Chilly Fur and Bikini Bottom

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?









We bought this pineapple for Survivor night consumption. But it seems to have been absconded by one Spongebob Squarepants and his merry band. We'll allow him to reside there for a few days before slicing it up!

In about an hour, we're heading out. Donald will be dropped off at the high school to ride the bus to his game. The rest of us will head downtown to scope out the Fur Rondy festivities before heading to Service High School to watch Donald's 12:30 game. Tess's team isn't playing today because Service no longer has a C-Team girls' team. So she has the day off.

After the game, we'll be heading to the carnival at Fur Rondy and maybe taking in some more of the dog sled races. Apparently, this Fur Rendezvous World Championship Dog Sled Race is on the same caliber as the Iditarod... minus the 1100 mile course. From what I could figure, it must be run in heats or something around Anchorage. The teams are sent off at 2-minute intervals from the start line and it's a race against time to run the course.

I strolled over to 4th Avenue yesterday at noon to watch the send off of several of the teams. The road was lined with fur-clad folks... Lots of beautiful fur collars and coats. I saw a pair or two of fur boots as well. This festival is, of course, all about the fur. We'll be wearing our fur cap today.

The dogs were yelping and straining at their harnesses as they waited for their countdown to start... I had to wait till the 15 second countdown to whip my glove off, pull my camera from my pocket, turn it on, hope it warmed up in time to snap a photo then turn it back off, quickly shove it back in my pocket and replace my glove before my fingers snapped off with the cold.

Today is expected to be just as chilly. We'll be riding the ferris wheel.