Our little girl is 16!!! I can hardly believe it. Darin and I got her a tiara to wear to school for her "Sweet 16." She is still in the process of planning the party/get together as we can't really decide what to do exactly. We have considered Chena Hot Springs, a party, or staying at a hotel for a night to celebrate. The only thing is...of course she wants to have boys at the celebration too. Well, not quite sure I want to be responsible for an overnight deal with girls AND boys! She can technically drive now too of course. However....we can't seem to get past the test for the permit! :) Fourth time is the charm? Guess that test got a lot harder these past years!!! Anyway...love to all, Angela
So....how many of you bloggers have ever watched the "Ice Road Truckers" on the History channel??? Well it is fun to watch, and amusing, amd nerve wracking!! :)
So anyway, I am going to give you a little information about the show and add a few pics from this last weekend. The family went to watch the fabulous Ice Dogs play their #1 and #2 Playoff Games. Well @ game #2 - which the Dogs won 7-1!!!! :) Darin spotted some celebs! He was thrilled and had a grin so big I couldn't stop smiling myself. So he went and talked to them for a bit and got their autographs and picture!!!
About the Series
WATCH ICE ROAD TRUCKERS SUNDAYS AT 9/8C
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS is a story about adventure, perseverance, human ingenuity and most importantly DANGER. Every day the truckers hit the ice roads they are taking their lives into their hands. One miscalculation of the road, bad weather or an unseen road hazard can mean the difference between life and death. If a rig breaks through the ice and sinks into the freezing water, the trucker has less then a minute before they will freeze to death. Ice Road Trucking is not for the faint-hearted.
BIOGRAPHY - ALEX
Alex is larger than life, enormously capable and able to take on the hardest and most demanding jobs. He's a street intellectual who is also a Roman Catholic lay prison minister.
Alex is the first-generation son of a Polish military officer, known all around town, not least for having run for mayor (his campaign posters were pieces of old automobile bodies), and he is a beloved wit whose VHF diatribes have kept many a trucker awake and laughing through long winter nights. Juvenile delinquent, adult delinquent, he is the proud father of 11 children and 7 grandchildren.
BIOGRAPHY - HUGH
Hugh, an animal on the ice road, is one of the toughest and most experienced ice road truckers on the planet. "It's about adventure and cash," he says. Known by some as "the polar bear," Hugh is a big kid and has a reputation for being sarcastic. This year he's on ice roads that he hasn't seen in more than 20 years, in an Arctic environment far more desolate and isolated than the roads out of Yellowknife he's used to, but he's undeterred: "The winter road just gets in your blood. It's adventurous, challenging, and you can go as hard as you want."
Hugh was born and bred in Canada, lived in Yellowknife most of his life and then moved to British Columbia. He's married with three kids, and his wife worries about him every year when he leaves to work the perilous ice roads.
ICE ROAD HISTORY
Since its completion in 1979, the 417-mile-long Dempster Highway has provided Inuvik, largest town north of the Arctic Circle in Canada’s Northwest Territories, with year-round road access to the rest of the country. Built from gravel and crushed stone piled high on top of permanently frozen ground, the Dempster makes for treacherous driving, especially during the winter months. Once you get past Inuvik, however, the situation gets even tougher.
So we have a few of our own "celeb pics" from the game. We have Alex and Hugh dropping the puck, pics with Darin and I, and the autographs Darin was giddy over :) But....I have to admit...it was neat to see and talk to them. They were very nice guys and very funny!!!!
