Stebbins

This last week our whole staff traveled to Stebbins this year for inservice because Unalakleet school is under construction. I was so excited because I got to spend so much time with Becky (former teacher from Koyuk) and great friend. We had a ton of fun together! Let's just say she pulled a fast one me when I wasn't paying attention got a.......well you just guess. I was blessed to stay with her at her apartment and not in the school where there are tons of snoring people!

My session wasn't the best one I had in other years because Stebbins and St. Micheal's schools were in the same session and basically was strictly for them, so I thought and researched interventions I could use in the classroom. I found these awesome webistes with Math Games! I can't wait to show my kids!

Becky took Mandy and I for a frigid Honda ride! It was also so dusty that as you can see from the photo I had a real dusty face! I also thought I never liked dancing, but there were three fiddle band and went square dancing! It was a blast! Hmmm...maybe I should start a square dancing club! I jokes! The desserts were amazing at inservice: cheesecake, apple pie, and real rich chocolate bars!

I was glad to get back to Koyuk to enjoy my second free weekend in a row! I made apple pie, pizza, watched movies, listened to music and took an amazing run on my new treadmill. Berry loved her walks! I'm excited for church and making a "list".

MN and Wedding!

Hello,

It's been forever since I last wrote and posted pictures. So I will post pics of my best friend's wedding I went to at the end of the September and some random school photos.

Minnesota was amazing! I started out staying in Nome with my good friend Julie. We went out to eat in Nome, grocery shopping, and got coffee and blizzards. Yum Yum. I had about 5 hours so Heather picked me up and we drove to meet Jenna at Outback Steakhouse! There I had a wonderful steak, salad, bread, and of course a Maragarita! I took a red-eye flight to MN and arrived Friday afternoon the help set up for the wedding and the rehearsal dinner. I got to meet Betty's sisters, her lovely, sweet mom, nieces, and a couple of Betty's friends. I was able to help set up the candles, chairs, table clothes, etc. Glad I was able to help in some way.

It was such a blessing to spend a lot of time with Johanna and Peter and their cute son Gabe. We went to the Olive Garden before the wedding and Johanna and I went shopping! I was excited to go to Walgreens...for crying out loud....that is how often I get to go shopping. Gabe helped push the cart! He's doing a super job walking! We went grocery shopping. I got a lot of organic food! I also got a Halloween costume! Don't even think I'm going to tell you what I will be until you see pics on Friday! Berry is going to be a part of it! She will also be dressing up. Can you guess? I found another costume I wanted to get but could not afford or justify $40 for a costume! It was a blow-up sumo ballerina! How awesome would that be?

The wedding was absolutely gorgeous! It was so simple but elegant! Betty looked stunning as ever and so joyful! It was so amazing to see them take communion together, light the unity candle, oooohhh....see them kiss, and hear funny and embaressing stories when people told them. They are an amazing couple! Their wedding made me remember how much God loves me and that he loves me with a covenant love....a love that will never leave me or forsake me, and that is perfect!

Sunday came so quick! Johanna, Gabe, and I went out to IHOP! My favorite breakfast restuarant in the whole world! Johanna blessed me so much when she announced she was taking me. I ate a ton! She drove me to the airport and flew the Anchorage to enjoy dinner and the evening with Jenna, former Koyuk teacher. It was my last chance to have a margarita, so I got one at Applebee's. Yummy! I also had ribs and shrimp, and fries!

What a blessing to have the money to go to MN! I was blessed by so much hospitality!