She has arrived safely in Tok, Alaska, and after getting a little rest will be headed down to Anchorage. So I guess I can finally breathe now.
Thank you for all of your kind thoughts and positive energy.
Tomorrow I am going to load up my car and drive us all to the Alaska State Fair for some Gryphen style family bonding, some truly horrific deep fat fried foods, and some carnival ride induced nausea. If you happen to be there as well I will be the one with the huge smile on my face and the empty wallet.
Namaste my friends. It is going to be a GREAT weekend!
(The picture shows the light of my life in 1990 when she was the tiny blond haired little angel that my heart still sees today.)
So happy she arrived safely--I understood your concern and nail-biting worry, for sure. I'm jealous, though, I'd LOVE to make that trip by car! What an adventure. Enjoy your time together and what an ADORABLE pic of The Daughter!
ReplyDeleteENJOY.
ReplyDeleteI was praying that she would arrive safe and sound, and she has! I know why and how you worry. My daughter's fiancé lives in Alabama, and I'm on pins and needles all of the time she is away.
ReplyDeleteHave a great time this weekend. Your daughter is beautiful. It's funny how, no matter how old our kids get, we still remember when they were young and totally dependent on us. I do the same thing with my adult "baby." Like yourself, she's the only "baby" I have. Take care, and shower her with lots of that wonderful fatherly love you have waiting for her.
I'm so happy for you and your daughter!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the fair. And remember; deep fried dough with powdered sugar on it is our friend.
{{{HUGS}}} to Gryphen and daughter... enjoy your time together!
ReplyDeleteWhat a relief for you, Gryphen. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteAs a parent, I think back on all the things I did to my parents--like wandering through Asia and Africa as a 21-year-old girl, with no contact with them for months except for letters that were already weeks old when they arrive, and I wonder how they stood it.
Aaahhhh, Gryphen, I am so happy for you! She is a lucky lady to have such a wonderful and loving dad in her life.
ReplyDeleteForget $carie this weekend and have a great time. She's adorable in that pic and most likely more so now.
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ReplyDeletehave fun... enjoy the fair and your daughter being there.
ReplyDeleteLevi interview on CBS was bad... see if you can win him some brains and charisma at the fair's arcade.
so glad and happy for you. i know what it's like to hold your breath even for them to come back home after school.. :) treasured times with children seem to become more intense as they get older (and us too :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous weekend with your angel!
Great news and glad you are breathing again. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear she's safe.
ReplyDeleteVery cute how you put this under label: daughter, love.
Awww! Have a nice time this weekend.
Great news! Your joy leaps right out of your post. Now go have some fun, forget about SP and focus on what's really important, we can live without you for a few days!
ReplyDeleteOkay, Gryphen, you can now exhale. Enjoy your time with your daughter!
ReplyDeleteSweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet and heartfelt post. Yes, daughters have that special power over us: we look at them, know they are all grown up, and MELT anyway.
ReplyDeleteI must add that I LOVE your blog because it gives me hope. I live in New Jersey (short on, according to SP, "real Americans, I suppose) but love to know what's really going on all over this now-fractured country. Keep up the terrific work.
great news gryphen!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear she's safe and sound. Have the best time at the fair!
ReplyDeleteYay! It's great to hear that your daughter is home and you two have some fun, if er, tummy challenging plans ahead.
ReplyDeleteAll of your love (and maybe our prayers), and, of course, your daughter's skill and determination brought this happy conclusion.
It's magical. Wishing you a great time together.
Have fun Gryphen and don't forget to have a funnel cake while you are at the Fair tommorrow!!
ReplyDeleteYay! It's great to hear that your daughter is home and you two have some fun, if er, tummy challenging plans ahead.
ReplyDeleteAll of your love (and maybe our prayers), and, of course, your daughter's skill and determination brought this happy conclusion.
It's magical. Wishing you a great time together.
I feel your relief!
ReplyDeleteYeah, go have a great time and forget about all this craziness.
When you get back Palin will still be in the spotlight, just where you left her.
So very happy for you Gryphen!
ReplyDeleteWe, too, know the joy of having the daughter land back in our loving arms. Gosh, where does the time go?
We don't have to wish you a happy weekend, that will be automatic once you lay your eyes upon her!
Namaste. Blessings be.
Enjoy your time with your precious daughter, they grow up too fast and get their own family, but little girls always put daddy first, even after their married.
ReplyDeleteNamaste.
ReplyDeleteWish I had had a dad like you.
ReplyDeleteJust in time for the Fair :) Maybe you'll win a gold fish!
ReplyDeleteKnow that you will continue to be included in the prayers that we pray, in the cottage where I stay...
Have fun
and skate slow
patience
I am so glad she has arrived safely!! Now go have some fun!!
ReplyDeleteNamaste!!!
Best news of the day!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time together, but go easy on the fair food or you know you'll regret it!
Blessings!
Dang Gryphen, I'm a self proclaimed hardass that loves furry critters much more than human children, but darn it, that photo of your daughter is so cute that it makes me lament my decision not to have children!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that she made it back to AK safely; I was thinking about it for the last few days, wondering how her great adventure was going.
Have fun at The Fair, and if you go to Palmer make sure you stop by the Visitor Center garden and check out the display
Have a fantastic weekend Gryph - enjoy some down time with the daughter.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a relief. I remembered her in my prayers every day and was going to send you a book about the building of the Alcan, to celebrate the journey - but then I read a bit of it and realized that the true story would just scare the pants off anyone driving it (and those who love them).
ReplyDeleteSending you some Carolina Sunshine ,without the humidity, to you and your daughter to have a great weekend!
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