What sea animal can be adjusted to play music?

The tune-a fish!

Okay, I know it has been a long time since I have blogged but since January of this year I have had 2 nasty sinus infections and have had pneumonia for the last three weeks…which I am still getting over. Never take your health for granted! I am still feeling sorry for myself because I missed father’s day, our 18th wedding anniversary and half of summer. Pneumonia sucks!

So far the highlight of the summer has been when Alan and I went on a halibut charter with his brothers David and Joe, and their wives Heide and Karen June 29th out of Seward. We got to visit with Alan’s Grandparents and his Uncles Jim and Bill, Aunt Teresa and Cousin Amy the day before. I was bummed (no really…) that I was not allowed to camp, but had to get a hotel room. Check out the videos here.



What is new with the McQueens?


Alaeric has a new respite worker whose name is Francis. They have been volunteering at the Anchorage Municipal Animal Shelter and going on a lot of outdoor adventures. He is also taking one class this summer to get him ahead with writing.


Niall went to Diabetes camp in June and had a blast! He is going to scout camp in July and may visit a friend in Oregon in August…we’ll see. He got a new bike but much prefers to play his X-box.


Alan continues to work for the street-light maintenance crew for Anchorage, Yukon Electric got the contract for another three years so he is relieved that he won’t have to switch companies. In his spare time (ha ha ha) he likes to take his baby for a ride. He bought a really pretty aubergine (purple) 1995 Harley Davidson dyna-wide-glide with lots of chrome, spikes, a few skulls and an eagle claw for a kickstand.


I have been working when not flat-on-my-back in bed. I am excitedly planning a trip to Hawaii for three weeks this October. My chorus starts back up in late August so I should get my concert dates for the next season up then.

That's all for now, chat at you all later!

How do you kill a bunch of clowns?

Go for the juggler!

what's the difference between a mime and a clown? a MIME doesn't make noise when you kill it!

I know...really bad jokes. Hope I haven't offended any clowns.

This has been a cold and snowy week in Anchorage, got down to about -10 last night so we are all feeling a bit of Cabin Fever. I have been fantasizing about Hawaii, Tahiti and anywhere tropical.And now for something completely different...to see Mom and Dad's new bathroom, go to http://www.youtube.com/alaskanwarmchill

I did not plan on posting, but have been:

TAGGED BY KAREN - ABC
A- Attached or Single? Happily attached.
B- Best Friend? I have a lot of great friends! Alan and Heidi top the list though.
C- Cake or Pie? Cake…as long as it is fresh and moist. Pie would have to be cherry or boysenberry.
D- Day of Choice? Saturday. The one day everyone gets to sleep in.
E- Essential Item? Chap stick. I suppose money is also up there.
F- Favorite Color? Any shade of green. I love bright blue and purple too.
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Bears…I like the white or red ones. Have to bite their heads off first when you eat them. I don’t like the way they look at me if I don’t.
H- Hometown? Anchorage, Alaska.
I- Favorite Indulgence? Alaska Chocolate Factory.
J- January or July? July.
K- Kids? Alaeric and Niall.
L- Life isn't complete without? My family.
M- Marriage date? June 17, 1990
N- Number of brothers and sisters? I had one brother that died before I was born, but am lucky to have 3 sister in laws and 3 brother in laws.
O- Oranges or Apples? Apples.
P- Phobias and Fears? I really dislike spiders, don’t laugh…clowns really creep me out (coulrophobia). I am not alone! Check out this website dedicated to people just like me. http://www.ihateclowns.com/
Q- Quote? Is a really good word in scrabble; easy to remember and worth a lot of points if you put it on double or triple word tiles. “Take your work seriously, but never yourself.”
R- Reason to smile? Singing, warm weather, Hawaii, my children being good, my husband being goofy.
S- Season of choice? Summer.
T- Tag three people? Karen has already done it, David has already been tagged, what about Amy? What about you?
U- Unknown fact about me? I play the accordion and piano. I love being on stage, but only with a group because I am shy.
V- Vegetable? Zucchini and smushrooms!
W- Worst Habit? Not cleaning. I am a slob.
X- X-ray or Ultrasound? Why not MRI, CT or PET? I think full body PET-CT is a more conclusive diagnostic tool.
Y- Your favorite food? Kona crunch sushi, Mexican (Americanized), and Greek or Italian.
Z- Zodiac Sign? Virgo…and I was born in the year of the Monkey.

"Doctor, I get heartburn every time I eat birthday cake."

"Next time don't eat the candles."

Today I realized my life is mind-numbingly dull. My sister-in-law Sariah told me that my myspace page is boring. Check out this link to my pathetic page;


http://www.myspace.com/alaskanwarmchill

I only have 2 friends (on myspace...), that must make me a dull, tedious, flat, uninteresting human being (Feel better Sariah?).

Really, there has not been a lot going on, my office moved to the new “U” tower in Providence Hospital, that was a PIA! (medical abbreviation) I came home grumpy and exhausted every night for a week or so…Niall has been in a snowboarding intensive for the last 2 weeks, and in order to keep his blood sugar high enough he had to eat a mini size candy bar every time he took the chairlift. What a rough life, snowboarding every day from 10-5…

Events in my life that have the potential for not being boring:

1. My chorus announced that they are planning a South American tour in the summer of 2009 or 2010 which means I would get to sing my way through Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. That would be so cool.

2. Folk Festival this weekend and next, I am going to a harmonizing workshop which should be amusing. It is a genre I am not used to; Appalachian singing.

3. February 9th Alan and I are hosting a commotion party.

On those notes, I would like to say Happy Birthday to my mother-in-law Sandy:
Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Belated Birthday to my cousins Gary and Ruth!

Karen, Carson, Jaydon, Kelcey and oh yeah…Joe, can’t wait to see you guys again! I promise I will make a huge spaghetti dinner for everyone ;)