The act of sale went through on the house in Anchorage and we went down there for one week at the beginning of June. Christy and Shawn live there and at present we have no plans to move there anytime soon. We worked hard the whole time planting plants, installing ceiling fans, unpacking belongings and finding places for them, framing and hanging pictures, shopping to make it comfortable, and decorating.
The house is an 1800 square foot, two story, two and a half bath affair with inside steps leading down into the garage (3 story?) It has a gas/wood fireplace and in back a large deck and storage building. It is on a cul-de-sac in a quiet, very nice neighborhood on the south side of Anchorage not far from Turnagain Arm. It is also located on the side of a gently sloping hill. There are moose droppings on both sides of the house.
We hated to come home but both of us fell asleep right after unpacking and lounged away the rest of the day.
While in Anchorage we made a trip to the dump which was about a 20 minute ride down the Kenai peninsula and was set in a beautiful valley (Alaska is a tough place to live). Of course we also went to the bulk stores.
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/100_3178.JPG "13031 Summer Circle, Anchorage, Alaska")
/100_3180.JPG "The front entry.")
/100_3183.JPG "Looking along the side of the house to the yard.")
/100_3184.JPG "We planted a lot of flowers.")
/100_3187.JPG "The storage shed with the deck and the back of the house visable.")
/100_3191.JPG "The deck and rear of the house with Patty visable in the kitchen to the right.")
/100_3192.JPG "Looking down the other side of the house towards the front yard.")
/100_3195.JPG "Christy, Cathy, and Cathy's friend Gary relaxing by the fire and watching TV.")
/100_3197.JPG "The breakfast nook.")
/100_3199.JPG "Cathy and Christy on the stairs after a long day.")
/100_3200.JPG "Pictures of some of our past outdoor adventures.")
/100_3099.JPG "Relaxing and waiting for the coals to get hot.")
/100_3102.JPG "Christy hard at work.")
/100_3106.JPG "On the left is Mike who is a radiology tech, and friend of Christy and Shawn's. Patty, Christy, and Shawn.")
/100_3109.JPG "Looking across the deck towards the storage shed and the yard beyond.")
/100_3110.JPG "Looking down the left side of the house with the stairwell bay visable.")
/100_3113.JPG "Another view.")
/100_3119.JPG "Almost ready and well worth the wait.")
/100_3123.JPG "Patty relaxing by the fire after a long, hard day.")
/100_3132.JPG "Patty at work in the garage. Taken from the top of the stairs in the garage.")
/100_3133.JPG "The garage before cleanup. Note the insulated door.")
/100_3135.JPG "Patty at work installing a fan.")
/100_3137.JPG "Cathy's room.")
/100_3145.JPG "The living room with the fireplace. The fireplace was wood but has been converted to gas.")
/100_3147.JPG "Pictures of parents.")
/100_3148.JPG "Christy and Patty in the kitchen.")
/100_3154.JPG "A New Orleans print on the mid stair landing. Given to us by our former neighbors in New Orleans, Rusty and Dennis Brennan.")
/100_3155.JPG "Looking up the stairs to the second floor.")
/100_3156.JPG "The top of the stairs with another New Orleans print and Patty's hope chest.")
/100_3159.JPG "The hall upstairs with family pictures on one wall.")
/100_3161.JPG "Pictures on left, bookcase and linen closet on right, and master bedroom straight ahead.")
/100_3162.JPG "Upstairs bathroom.")
/100_3163.JPG "Looking down the stairwell.")
/100_3164.JPG "The master bedroom with one of the three fans we installed visable.")
/100_3165.JPG "Bookcase and master bath in the master bedroom.")
/100_3168.JPG "Our king size pillow top matress-comfy!")
/100_3172.JPG "Looking down towards the street.")
/100_3173.JPG "The first floor entryway.")
/100_3176.JPG "The family together for a meal. This is the first time eating at this table which we bought two years ago and brought up still in the box.")
/100_3139.JPG "Seward Highway that goes down the Kenai Peninsula along Turnagain Arm. It starts about 2 miles from the house. We are driving to the dump.")
/100_3140.JPG "Turnagain Arm.")
/100_3142.JPG "The dump with it's spectacular view. Eat your heart out (or come visit and share the experience that is Alaska).")
/100_3143.JPG "Cathy hauling out part of her purchases. This box fell off of basket #2.")
/100_3144.JPG "Patty doing her share.")