Blizzard and another one

For two weeks in a row we have been living in a snow globe! When one storm gets done another one comes. We got more snow and again lots of wind. Even with all the weather, I finally got out to go skiing and snowshoeing all this week except for Friday and Saturday. Kira, the school counselor was here all this week and we went snowshoeing. We took the "scenic trail." I knew about where we were, but just a LITTLE off. It was gorgeous out: hardly any wind and sunny.

My first taste of spruce tree gum also was interesting. It's hard and yellow stuck on the bark. So I took a fairly good chunk off and chewed it. It took some time to have it turn into the consistency of gum and for the sap taste to not be so strong. Then, it was pretty darn tasty. For some reason it got stuck in my teeth after a while. Nothing like a big juicy cheeseburger with onions and mushrooms to get it out.

How is Berry? Well, she has gotten in the habit of running away from me when I let her go outside to do her duty. She loves the dumpster. She does not stay when I tell her to or come. It was really pissing me off and wish I had a shock collar. So for now on she is on a leah and on her rope when she needs to go outside. When she's on a walk she is good because she sticks close by, but once you get closer to town, watch out because she so quickly turns stubborn.

What happened this week at school?
Our class finished reading 100 books! We kept track on a poster Scholastic gave us and then Scholastic sends free books to other kids in need. Our staff has been preparing for our audit this week. The Department of Education has chosen Unalakleet and Koyuk to represent Bering Strait School District. They will be here Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. I'm not worried one bit! We have accomplished so much this year! The kids writing is coming along so well and their reading is too. I'm so proud of each of them.

Please keep the village and the children in your prayers. There has been a lot a drinking going on and the kids are suffering at school and getting physically hurt. I lost some sleep on this, but I remembered that God loves these precious kids and parents more than I do. I'm so thankful I can give my burdens to Him who is stronger than I.

I'm pretty excited that my mom and dad have learned to Skype. If you are not familiar with Skype it is a free software that lets you type back and forth, talk like you are talking on the telephone (with or without video). My mom claims she taught herself, but I walked her through step by step. They also went to a friend's house to try the webcam. It worked for a couple of seconds off and on, but this is when I was having the huge storm. Hopefully we can try another time this week.

Until next week.