Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[Wolfwoman]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

When I told people I was moving to Alaska... half thought I was nuts, the other half were sooooo jealous! LOL! Especially the guys.

Same here, cept the family.

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They would probably accept that! My folks don't have a computer.​

 

[MrsDeb]

I guess my thoughts on it is it doesnt matter where you are, as long as YOU are happy. You can live an hour away and still have very little contact if any (as in my case). It's just a good thing
Im happy here, because I'd move back to Colorado in a heartbeat.

 

[Wolfwoman]

Deb that would almost be easier on ME actually. Because then they wouldn't be complaining about why I'm not closer.

Don't get me wrong, in ALL other things we get along great, there is no other problems at all... just this.

 

[BirdBrain]

You probably have more contact with them now than you would if you were closer. We have been back in Alaska for a bit over a year. We spent the previous 6 years in Texas living 4 miles from my brother (we are very close) but didn't see them typically unless we initiated something. We had other family close as well. The fact is, we were not visiting for a defined period of time. When we were, they would rerack their schedule and we did a lot together. But when we moved there somehow familiarity gave way to low priority. All my ideas of family closeness with that segment of my family went out the window. We really miss the grandparents, but phones are wonderful things. When we got the chance to come back home to AK, we jumped at it.

The really interesting thing about all this is that this very same thing happened to another friend. She moved home to be close to family and realized she had more meaningful time with them when she was visiting than when she was living there. One of my best friends told me to go back to Alaska, because she saw me and talked to me more here than shen I was living close by.

I think your sister's dreams are partly just that. If you are happy, tell her so. Tell here you love Alaska, that it is totally different than anywhere you have lived and you don't expect her to understand. There is no way for folks outside to understand unless they have first hand knowledge.

 

[EHaus]

For me, it's my mom who wishes we were closer. But our family is so spread out...My brothers live in Seattle, Boston and Philly. The majority of my family is in NJ, and they haven't made much fuss about me coming to live here. But then, it's only been a few months.
I wonder what they'll be saying in a couple of years.
I saw a funny little kitschy sign that said "Friends welcome anytime, relatives by appointment only". DH and I wanted it! I think his family has come to terms with him living here...after 17 years.

 

[Mrs MIA]

We have one of those signs...

It's one of the reasons we live here. LOL!

 

[EHaus]

A year ago, I had no idea I would be living in Alaska, though I had always wanted to. Life is full of wonderful surprises. Even the most awful situations turn out to be blessings, if you relax and trust and not get dragged down by negatives.
I'm very happy to be here.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

So, the other hen that has been a little bit off for the last several month (eating, drinking, happy, just off) is not moving. I stuck her in a nest box by herself.

WHY????????? do these things happen when the regular dispatcheris gone for several days

My bil is coming up with their kids in a few hours, so he will take care of her if she is still alive.

I just do not have the stomach to do it.
I can shoot an animal no problem, but this? No.

 

[EHaus]

Ooooooh, that's sad. What happened to her? Is she an elder?

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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She will be 2 in Feb or March. Cochin, so not done laying in age at all.
I want to put her out of her misery, but,

No matter how much hunting I do, or how many animals we raise, I cringe at the sounds and animal makes when it dies.
Totally normal I guess, but it keeps me from being able to do the whole thing on my own.
There is a 25 year span between the time we raised animals when I was young, and when I married Steve and delved into the world of hunting and raising our own animals.