This is a photo I took when we crossed the Columbia River in central Washington state. There was a little pull out from the highway. Great vistas... Gets those "wouldn't it have been great to be an early explorer" juices flowing...

Anyway... back to Alaska.

Tess has a "playdate" today with one of the other freshmen trying out for the cheer squad. Then we've got to register the kids for high school this afternoon and then the final tryout tonight. She should find out which squad she's on by tonight. There are 3, varsity, JV, and the C Team which is all freshman.... She's hoping for JV. Any way you look at it, we have to cough up at least another $125 to buy cheer gear for her (sneakers, socks, a fleece, etc...). Ouch! This is on top of the $130 we paid so she could just sign up! Double Ouch!

Oh well. Stephen does have a job interview on Friday with a private sector environmental services firm. Plus he has a couple applications in to the state (DEC) and with another private sector firm. So keep your fingers crossed that he is offered a good position soon!