One student in class

Well, it has been a while since I wrote. I guess I'm frustrated because I can't upload pictures, and I love pictures. I've also been told I should write more...maybe that is why no one is leaving comments...get the hint! A few weeks ago the flu and cold hit Koyuk hard. For 1 week I had between 1-2 students. That was so nice to work on individual standards with the child and also for me to get some classroom work done: clean my counters, order books, work on Solution Team things. I was so thankful that I did not get sick throughout this whole time when my kids were sick.

Well, I got sick last week and I'm just getting over it. I had sore throat, terrible cough, aches, chills, sweats, congestion. I thought I was better so I went to school after taking one sick day. I worked for two days and felt even worse. I stayed home for two more days and got so sick of sleeping but it has helped tremendously. I finally decided to go the clinic. That was an interesting experience. I'm always leary in going because I hear how they are always out of medicine and tell patients off the wall things or don't know what to do. I had a great experience. It was nice to be taken care of by a woman who goes to the Church. She is a such a sweet heart. Jessie, the health aide, asked me like 20 questions from this huge book. Then she did the normal, weight, check ears, nose, throat, and heart, and blood pressure. I did have a sinus infection and she said she would have to check the pharmacy to see if she had any antibiotics. I prayed she did and she came back with a bottle of meds. Hooray! They are working great! You see in bush Alaska...what do I mean by bush? A place where there are no roads to travel out of the village and the only way to travel is by bush plane-8 seater. The doctors only come in every couple of months and dentists once or twice.

I'm feeling ok now. I get better each day! Today I cleaned house and did lots of dishes, laundry, and tax things, made Apple Crisp for Bible Study. I was feeling pretty weak so I layed down. It's pretty hard to nap in an apartment building and with a dog who is freaking out because she hears people in the hallway and wants to join in the fun. So it was nice to lay down but now I feel sleepy.