Happy Thanksgiving!

It was a wondeful Thanksgiving here in Koyuk, although I do wish I could have been with my family in WI. It's a tradition here for me to go to Jason and Myra's for Thanksgiving. They are like my 2nd family here. They also have two kids (Myra's younger sister and brother) who are so fun to be around. I cooked the turkey this year and it turned out pretty good along with the pumpkin cream cheese pie and sweet potatoes. Myra's Gram has also been joining us the past three years and she is the sweetest Gram you'll ever know. She calls me her adopted grandaughter. She is my Alaskan Grandma and I love her a lot! Myra's brother David and our neighbor Joe also came. I made everyone wait for 45 mintues because the turkey was not done. It was well worth the wait because all the food was delicious! It's a treat to have a fresh spinach salad with other veggies.

We relaxed, talked, took crazy photos, and some serious ones. Berry was well behaved until she peed on the floor and DID NOT MISS MYRA'S FOOT. Good thing it wasn't Gram's foot!

We played charades and that was hilarious!

I am so thankful for so many things; here are some.

*Berry
*Jason, Myra, the kids and Gram
*Good health
*God's faithfulness and blessings
*Snow to snowshoe and ski

Halloween

Halloween is a celebration here. We have costume contests, classroom parties, and trick or treating. This year I was able to get a pumpkin to carve with my class. It took longer than I though! It was way too long for the 5 year olds. Their attention span was short. They designed the pumpkin while we reviewed shape and voted on different designs. I didn't know what I was going to be until the morning of. Jason and Myra got me a grandma wig in Anchorage so I was thinking...An exercising grandma..Yes..that is what I will be. I mismatched my clothes, put long underwear under shorts, stuffed my back with a pillow to have a hunch back, and stuffed by belly with a pillow also. I have to say along with the hidieous makeup and acting like fool while parading with my class for the costume contest, it was a lot of fun. My kids are still talking about it. I guess I acted so well and looked like a darn good grandma, I won first place and got red, big Coleman cooler with a smaller cooler and thermos inside. What a blessing! Enjoy the pics!