Jeff, Sassy is right. The only movement now is with Denali based out of Tok. You have quite a travel history, sort of like mine. I hate humidity and wind. ...
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I'm moving to Anchorage on December 22nd with my family. My wife is starting a job At Providence Children's Hospital. I'm gonna be the one who stays at home....
Hey Kelly, Welcome to Alaska! I hope you will will find the area friendly and enjoyable. At least you will get away from those bad Chicago winters!!! Really,...
Hi everyone, The posts on trading houses got my attention! Anybody in the Anchorage / Kenai Peninsula area interested in trading houses with me for May 2009 -...
Welcome to the list Kelly. My husband is also the stay at home parent. Georganne Hampton Cloud 9 Doula Services & Henna Body Art DONA International SPAR Tour...
I am a wall flower. Been that way most of my life. Multiple shock treatments and a constant ritalin IV were nessessary to keep me from destroying the city of...
Welcome to the group. My family and I arrived here in March and my husband works for Providence Hospital. Are you guys flying or driving up here? Lisa J ...
Hi Kelly, Look at your photos yesterday, very nice. Glad to hear that you are moving to Alaska, but why Anchorage? It is very cold there. I moved back to...
My wife's the reason we're moving. After I heard Sarah Palin talking about the state in the vice-presidential debate. I told my wife to see if there were any...
Welcome Kelly and family- My experience with Providence Children's Hospital five years ago was very good. My daughter was there for nine days after a serious...
So no takers on the house, eh? Well, no worries. I have a question about snow tires - do people keep them on their vehicles all year? What about the studded...
Jo, I thought you may have a hard time exchanging homes in the summer. Bet you would get a lot of takers in the winter. It is 16 degrees here in North Pole....
Brrrr!!! We've dipped into negative numbers here in Wasilla a couple times, but single digit ones on my deck, so that -29 sounds frigid! The coldest I've...
I just spent a couple hours sitting in Johnson Tires' waiting room yesterday having my studded tires put back on, so it's a seasonal thing. You're not ...
June, in my time here, only 5 ½ years, I have seen it here at -55 degrees at my home. But I do watch channel 2 out of Anchorage and I believe it feels colder...
I have been putting off writing this email now for some time. I am sure it will be an email that will not be received in the best of spirits. As well, it is...
*Message trimmed by Moderator.* Wow. This is what I have to look forward to? Better get to Sam's Club and buy some thermals! ... degrees at ... feels ... ...
You will not likely see -55 in Anchorage. I have been here 3 1/2 years and I think my low was -10 or -15 for a week or so. I think this was last winter. You...
Layne I kept looking for the part of you email that would not be recieved in the best of spirits. Your sentiments are not unusual. I would just remind you of a...
Layne, I fully understand your frustration. I came here too, after a life of dreaming about it, only to find things had changed from the days my dad and...
Hi All, Ok, we've all dealt with sleeplessness in the summer because it never really gets completely dark. But I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has issues...
Oh my gosh that is ME! But my sleepy time is about 6-7. If I could just go get in bed then I would sleep right away but then I get "woke" up and am up till...
Hi Bonnie, I don't live in Alaska, so I can't blame it on the darkness, but I have always had the same thing happen to me. About 3pm, and then again after...
... Do NOT take meletonin in the wintertime. It doesn't work. Because of the lack of sun, your body naturally produces meletonin. In fact, most Alaskans are...
THIS is why I wanted to take a chance and move to Alaska. I'm so sick and tired of the uncaring, the rude, the obnoxious, the frenetic style of Chicago suburb...
Dear Layne, Let me start out by saying that I understand what you are saying and what you are worried about. If I lived in Alaska, I would probably feel the...
I go through this on occasion. Usually to the other extreme...literally sleeping saturday and sunday away! Ive learned to avoid caffiene after about 4! Try...