June 16, Father's Day in Wasilla

June 16  Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!  We had a nice, relaxing day.  It started with Peggy making pancakes.  At 9:00 a.m. here I started watching the NASCAR sprint cup race in Michigan on TV.  From there we watched the College World Series.  Since Alaska is 3 hours behind Central Daylight Time, most shows, especially sports, come on extra early.  Peggy also baked a batch of brownies!  YUM!

Even though the weather is very nice today with the temps in the low 80ºs, it got quite hot in the camper to a point we had to start our AC.  It's only the 2nd time I remember us using it since we left Omaha.  We pretty much hunkered down in the camper watching TV with Peggy watching Miss USA at night.

We had a nice time Skyping with Shelly and our 2 granddaughters, Macy and Halle.  It was fun to see and listen to what they've been doing.  They even sang songs for us!  I don't remember if I had blogged the fact that we had a video FaceTime session with Becky, Gabby, and Tyler about a week ago.  It's always fun, even if it is live video, to see the grandkids!

I had cards to open today.  The one card from Becky and Tyler had a mechanical bear on the inside which seemed appropriate since we had seen bears on the drive up the Alaska Hwy. and in Denali NP.

Tomorrow we make preps for our excursion to the Kenai Peninsula and the Whittier, Alaska, area.    Peggy will need to get some groceries, and I hope to get a replacement trailer tire.  If I don't, we have a new tire which was the spare on the trailer right now and can use the worn tire as the spare.  It wouldn't be like we are without a spare that way.  We're anxious to see a new area of Alaska.  Everyone keeps reminding us how much they like the Kenai areas.

Since Grant and Debby did not leave this weekend, they gave Ginger the dog a bath.  Debby's garden outside our camper window is growing!  She had planted carrot seeds about 2 weeks ago, and they have sprouted.  She also has broccoli, kale, and lettuce.  There is also a row of raspberry plants between the garden and the hangar.  I can't wait for the berries to ripen later in the summer!  I still chuckle because Debby had offered the garden for Peggy and I to grow our own veggies.  Neither of us have a green thumb so we had politely declined.