2015 Mail Run

 It was the 2015 Mail Run Dog Sled Race.  It was a race that was from Trail Center to the Landing twice.  Sometimes things can get a bit slow waiting for everything to get going so it would appear that Kaj and Brandi pretended that they were on the beach burying Brandi in the sand.  This picture is at the start of the race at Trail Center.

 The picture was a bit blurry but it was a beautiful night.

Having a little warm up time and some food at Trail Center.  Thank you G&G for bringing them up.  The kids had a great time.

After they got home a very exciting thing happened.  For those that don't know there is a 60s radio request station that has Cousin Brucie(he is like a Dick Clark kind of guy)  Skinner loves cousin Brucie and thus so do the kids.  Skinner decided to take a break from sanding his sheetrock and see if he could call in to the show.  He and Brandi have tried many times before but always got a busy signal.  Well he got through was startled when asked what would like to hear so he just said Nights in White Satin.  Then he thought for a bit and tried calling again and he got through again!  This time when he got through and the lady asked what would you like to here he said "Hi Loren"  Which kind of took her back a bit and she said Hi and what would you like to hear and he said I want to hear Rockin Robin for my daughter Brandi"  She said ok and could you please stay on the line.  While he was holding the kids got back from the dog sled race but of course Brandi didn't come in the shop she was showing Gramma Becca the camper.  Skinner told Kaj to go get Brandi because Cousin Brucie was on the line.  Kaj's eyes got big and he bolted off and got Brandi.  Brandi came running in and Skinner talked with Cousin Brucie for awhile and then he talked to Brandi.  Skinner said that her dimples were so big you could have parked a dump truck in them.  I am told the converstion when something like this.

Brucie:  So Brent you are in Minnesota?  Tell us where you are there.

Skinner:  Well you have a lot of callers from Thunder Bay Onterio and we are 81 miles down the lake from there.

Brucie:  It is cold there

Skinner: It is -2 right now

Brucie:  So you are wearing your long underwear

Skinner:  We wear them everyday other than one day in August!

Brucie:  (laughing) so this song is for your daughter is she there

Skinner:  Yes she is

Brucie: Can I talk to her
Skinner:  Sure

Brandi: Hi

Brucie: Hi so Brandi do you have any New Years Resolutions

Brandi: To be stronger

Brucie and Brandi chit chat some more but those where all the parts of the conversation that I was told about.

Very sweet.