OMG! Jake did it again... since Jeff Searles' wedding and our move to AK, Jake's body hasn't been any color but white... until yesterday. And man-oh-man, we have it on record! And so does ADN, and the Nome Nugget, and the BSSD SBT, and lots of other people.
Jake, our friend Jeff Erickson, his son Austen, and his friend Gerald (both Janelle's students) came to our kitchen to get decked out in Green and Orange lettering. For those of you who don't know, the H-O-L-T shameless, shirtless design painted on their chests was for our friend Rick Holt, who was a rookie musher in the Iditarod this year. Rick came into Unalakleet tired from the trail, and got a proper UNK welcome-home greeting. He made it all the way to Nome--finishing the longest sled-dog race in the world, and making us all very proud. Jake was happy to paint his chest and freeze his tail off for this momentous occasion.
3 comments:
Jake,
Your Mother is so PROUD!!!!!!
YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!!
Rick felt so much LOVE in Unalakleet...it was amazing! This uplifting message along with so many folks out to cheer him on is what kept him going up the trail to NOME!
Thanks!
hugs,
tiff and the guys :)
You'll notice that only the young'uns were happy to be recognized, although the incognito look probably didn't help me much. Was worth it to see Rick's big smile....I suppose the sight of us was enough to keep him (and many others) up for many nights after that.
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