Dog Daze

Tonya Mackey
The Lady Behind Beside The Legend

Lance and Tonya Mackey

~3/08/09~

2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Restart

Willow, AK

The saying goes, "Behind Every Great Man, There is a Great Woman."

Am I right, Ladies!?!

Tonya Mackey is no exception.

Like other mushers' wives I have met, (including Kate Palfrey and Scarlett Hall) Tonya is the "glue that holds the team together."

Tonya takes care of the house, kennel, family pets, kids (has a grand baby too), and Lance all at the same time.

Tonya's life is not easy, but I never heard her complain. She loves her family and the lifestyle she and Lance have chosen.

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Wanna know a cool piece of trivia?

Instead of wedding bands, Tonya and Lance have ring shaped tattoos w/ each other's name on their ring fingers.

As I said to Tonya, "You can't ever take off that ring."

Congratulations, Tonya!

Job Well Done, Lady!

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Best Seat in the House

for the Ceremonial Start

I'm in the bottom left corner of the shot, kneeling in front of the "A" of white banner that says "Anchorage"-

I was looking through some pictures on-line today and found this picture of me taken at the Ceremonial Start. The picture was taken from the same spot where the Borealis Broadband Webcam is located. I had been trying to get in a location where Hubby (who I was talking to on the phone) could snip my picture from the computer.

I wasn't supposed to be that far down the street, but I discovered that w/ a VIP Pass, a sweet smile, and if you act like you belonged, security just smiled back...
Besides, with my southern accent it was obvious that I was just some redneck who didn't know any better-chuckle!

Ignorance is Bliss!!!

I have become a true Iditarod Junkie!!! I've done nothing constructive since I've been home from ANC (I have unpacked, but that's it!!!) I stay glued to the computer waiting for updates, news, photos...Thank you, Hubby for being so patient and understanding. Next year I won't come home until the winner has reached Nome...

Each time I talk to Jan on the phone I more desperately long to be there w/ her in Nome. I had no idea it would be like this... this close feeling of connection to the race and the teams who are running.

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adn.com has a very cool feature called "Voices From the Trail: Audio and Video Clips":

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/139013

Happy Trails,