Snowmachine Fun!

My friend Heather (1/2 grade teacher) asked me to go on a snow machine ride with her to Dime Landing. It's about 1 hour out of town. I got to wear my new fur hat! It was so toasty warm! It was sunny and warm, 20 degrees! I felt a little under the weather but I am so glad I went! I was surprised when Heather asked if I wanted to drive. You better believe it! I didn't tell her that I crashed my grandparent's snowmachine when I was younger. I have improved since then, at least I hope so! Heather was a little nervous when I started going a "little" faster. This is coming from a woman, who drives like she is in a snowmachine race! So I took it easy for a while and then when we got on a river, I let it rip...no I didn't fart! I went really fast. How fast? I'm not sure because the spedometer was broken. Make up a speed and imagine me driving. We stopped a few times to stand in awe of God's creation. He is so majestic that I just didn't have words to praise Him.

We drove past a camp which is known as Dime Landing. I think we also saw Haycock, which is a small town where mining took place, where a school was, and also where people lived. It didn't look to far but Heather wasn't the dare devil I thought she was so we enjoyed our ride back home.

Stupid Jeni Moment: "Wow! The trees look greener out here." Heather: "Are you sure it isn't your goggles?" I took my goggles off and yes I felt stupid because I did that once before.

After we got back to Koyuk, we had a lovely dinner of fried chicken and rice at our other friends' yurt, Jenna. She is a lovely cook and great hostess. I enjoy these ladies a lot and am glad they are coming back next year.

Here is one picture of Dime Landing.

New Winter Apparel

Well, I made some clothes to go the HOt Springs....a caribou fur swimming suit. I jokes! I did purchase a beaver hat from one of my favorite elders...Esther. She also made me a kuspuk. She is the same elder who I said made the land otter fur hat. Berry really wanted to try it on too. It will be so warm for duck hunting or caribou hunting.

This week was long and exhausing. I wasn't in my classroom for three days because I helped test two high school kids on SBA's (Standards Based Assessment. I got a lot done: student standard sheets, pictures posted on the class book, started alignment to new math curriculum to BSSD standards.

It was a fun weekend. A friend that Myra and Jason and I haven't seen for a while is in town. We have been addicted to catch phrase and laughing hard. Doug can impersonate anyone! We sure have good times.

This week I start testing my kids. Six weeks left! Hooray!