Here we are, back from vacation. I know, i know, "normal" people go away to the tropics in the winter, and we went back to the Arctic. Normal is over-rated.

 

We had a good time seeing everyone, and Darrian and I enjoyed our snowmobiling break. I've always liked late-season sledding (although the trails near town are in rough shape), and the bonus this year was a great deal on a new modular helmet for him. Last one in stock, they wanted to move it, ended up paying almost as much for the replacement defroster cable for mine (what I went in to get) as for his new, shiny, very cool helmet.

 

One night, we're beging to wind down, and he's cuddly... and for some reason I start humming and singing "How much is that doggie in the window" which was one of my favorites as a small child (lyrics: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/howmuch.htm, artist: http://www.arbproductions.ca/pattipage.shtml, audio: http://www.arbproductions.ca/mp3/pattipage/pattipage-doggieinthewindow.mp3) . I was a bit surprised that Darrain didn't mind it, and he'll even sing along.... but durring the chorus, he intersperses each line with "Who let the dogs out" (lyrics: http://www.lyricsdomain.com/2/baha_men/who_let_the_dogs_out.html, audio, via NASA [day 11]: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-104/html/ndxpage1.html), so the new verison is like:

And of course, neither of us get all the lyrics right. Our duet may not be very good, but hey, we work cheap.