I've been in continuous contact with the Alaska contingency. They're a little bored right now because things have yet to begin for the most part. School starts the 22nd. Of course Tess has cheer practice every day. But that's about the only thing that breaks up their days.

There's no money for exploring. Now that they've shutdown that oil pipeline, gas prices are expected to skyrocket. Gas was around $2.89/gallon when I left. It's $3.45/gallon here in San Diego. Stephen said they need to replace 12 miles of pipeline for some reason and that's why it's been shutdown. Hmmmm.

Stephen has been taking the kids to a nearby park. There are soccer fields for Donald & Tess to use and a playground suitable for Alicia. So that's something close to home and free!

We've been having issues with our cell phones. We are currently with Cingular, but they don't have service in Alaska. So we're waiting for them to kick us off before we sign up with an Alaska plan. Cell service is much more expensive in AK. Then again, what isn't??