Off to the Emerald City tonight for dinner and shopping for groceries. We went to Shogun, where the owners are a very nice young couple who I believe came here from California. Our friends Eric and Sara went, and our pal Christina from across the river at Oscarville joined us as well.
Lots of fun conversation was had at dinner, and we then headed down the street to Swanson's, which is very handy for folks on snowmachines coming off of the river, because it is very close to the river. Eric took off to the cultural center to get veggies from Full Circle Farms, which delivers some very nice organic fruits and veggies out here. In order to follow him and get to the gas station where we were to meet, we had to go back down to the river. Because Eric took off with the sled, I rode on the back, carrying three gallons of ice cream in a box. Kind of a fun challenge. On the way, we saw our friend Erin and her wonder dog, Macy, strolling along the river with a friend of hers. We stopped, and conversation ensued. Finally, we had to get rolling, and headed along to the gas station. Many of the same folks will be coming over to this side of the river tomorrow night for some of Eric's very yummy pizza and more b-day celebrations.
You just really do never know who you are going to run into out here, or where you will run into them. The big Cama-i dance festival is in Bethel this weekend, as am I for the last new teacher inservice of the year. I suspect that I will see many, many familiar faces in the next 48 hours.
Next week is the big prep week before the big test week. We have four days and two days where we will let out early for parent-teacher conferences. Next week is also holy week, and I understand that Easter is a very important holiday around here. Test week follows, and then I go to Anchorage for two days of leadership training for the union. The week after that is culture week. Once that is over, we do not have a whole lot of school year left. The end draws nigh. It is interesting to read some of the comments that are being left over on the AKT2 site about our first year's teaching experience. Lots of different viewpoints. Mine has been kind of sour lately. I need to get a little more positive. Many folks tell me that the lack of a spring break is especially tough on first year folks. I guess I will have a better idea about that next year.
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