booth across from where Kathy works, so we'll stop by some time and see what they have for sale.  When in Klawock.......


My cousins Kay and Carol have booked their flights to visit us!  They'll be staying at the Fireweed Lodge, a really nice little lodge about a half a mile from our house.  They planned their trip to take in the totem pole raising in Hydaburg.  The poles last about 100 years, then have to be replaced.  The totem parks do about three to five a year until they have all been replaced.  This is really a special Alaska Native ceremony, so will be really fun to see.  Kay wrote that it's 109 degrees in Houston this week, so they are really excited about being someplace cooler.  

Faith and Brady, Rock Climbing at Mission Trails Park

That's all the news that fits.  Have a great weekend everyone.