Happy Summer!

Well, it's summer here in Kodiak; although you'd never know that by the looks of it... Rain, rain and MORE rain! Oh well, it's helping to green everything up! School is out for me so I had to find a summer job. I lucked out and got a job as a lifeguard on the Coast Guard base. There is a pool on base and alot of kids groups and school groups use it. I also get to help teach swim lessons which I LOVE! I teach the little kids (4-7) and I love that age group! We practice blowing bubbles, doing "big arms", and jumping in!

I also have been busy making my first surfboard. With the help of some awesome friends, my board is shaped and today I glassed it! It's awesome! My wonderful friend Ashley did an amazing job with the artwork and drew me a beautiful butterfly on my board. She also helped me with the shaping and fiberglassing and taught me alot about the particulars of making my first board.





The Nose




Me buffing out the scuffs!





I will put a pic of the finished product up here this week. For now, I'm going to keep you all in suspense! At least until I can get it off my camera :o)


This year, the principal of one of the elementary schools that I work at and I have started our own radio show on the local public radio station. Mr. K and I do a "variety show" on the station and I am learning all about what it takes to run my own show. Mr. K's idea is for me to run my own show....We'll see how far that idea goes! The problem with that is that the following of country music fans up here is very small, and that's all I grew up listening to so I may have broaden my musical scope!




Jonathan is still on day shift and is switching to swing shift (4-midnight) soon. He is getting antsy to start fishing for red salmon as the reds have started running! It's tough to get them to bite without specific flies/gear so we'll see if we're lucky and catch any!


Hope you all are doing well. I will post pics of the finished surfboard hopefully tomorrow. Hope you're having a great summer!