quick blog

just a quick blog that yes there is a a stuffed Rhino sitting on my rock by a LB I planted. I added a little note on the LB clues that the Rhino should stay there since we do not know who it belongs to. the LB is still there. the stuffie is big and it looks like its been loved, one of the eyes is missing.

meeting Lbers is fun!

Oh what fun! I got to meet some letterboxers today!! I met Nana C and the seedlings AKA The Seeker. Got lots of new exchanges in my logbook and learned some new things. It was just fun to meet others who like this hobby as much as I do. The buddies also got new exchanges in their log books. they were busy when we took the pic. Everyone thought Mugsy was really cute!! Austin thought Tweeter was cool. Yep, a grand old time for everyone.

Shout Out to Nana C and the Seedlings!!

I also got a little tutorial on Geocaching. my husband and I have decide to try our hand at geocaching. Hubs ordered our first GPS online today. We got a Garmin Etrax Vista HCX.

pretty good deal on it too. my geocaching trail name is Brown Eyes in Alaska (guess there is already a Brown Eyes out in the geocaching world.) my husband is dlb. I cant wait to recieve it and go find out first cach!!

Got a new postal in the mail today. the Mystery PLB by Happy Gemini. I cant figure it out so I may have to pass on the price. oh well. neat stamps.

I got this pic from deniserows. Shout Out to deniserows in Kodiak Ak!!

its my rock (I named it Little Brother) from the XYIENCE XENERGY LB I planted. I'm going out tomorrow to check it out and find out whats with the Rhino on the box. I didnt leave it there and according to people that have logged their finds of my box its been there for over a month. go fig.

What a wonderful day!! I also got to spend some time with my hubs , he was off of work today.

Box On!! (a cajear)

Leave Me A Message

I just added a cool little shoutbox widget to my LB blog. Its on the left side of the page. you dont have to be a blogger user to leave a message like when you comment to my blog entries. put in you name and if you want your website too. after typing your message hit "shoutout". you can also add smilies by using the more button next to the shout out button. cant wait to read your comments.
Brown Eyes

DNF infact WAY OFF

so I went LBing with my family. My 2 yr old K, my mom (who has gone LBing with me before and seems to like it.) my dad, my older sister and her 2 kids ages 1 and 4. WOW was that a bad idea. to begin with I wasnt quite sure where I was going. we walked a little while but decide to stop since we really hadnt started to cles right. we were suppose to take a dirt road and we never saw one so I think we were in the wrong place. oh well. we did find a great trail that gave me an aweome idea for a LB that I will probably plant next summer. (maybe I'll make a series.) we all got out for a walk and laughed and took some pics. good times.

ooh the horror the horror!!! I saw this while on our way out. yes it is what it looks like the snow is comming. NO!!!!!!!

another great find

I went Letterboxing with my nephew The Champion and my daughter K on Saturday, the buddys (Tweeter and Mugsy McGee came with us). We found the box without any trouble and I'm so glad there is finally a LB in the Weschester Lagoon area. I wanted to plant one there and still might later. it was sunny but windy, not bad if walking and wearing a sweater but to stamp in I had to take my gloves off and and stamping into to 4 logs books takes a while. (my book, champions, and the 2 buddys) My hands were cold!!!

before we left the buddys posted for a pic. K was in the pic too but decide to run away at the last minute. The champion ran after her before she dove into the freezing water. she saw it and screamed AGUA!!!!!

*this is a picture of a fence at the place we found the LB today. I took a pic because I thought it kinda looked weird. What are those kids doing?? and why is there a pole coming out of the boys head!! LOL

new letterboxes in anchorage and more carving

well first of all I'm so excited that there are 2 new letterboxes listed on the AQ site. both say that they have not been found yet but I'm guessing they have been just havent been logged. there is 3 LB in Anchorage I need to find but they're a good little drive out. these 2 new one are close in town. one I"m almost positive we will find tomorrow. the other I need to do a bit more research before heading out. It'll probably be rainy tomorrow but we're going anyway. Time too bundle up!!! Both my new buddy's have been claimed and will go out as soon as I get their stamps and log books done. I bought some pink stuff today and carved my "My favorite holiday: Feliz Navidad" PLBR stamp. not quite happy with it yet. the carving is ok but I am having a hard time inking it with crayolas. I think I may have to buy some good markers. I'll mess with it some more tomorrow. I have the log book done, cuz I bought it, at Joann's. I have a few ideas for some rings I want to start and a few stamps I want to carve. oh so much to do!!!!

new buddies

YAY!!! I have new buddies!!!

they arent quite ready to travel yet but will be soon. working on their stamps and log books. (I also have 2 postals I have to carve.) tomorrow I will go out and buy some pink stuff. at my sisters house I'll print some pics to transfer and carve.

visit their blogs to learn more about them, links are on the left side of page.

dough boy 9/11/07

Got another email from DB. for pictures go to http://www.doughboysadventures.blogspot.com

Dear Mom,
So far since I've been here we haven't gone outside to letterbox. It has been raining for the last four days. Today looks like it might clear up a little bit. Things are going good and there are plenty of buddies here for me to hang out with. Yesterday while it was raining we(the buddies and I) played Hide and Seek in the PLB pile from 2 days worth of HG's mail. We were having a great time until Peanut Girl decided that she wanted to hide in the PLB pile too. HG made me an extra logbook for the big stamps we stamp. So if they are small enough to go in my log then they do and if not they go in the extra book. That HG is sooooo systematic about stamping I think she might have a little OCD. (Don't tell her I said that) I'm sending a few pics attached to my letter. I miss you guys and I can't wait to share my adventures.
Love Always,
Dough Boy
http://www.doughboysadventures.blogspot.com

so close yet so far

well I'm a bit ticked. Saturday night ( wait would that be Saturnight? LOL) hubs tell me we are driving to Wasilla for a BBQ his co- worker is having. WHAT?! I dont want to frove out there but then I think ooh Letterboxing. I probably wont be driving out there alone anytime soon so this would be perfect to get those boxes out there. There is one in Wasilla and 1 or 2 in Palmer and 2 or 4 more between there and Anchorage. so we quckly grabs some stuff and head out the door. I'm hopeing to use their comuter becasue I dont have any of the clues for the boxes out there. we spend the night so I dont have to drive back so late. We forget to ask about using the computer and the next morning we leave early. we argue about going LB, I want to hubs doesnt. I'm ticked I dont have the clues. we decide on going for the ones in Thunderbird falls and Eklutna lake. BUT then change our minds when we decide we are too broke to pay the $5 parking fee at each park PLUS is cold and rainy and K is getting over a cold. so yes I'm ticked becasue I was so close to them but didnt get any :( There is a NEW LB in Anchorage. I'm excited to get that one when I figure out where I'm suppose to go. I must LB until there is snow on the ground then I'm hybernaiting. We are thinking that next year we'll try Geocashing too. There is a geocash sooo close to hubs work. I read in the comment a person said they found it without a GPS just using the map. I know exactly where to look so if its nice out tomorrow we may go check it out while we wait for hubs to get off work. grrrr, this rain needs to stop already.

Dough boy arrives in MA.

Dear Mom,

I arrived yesterday in Gardner, MA. Guess what? They have a baby they call Peanut Girl. (yeah right, she's NOT a peanut.) HG has some other buddies visiting as well. I exchanged with Teasel the Hedgehog, Froggie, and Smoke the cat. Later, HG said we're going to stamp some postals after the baby falls asleep. HG took some pics. Miss you guys lots!

-Dough Boy

my new log book

I'm so proud of me! I finally bought a decent log book. I know some people make their own and some people buy really nice expensive ones but being a SAHM with no real income its hard for me to spend $10 on a journal. When I started I got a cheap less than a dollar note pad from Walmart. It did the job. When I got my first boxing buddy in the mail and saw his log book was sooo nice waaaay nicer than mine I decide it was time to get with it. BUT again $$$. I went to different stores, Walmart, Blaines Arts, Michaels, Jo-anns. all too expensive or not what I wanted. Didnt think to check Fred Meyers. Then a few days ago, I found it but totally chance. In Fre Meyers in the scrapbook supplies!! $2.99. Ahhhh that better. Its black, hardcover, spiral, same size as my old one. I also found some cheap sturdy sketch pads that would be great for a buddy. (maybe I'm think about making another buddy?) Today I started cutting out my old stamp images and glueing them into my new book. They look great! hope they hold well. Cant wait to put in my first stamp into my new book. I'm a happy letterboxer :)

Labor day Letterboxing

well I finally got that compass I've been meaning to buy, not that it did much good. There is 2 LBs in Anchorage that you need a compass to find but we couldnt get the clues well enought to find the tree we needed to stand by to take the compass reading. The other I was unclear as to what the hider wanted me to do. I will email them and ask questions before giving up.

Mugsy McGee tried to help read the compass.

When we got to the park K was sleeping and showing no signs of planning to wake up so how do you letterbox in the woods with a sleeping 30lb toddler? You get your nephew to push her around in an umbrella stroller! yep, an umbrella stroller. We actually use this stroller almost everytime we LB. we can push it through some tough terrain and sometimes end up carrying it. That way she has a place to sit and be still while we stamp in. sometimes she walks and we still take the stroller incase she gets tired and again to strap her down so we can stamp in with out her running off.

Here are the Buddies taking a rest on K's lap.

We didnt find the LB we were looking for at this park but I remembered one I knew was close by. It was the vert first letterbox I ever found with my hubs and my K. yes it was a sentimental moment. I decided the buddies and the champion should atleast get the stamp in to something today so it wasnt a totally waste of time.

Revisiting the box that started it all.

This is my favorite picture! K and the Buddies stamping in. Awwwww....

I took a few pictures of just some random things I thought were kinda interesting. Mushrooms and leaning trees. There were some really cool spider webs but I couldnt get a good pic. Here are some:

The End of a Beautiful Labor Day Letterboxing Trip.