New Years Eve Update

Surprise, surprise! We had fully planned to be leaving for the first race in Markstay, Ontario tonite (the first race is Lou Serre's) and found out last evening that it has been postponed one week due to the rain we got last weekend! So we have one more week to get ready - it has really turned out to be a blessing in disguise because as we trained the dogs yesterday, we smelled hot wires in the dog truck and then when Randy turned off the engine he saw the dreaded....."smoke"!!!! So today he is trying to figure out the source of the problem and a way to fix it!

We also had time to purchase some new fun/useful/safety equipment.... a used snowmobile (will make it easier to train safely on trails we don't know and to check out the race courses in advance of the races) and a trailer to haul it in = we needed the snowmobile especially since the old 1968 Skidoo caught on fire 3 weeks ago and we possibly will sell the trailer up in Alaska (apparently there is always a market for them) and maybe make a profit. So that's wher we are now, I will post some pictures of recent activities and maybe the new toy!

TOO MUCH SNOW!!!!

WHO WOULD THINK YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE TOOOOOO MUCH SNOW!! WE DO! WENT OUT TO PACK THE TRAIL WITH THE 4 WHEELER AND COULDN'T GET DOWN THE TRAIL WITH IT!! AND THAT WAS AFTER LOADING 31 DOGS THAT ALL WANTED VERY MUCH TO RUN!!! IT'S SUPPOSED TO SNOW YET TONITE AND THRU TOMORROW SO WE COULD SEE ANOTHER FOOT - I'VE LOST TRACK OF HOW MUCH WE HAVE BUT YOU CAN SEE FROM SUNDAY'S TRAINING PICTURE!!

Welcome the DeKuipers (senior) into the 21st Century with their own blog!!!

This may not be as hard as I thought it would!! We (Randy and I - though Randy will never type a letter on here, he will provide lots, and lots, and lots of input!!) are starting this now so that you will be able to track our activities as we set out on the 08-09 racing season. I will try to post daily, especially if something impressive, important or funny happens that day!! Since we have the laptop this year and a brand spanking new digital camera I should be able to "put on a good show"!!!!

So next I will figure out how to disseminate our address to everybody!

If it is already several weeks from now by the time you read this, Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year!!!!!!