Well, here you go! The sleepover was a blast. The kids earned a sleepover by getting 5 days of 100% Read and Respond, which is nightly reading done at home with a parent. It took us a long time but they were so proud. We started at 7:30 with a movie and popcorn and dogs excited to be around so many kids giving them attention. The other dog is Juno and I was dogsitting while her owner was at the job fair. She was so bugging at night though because she would not settle down. We ended the night with a "scary" stories. They begged me to tell them a scary story. I guess mine was not scary because they all wanted a chance to tell scary stories. Most of them were not scary at all, but I didn't have the heart to tell them, so I said they were. Then Ben wanted to try to scare us and swore the pack sack was moving. Silly boy! I think my two favorite quotes were, "Wow, Jeni, real hairy legs." The next morning I shaved! The second quote was cute also. As I was putting all my face lotions on, one of the kids asked, "Does that make your face white?" Real Cute those kids are. I will miss not having them next year! I didn't sleep the whole night because on the girls I was sleeping in between kept either kicking me or beating me up with her arms! It was fun in the morning when they woke up. We cuddled, tickled, and laughed. Oh, I almost forgot, I also read them a bed time story around 12 am. So I made pancakes while they were in the gym playing and keeping an eye on the dogs. Juno pooped twice in the school, but it was easy to clean up. Shh...don't tell the principal!
Saturday morning, I was exhausted and then I get a tap on the door from my principal..oh oh, I'm busted! I jokes! She asked if I wanted to go to the hotsprings which is 1 1/2 hours away by snowmachine that is. It took her twisting my arm to go. My Sat. schedule was always go to work and then relax in the evening. She told me I could do my work on Sunday, which was true this week because there was not church. So I shaved my nice hairy legs, got warm clothes, and ate something real quick and was out the door by 1:30. Heather drove like mad woman wanting to win a race or something. She seemed to slow down on the bumps, but I laughed when she didn't. We drove by the old school house, went through the beautiful peace river area. Wow, the difference in trees was amazing! They were so tall! I was hoping to see a moose there because there were droppings and tracks all over the place. We finally made it to hotsprings and it was a lot bigger than I thought it was. They had a cabin with a woodstove. I felt a little uncomfortable taking off all my warm clothes and just in my swim suit with two HS students from Koyuk and other people around. The changing room was a line in the corner of the room clothespinned with a blanket. I just laughed to myself. Then a little room with a table, bed for eating and things. It wasn't as hot as I imagined it. The Cheena hotsprings were hotter. The bottom of the hotsprings freaked me out with all the sticky mud and plants. Good thing I brought my sandals. I found a few warmer places. It was so relaxing! It was a hot tub in the middle of the beautiful country. I forgot how gorgeous Koyuk is when I don't get out in the country. Every time I do though, makes me want a snowmachine. Real cheap, that I have student loans to pay off. I was so toasty warm on the way back because we weren't going into the wind. I'm so glad I went. After 5 years of living here, I had to go!
Sunday was a short day of work. I realized I had only one day of sub lessons because Friday we do not have students. Wednesday to Friday evening, I travel to Unalakleet for a curriculum and instruction meeting. It will be nice to leave the village for a while and get some good coffee, eat pizza at Peace on Earth, and visit with friends. Until next week, when I post some photos of Hot Springs.
