Fun Friday in Southcentral Alaska: It’s Good To Be Home

On July 29, 2011, in Downtown Anchorage, Fun Friday, by Erin Kirkland

Laundry and wet boots aside, there is nothing quite as nice as returning home from a trip. The delightful weather that met us at Ted Stevens International Airport yesterday fired us back up after a wet and drippy departure from Ketchikan. It’s time to get back to the familiar routine, and Fun Friday is just [...]

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“I’m Coming to Alaska and I Don’t Have Anything to Wear!” How to Dress for Success

On January 26, 2011, in Gear, by Erin Kirkland

The AKontheGO mailbox is beginning to fill with queries from would-be visitors to the 49th state. Aside from the usual stuff about moose and bears and mountains and fishing, AK Fam receives a lot of questions regarding clothing and what works (and doesn’t) for sheltering and protecting our little people’s bodies during a trip to [...]

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“Countdown to Christmas” Continues…and Other Fun Stuff

Happy Monday! I am glad to say I am feeling fairly humanoid this morning after a week battling an influenza-type bug that put this AK Mom down. Whew, just in time for things to warm up, I’m back. A good thing, too, because AKontheGO is in the second week of our Countdown to Christmas fun, [...]

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“Wild Wednesday” or, Where to Go When You Can’t Go to School

On November 24, 2010, in Alaskan Winter Fun, Indoor Fun, by Erin Kirkland

Mommy. Must. Have. School. Needs. Her. Sanity. Back. Is this you? Are you stumbling around the house, negotiating remote controls and refereeing fights over who gets the last of the Cap’n Crunch this morning? I will add cursing Mother Nature and the skating rink-quality ice she left behind after three days of rain in Alaska. [...]

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