weekend mishaps

This weekend has been full of mishaps for us and our house. First one happened Friday night when the sun poked its shiny head out onto the mountains and Mark was walking the pups (we're dog sitting) and I walked out onto our wet deck to take a picture with his new camera. Well... we got locked out! I'm a genius, I know. At least I didn't do it while he was away! Luckily we had a window open earlier and we thought it was still unlocked. Problem was, it was on the third story. So after hoisting the ladder up to Mark, then bringing it down so our neighbor Jason could get up and hold it for him (hoisting it a second time.. I'm tougher than I look!), Mark leapt through (and hung for about 2 seconds while he wiggled in - was a second too late for it with the camera). That was a close one. Then this morning, Mark and I were so tired from a late night of leaping through windows, that we were rushing out the door so I could lead the music for sacrament meeting. We forgot to take the trash out. Yesterday afternoon I had thrown away the remains of a yummy DQ dessert cup with extra chocolate and brownies. This is the moment all you dog-free people will be reminded WHY you don't have a dog. Buckwheat found it while we were at church and smeared it into our very light-colored carpet. There is no picture because it looked so nasty. After baking soda paste, Resolve, it is nearly gone. He felt sick all afternoon. LASTLY: 
While cooking dinner for our friends, the Betz, and Clark, we decided to use the oven at 450* to finish cooking some meat. The steam from the oven when we opened it would set the smoke alarm off and make the dogs whine. It was horrible and happened like 5 times. Who says Newspaper is wasteful?! Good thing I got to take advantage of Nordstrom's half-yearly sale yesterday, otherwise this weekend would have been way too much fun! hurray for good-buys!

color pallet

I've never seen pine trees with purple or aqua needles until yesterday. It's as though the Northwest has turned a bit tropical.
This was the only leaf remaining on this spring-loaded bush.  So stubborn, but still photogenic. 

films

Excitement all around! Last night, or early this morning (12:01 am), you decide, Mark and I went to see the new Indiana Jones movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. What a great movie. Mark and I were talking about some of our concerns before the movie started. We were worried that the CGI wouldn't be as good as the real stunts and explosions they had to use for the first three. We were worried that Harrison would be too old (he was old, but still marvelously Indy). We were worried that the sound effects would be different and not the baseball bat on the punching bag. But it was! They even threw in another great fight scene with another Russian that just wouldn't quit. They even still had the greedy woman (seems to be a theme in these movies). 
When we drove to the theatre at 11:00 pm, the sky was still a light blue with a red lining on the horizon where the sun had just fallen. When we left, see the picture above! The sun was nearing the horizon again at 2:40 am, but just north of where it went down. The sun does not always set in the west and rise in the east here. The sun just sort of stays in the northern portion of the sky all day (and apparently all night as well). It is strange how close we are to the top of the world up here. 
Mark wore all his Indy gear to the movie, but wore only his leather jacket into the theatre. There were a lot of other guys who dressed up though, so no worries there. The theatre was packed, and with a fun audience, it made the movie even more exciting. Hope you all get to see this film.

leave it to the beavers

Yesterday was a such a nice day, that me and a nice couple from our ward took our pups (Lucy and Buckwheat) to this park near the center of Anchorage where the trail stretches around this very large pond. It's a lot bigger than what this picture makes it look like. There are a few beaver dams around the lake, some ducks, mosquito swarms, and dogs that are swimming, catching sticks and sniffing. Buckwheat had a thrilling nose-full. 
It sprinkled a little, but for the most part it was sunny, a bit breezy, and just beautiful. It was a nice way to spend part of the Sunday. 

and the winners are

1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes for our Ward Dessert Contest tomorrow night. One of the responsibilities as Activities Chairman is to go shopping for prizes! Below we have the winners:
3rd Place: the three toothpick sets and holders. 2nd place: the green [dessert] plates. and the 1st prize is the set of salad tongs with mother of pearl handle-ends. 
I really want to win them myself! Though I have no idea what I'm going to make... any ideas?

colorful

Here in Alaska, people LOVE to paint their houses different, exotic colors. I think it must be a coastal thing, because near the water it can be sort of overcast and grey, so the people make up for it by painting the exterior of their houses. In our neighborhood there are all sorts of fun colors. I thought I liked the light olive green, but now... NOW I have my favorite color. And it belongs to my lucky neighbor, Jeanette. Hers is the aqua colored house. The olive green next to it was what I loved before. Here's a close-up on the little shiner:  
Side note: I took these two pictures last night at 9:00 at night! But it was overcast and a bit drizzly, so you can't really see the entire effect of a late-setting sun. Maybe these are the make-up showers for April. May showers bring June flowers!

eyes

There is a reason for my lousy blogging and no pictures. It is my vision still. On Friday, my eye doctor didn't see the improvement he had hoped for, so he put me on steroids. Steroid drops to be precise. If I don't pinch my nose between my eyes, after a few minutes I can start to taste the awful bitterness of the drug. I can't understand why anyone would drink, or inject, or eat steroids. Anyone else have difficulty understanding? I'm supposed to use them 4 times a day, but I've been bad and have only used it 1 to 2 times a day because I have to sit there for two minutes with my eyes closed and pinching my nose with a piece of tissue so it catches my stinging tears. Sorry to whine. They are improving though! I have another appointment on Wednesday, and then the doctor is getting deployed, so I'll be playing Musical Doctors, and giving updates and reasons for why I'm not blogging/photographing (I intertwined both of these because one completes the other these days!). I think I'll pull out my camera this week again. 

Actual leaves are springing from the tree-buds now, and with light rain mixed with sunshine, I spent the day thinking of what summer will be like. I'm so excited!

and cut!

That's a wrap people. We're in the house!! It is so comfortable and wonderful and everything we hoped for. Things are unpacked and ready for use. Our smiles are sticking and so are the brownies in the pan (we have no olive oil). This past weekend, Mark's family flew into Anchorage. They arrived Sunday night and left Tuesday night. It was motivation to get things unpacked just when we moved in, but it was even more of a motivation to have guests coming. I think they were expecting a lot more work than we gave them. It was great having company, and I'm looking forward to my parents coming in a few weeks. 

The place I looked forward to the most:  our own bed! 

We took Mark's family to the Alaskan Wildberry shop and they finally had 

the chocolate fountain on. It looked and smelled delicious:On Tuesday we went 60 miles SE of Anchorage to a Preservation park that houses injured or sick animals. It was nice to see these rehabilitated animals! They were beautiful, strong, and healthy looking. The muskox even had babies, so I think these Alaskans are doing pretty well. 

Here is one of the three grizzlies we saw digging for roots. There was one bear (would be to the left of this one in the picture) that would pose for the cameras by resting his chin on his clawed fist (reminded me of a certain movie with "portraits by Deb"... it's unmentionable here!). 

These two bald eagles are some that are actually on base. They have been in this cage once they were found injured, each over 12 years ago. I had no idea that eagles could live so long. When these birds are on the ground, they are about half the height of a man. 

This is a muskox baby (calf?). In Best Buy, for all the televisions on display, they play a nature video of these native animals. A part of the clip is of a baby muskox hopping around on the ice and then falling flat on its side like a baby pup or colt. They are adorable, and have such 

big personalities! There were two of these tiny oxen that were annoying the adults. It was quite a show. The babies would run up to the adults who were eating fresh hay and get chased away by huffing, hoof-pounding adults over and over again. They were so cute: 

A reason that this update has taken so long was because of my eyes. Remember in a previous post when I mentioned my new oculars and my itchy, red, allergy-ridden eyes? Well, I finally got in to the optometrist and it's not allergies after all. My eyes have been 

attacked by a toxic chemical. That's right! I was shocked too. Apparently, my corneas reacted horribly to something new (we suspect a certain face wash) and never got a chance to heal because I wear contacts every day. So now I can't see, clearly that is, and with vision 20/80, I have been given thick eye drops and a command to wear glasses all the time while avoiding driving. They're on their way to being healed. Thank goodness! 

I will post more pictures of the house on my other blog soon. Tomorrow we receive the shipment of things we took with us to Oklahoma, and then I have my first of weekly visits with the optometrist to monitor my progress. Thanks for checking in on 

the update!

 

happy things

We are still in the house process, but it is winding to a quick close; we're hoping by this weekend. Especially since some family is coming into town. The many inches of snow is quickly melting, and today it is drizzly and glorious. I can't not love drizzly days. My history class is winding to an end, after I had a 1920's culture paper due a couple of days ago. It was long but really interesting. I compared the advertisements, popular values and priorities to today's popular culture. It is such a fast-paced time; everything seemed indestructible. As for the snow day we had last weekend, we had to let Buckwheat leap around in his version of white dirt, and he certainly did! Here is a video of him that shows his jumping the best. Every now and then he would stumble or get stuck in the snow and wait for more energy to chase the invisible squirrels. Here is the leaping deer for your entertainment: 

*reminds me of 101 dalmatians when the puppies are trying to race through the snow. 

seasons change

On a walk with the pup the other day, I was trying to take some snapshots of all the different trees in bloom, or trees about to blossom. It was beautiful knowing that Spring was finally here. 

Most of the trees around here are either some variation of pine or aspen, but there are a few that I just have no idea what they are. I'll have to wait until my dad gets up here to learn just what they are. 

Below is the picture of what the pussy-willow blossoms are turning into. Big yellow bee-looking blossoms. They still look soft! 

After all these Spring blossoms, this morning I woke up to .... drumroll please.... this: 

It's still beautiful, fortunately. Perhaps I still think it's beautiful because I never truly lived anywhere (but BYU) that snowed. The sun is staying up until 10:00 and it stays light until 11:00 at night now. I'm shocked it's not 100 degrees here. I hear it is still possible to get a sunburn here, even with temperatures averaging 75-80 in the summer. 

There has been so many more moose poking their heads out in to the roads, and they're acting more spooked because the bears are now awake... and hungry! Our friend saw a bear near the BX (Base Exchange) by a pond about 2 days ago. I'm taking my camera everywhere, don't you worry. Oh, that's a pretty bad reason why you shouldn't worry. Don't worry because we're taking our BEAR SPRAY everywhere. There. Feel better? I do! 

Update: It's been snowing all day and now it's up to about 15 inches of snow and it's supposed to continue all night. So long, Spring.

color me again

I just had to go back with all this Spring Fever in the air! This time I took a girl friend of mine, Chrissy, and we had a blast. Her favorite holiday ever is Christmas so she did a snow-man platter. It was the last one and was actually designed and made by a woman in the Anchorage area. So she had to snatch the last one while she could! When we decided we wanted to go, I knew I wanted to do either a pot or a huge mug, but I didn't know how I wanted it to look. When I was trying to do pink polk-a-dots, I realized via happy accident, that if you waved the brush a certain way and brought it away from the surface at the same time, it actually made a rose! I went to town with the Queen of Hearts when I found that one out.
I left the handle the clay-white and did little roses inside and out with little green bee-lines instead of leaves. The whole of the outer-side of the mug is sea-sponged with green avocado. 
I'm soup-er excited about this mug. When I get the final version back next week, I'll post a picture with the finished ducklings as well. 

happy Earth Day

The World Is Just Awesome:

 

The Discovery Channel. I can't get enough of this commercial.

you give me fever

Spring Fever is in full bloom in my mind. Since the trees aren't blooming yet (they're almost there), I've had to do what I can to make myself feel Spring-y. Above are my elusive glasses! My eye allergies are still in 'full bloom' so unless I'm wearing my contacts, I can barely see, even with the new prescription! And eye allergies are the reason I'm not pictured with my glasses; my eyes have been itchy and red, so I don't think it would have been a nice introduction to such cute eye wear!
These two trays I painted like mosaics for night stands to collect miscellaneous pocket dwellers. The blue/turquoise one was for my nightstand (I'm getting pretty anxious to be in a real home), and when I showed my sister, she said she liked it. I asked what colors she would like and she said "pink and green"; leave it to her to pick out the cutest things. I even like hers better than mine (I can't believe this still happens now that we're practically adult sisters, and I'm the age I am). So! happy belated, little sis! And happy spring, Alaska!

a day in the life

Life can get pretty mundane in a hotel over the space of a couple months, so for poor little Buckwheat, he gets to window watch. Every day around three he starts to play the "Is that Mark?" game. He gets all excited when he hears a certain rhythm in footsteps, or keys jostling coming in from the parking lot. So yesterday I put him on the sunny corner of the bed so he could watch outside to pass the time until his play mate, Mark, came home. He didn't even budge until he knew for certain Mark was walking through the door. What a pup!

music

I haven't ever really talked about music that I listen to on here before; that is about to change. A few weeks ago I was browsing iTunes and taking advantage of the free time. I came upon a duet composed album called She & Him. I was diggin it. Around the second song I realized who She sounded like. As I looked up to the album information, I realized it was who I thought! It was Zooey Deschanel in all her old-fashioned glory. I've had her listed on my 'profile info's favorite music' for quite some time, so you can imagine I was pretty excited about this find. This album has a lot of the sound from years' past, country and new age combined. It is whimsical, relaxing and melancholy (in a non-melancholy way for the listener). It's a style that used to be played on the radio, but is now harder to find without buying the old record.

These pictures are on their website, but the coloured one is only seen when you scroll over the ball in the white picture. I'm just thrilled! 

The New Calling: Ward Activities Committee Chairman. oh my! I am pretty excited though. 

If you're interested, go to my other blog to see pictures of the inside of the house.

wildberry

There is a chocolate shop in Anchorage that is more of a tourist destination. The World's Largest Chocolate Fall is found inside, and there are the most delectable chocolates you could fathom. They pick their own wild berries from the mountains, juice them to make their own sweet jellies, then dip them in chocolate that they make onsite. It is delicious! My favorites thus far are the pretzels dipped in peanut butter, then milk chocolate and the raspberry-jelly chocolates. Anything raspberry I have to get my hands on, so it's really no surprise. 

*I've never had one of the above pictured fruits dipped in chocolates, but they look very old-world yummy. Go to the link provided for the fountain to check out their goodies!

already

Already in our new ward, I have been called to a new (BIG) calling, and I have been asked to speak. On Sunday I was asked by our first counselor to choose my favorite (is that possible?) General Conference talk that I heard that weekend and speak for 20 minutes on it. Normally, in the past, I have spoken with Mark, so when I am under my time limit, I can sit down and he can make up for my 3 minutes (he's really good at drawing from his well of spiritual knowledge). But this Sunday, I am flying solo. No wing man. So I have to speak for 20 minutes.  I have chosen President Uchtdorf's talk: "Faith of Our Father." It will allow me to speak on a few different things, like our new wonderful first presidency:  Mark, I suppose, has been great at lying low because he has yet to be assigned a calling, or a talk assignment. I love having the opportunity to give a talk, but the nerves are relentless! 

happy things

In February, while visiting family on our way up to Anchorage, Mark's brother introduced us to "Flight of the Conchords - Jenny". Its even funnier the second time through. Have a laugh on me today.

what happened?

Over the weekend, it snowed again. It only snowed about 5-6 inches in the heavier parts, but it was supposed to be spring!! Secretly, I was pretty glad to see it snow here before Spring came in full-bloom. It was so nice and relaxing to watch it all fall. I haven't seen it snow in years. 

Some recent realizations:

 

- I love when someone calls Buckwheat "the Toto dog"

-Stepping in fresh powder snow is wonderful!
-Buckwheat LOVES to get "dirty" in the snow. I think he considers it 

white dirt. 

Right after I took the above picture, a branch gave way and covered 

Buckwheat in snow. He didn't mind one bit. 

Thomas Edison

I don't think I ever knew what Thomas Edison looked like. 

Here he is, unkempt and wrinkled, in his research lab.

new history

It has begun: a new class, that is. I have resumed my classes once again, since being on a break for moving. The last class I took ended before Christmas began, and I have missed it. This class will end the week we move into our house on May 1st, and then I will take another two week break for setting up the house, and then there will be no more breaks from then on. The class is US History from 1865-1945; I chose this class because of the early 1900s. I'm fascinated about those years. I just wish it encompassed the 10 years after, as well! 

eye glass test

Looking for new frames is one of the hardest things to shop for. Mark and I went to one store on Saturday, and found two frames we both liked on me. One was a bold, funky shaped frame that Mark said made my eyes look oh-so-good. The other pair was a small metal 'hiding frame' as I like to call them (ones that don't make you so claustrophobic). I love them both, but I didn't know quite what to do. One is fun and fresh, the other is practical and perfect for wearing at nights when I just want to read. So what did I try next? The eye-glass personality test, of course!                                    "From Salsa dancing one night to a poetry reading the next, your eclectic tastes call for a variety of frames. When you're feeling bold and sassy, look for dramatic colors and shapes. Nurture your conservative side with a more subdued pair of metal eyeglasses from timeless designers like Donna Karan or Anne Klein. For the social butterfly in you, don't forget about a pair of sexy frames to take you to evening and beyond."

You see? Didn't help me. At all. 

sign of spring

On a walk this afternoon with the pup, I found this pussy willow tree on the edge of the forest behind our building. This is my favorite spring-time plant; they're irresistible! 
Hopping around in the tree was this fuzzy little bird and its play mate. My guess was that they were making their nest out of the softest things possible for their little hatchers. 

What are your favorite signs of spring?

hockey game

Last night we went to our first Anchorage Aces' game. It was a blast! I got to enjoy my sport-nachos and I had a grand time asking Mark, "what just happened?" We sure wish we had the Pikes nearby! Dan could have explained a whole lot to us. It was a lot of fun though. These Alaskans love their hockey and the enthusiasm was contagious. 
Giving adult hockey fans their own personal cowbell is like giving kids their own bubble wrap.

moose chase try II

Ok. I got it up and running below. Every time I would see the moose start to run, because I was looking through my camera at everything, it looked like they were running towards us, so that's why at the end I said, "let's get outta here." It was crazy to see this in person. The video doesn't do their size justice. And they aren't even some of the bigger moose we've seen. 

Knock yourselves out!

Anchorage

Cook Inlet of Anchorage in the p.m. facing North

moose chase

When driving home from dinner last night, we saw these two moose being teased by kids, and when they didn't want to take any more, they chased the kid into the river! Moose: 1. Kid: 0. 

think A Christmas Story + moose + the bully with yellow eyes

Reeder's Digest

Not one of our better pictures, but it was such a cute place, I couldn't walk away without a picture of us celebrating our hatching chicks.
Mark and I set up his brother on a blind date with a girl we met here in Anchorage, and it was a great time. After the greatest pizza at Moose's Tooth, we went to Color Me Mine, painted our eggs, then went back to our apartment for a game of Golf (if you'd like to know how to play, I can email you the rules) and two games of Deal or No Deal led by Mark (there are no rules wen Mark's in charge). I lost my leftover pizza when Mark decided to put it on the top of the roof rather than pizza-ize our car, we drove away from the mall, I turn back to talk with Aimee and I see this big shiny thing (our pizza slices wrapped in aluminum foil) fall down her window as we were going through a light! Besides that, it was a very fun night for us all. I think I'm going to talk Mark into going back again.

Happy Easter

Last night we painted pottery, and celebrated Easter with Mark's brother Michael who had come into town late last night. The cute little peeper back there is the one my sweet Mark did. Mine is the big blob in front with the grey polk-a-dots. We'll pick the finished ones up in a week. Enjoy today, and remember the great miracle of new beginnings. 

*took this picture with my new camera that came in today! Still playing with it, and will be for a while...

slumber parties

As I wait for laundry to finish, I have no time to blog... yet here I am anyhow. Tonight Mark's brother Mike gets into town for a few days while on his Spring Break. He is bringing his sense of humor, and some cookies from my sweet mother in law. I am a little obsessed with her cookies so you can imagine I will probably fill you in on all their soft, crumbly, sugary goodness. oh my!  I have prepared the 3-room hotel for yet another day. There's only so much one can do in a hotel room. Buckwheat is clean and excited to 'Sensei Michael.' Let me explain:  Mark has been doing 'tricks' with Buckwheat that makes his normal routines look like something Mark has taught him. When he plays with Mark, Mark says, 'fight! fight!' as Buckwheat is on his hind legs batting his front legs (arms?) at him. It looks like they're trying to box. Then when Buckwheat starts to play, he always gets down on his front legs with his bottom in the air with his tail wagging back and forth. Mark calls this one, 'bow to your sensei.' Buckwheat looks like a genius after all his 'tricks.'  Slumber parties everywhere! I am spending the night at a girlfriend's house who had a doctor's appointment this morning and needs some 'monitoring' through the night while her husband is TDY. So as the boys have their Tonka-Trucks and 3-Stooges sleep over, I'll be monitoring Chrissy with crafts, chick-flicks, and some girl talk. 

I haven't been able to space my paragraphs like normal because every time I do, the next paragraphs get all bunched up and unable to space properly and it's starting to drive me a little nuts. If you've had this problem and now how to avoid such problems, please fill me in. Thank you thank you thank you. 

bunko

The Air Force has many deep rooted traditions for the spouses which lend support and friendship while their husbands are gone. When I married Mark, his mother gave me a book that had every sort of etiquette in order to be an Air Force Wife. It is such a fun book, I love to browse through it and extract ideas for parties and place settings. It has such things as 'how to set proper place setting' to 'invitation cards for different types of parties.'  To establish new friendships fast, or just to keep girls busy while their husbands are away, there are things such as "Coffees" where the wives get together for snacks, and a couple of games of Bunko. It is a 3-die game where you role for different numbers and rotate to different tables depending on your 'win-lose' status. I had a great time, and this silly game brought out my competitive edge. Normally only tennis or catch-phrase can do that! On the Bunko link provided above there are score sheets you can print off, and you can play without drinks or money (like we did), ad there is a way you can do without 4 people at your table. You just play with a 'ghost partner.' If you ever need an idea for a Young Women's or Relief Society Activity, this game comes highly recommended. It's a great way to have fun and get to know your table-mates... if you're not glaring at them through dice-glazed eyes. 

*the above picture is of a group of Air Force wives back in the day playing this vintage game of rolling dice. Try it! You won't be sorry. 

happy things

Hope everyone had a happy St. Patrick's Day! Today we thought we had a touch of Irish luck, but we decided we were being scammed. O happy day. Why can't there just be a lucky chair? 

*the picture above is of Kylemore Abby in Connacht, Ireland. I didn't take this picture, but I love it.  Who wants to go to Ireland with me?

in with the new

Yesterday I gave in to the camera temptation and ordered a Canon A570. 

Aubrey mentioned her Canon A-series and I thought to follow suit. After much research, I found it. Ordered it. Now I wait. 

*The home inspection was on Thursday and went very well. We love the house even more now. 

goodbye camera

Meet: our camera. 

Hear: it's history. 

Mark has had this camera (picture found on ebay, under a caption "broken parts only") since he got home from his mission. He said, in about 2003 is when it was purchased. What a noble camera it has been. It even has gone to the Orient with him when he and a few other friends went to China for the Academy. It has been getting older the last few months. Aubrey heard how old it was when we met, and she said, "That is really old... for technology." I think she added the "for technology" part because she saw Mark's saddened face. 

Girls drop everything. It's a wonder we're the ones entrusted with babies. It's no exception when it comes to cameras; even when they come with safety, drop-proof straps. Which I wear most times I use it. Poor camera. So, for as many times as I use it, compared to as many times as I have dropped it, it is pretty good odds. Now that you know about my dropping tendencies, I will continue.

I am in the market now for a 'temporary' digital camera. There is a site called "woot.com" that every night at midnight, it showcases something electronic. The amount being sold varies with what it is, but this is what I will be checking in 15 minutes when it is updated. I'm crossing my fingers that there is a nice camera for the price of dirt. This site really is pretty incredible. Click on "product stats" to see how many are selling every hour after midnight. I dare you to check it if you're ever up past midnight. 

So long camera, it has been a wonderful few years that we've known each other. You have done a tremendous job in teaching me even the smallest of cameras can be used to capture beauty. 

we bought what?

We bought a house! I blotched out the numbers, so I feel safe putting this on here. But I'm too excited not to share. After house hunting for a mere two days, we saw this house on the second day, loved it so much, and made an offer. The nice military couple accepted the offer and in May we'll be moving in. We wanted to give them time to move out and get to their new base, etc. 

It is three stories with an unfinished basement (we're very excited about this project), but all the wiring and plumbing is already done. Whew! It's next to a part of the green belt, which is where there cannot be any development, the trees and wildlife is left alone, so Buckwheat will be able to have his glorified space. Granted, if there's no dangerous eagles, wolves, or bears... or moose! 

We've seen three moose so far. All the rest must still be dead. Mark had a briefing on bear safety, and then relayed it to me. Here's what I learned: guns don't stop a bear, it only makes them mad. On hikes, carry a "bear size" pepper spray. It's as big as a can of spray paint, I guess! Then you are supposed to 'react' differently to different bears, and also different situations. If you startle the bear, stand still and let it bite you (essentially). WHAT the heck. Then it'll leave you alone. It just needs to feel like it's done it's job of not being the weak one. But if it scares you, yell and throw rocks. Oh my. Still no wolves yet. Thank goodness!