Let's See...What Else Happened?

So...after I left the performance, I walked back to the Long House hotel, where my trusty snowmachine was parked. It was a lovely day for riding, and I proceeded to do exactly that, getting my heinie back down the river in time to take care of some dogs that were very happy to see me (thanks Eric and Sara), and hitch up Eric's big sled so that I could go out to the airport and pick up the kids and there bags as they returned from Bethel.

Once all of the children had been delivered by the delivery man to their homes all safe and sound, we repaired to the nap room to catch up on neglected sleep duties. Upon awakening, we inventoried the situation and concluded that a trip back to Bethel was necessary for both dinner and groceries. Back on the sled we went, flying back up the river that I had come down only a few hours previously. Dinner was at Dimitri's, a fine Greek food establishment that is closed for the winter. We got in contact with Sara Jung, who happened to still be in town, and she joined us for both groceries and dinner.

Once all was packed in the sled, we zipped over to the gas station and back to PKA. As we came into the village, we could see a beautiful sunset. It was a great conclusion to a very nice day spent mostly out of doors. A few hours later, we turned in for a good night's sleep.

In other news, due to some personnel changes here, I will be teaching junior high by myself next year. It should make for a lively day. I am up for it, but it will be challenging. The new teacher housing is coming along, but will not be ready in time for us to move belongings into it before we leave for the summer. We peeked in the windows tonight, and were speculating about the layout from what we could see. It sounds as if the units will be very nice, and that will be a welcome change from the current housing situation. In other construction news, the state Senate has approved funding to build a new school here, but the entire budget is tied up in an argument between the Senate, the House, and the governor. All three are controlled by Republicans. Can't blame it on the tax-and-spend liberals for a change.

Tomorrow is another day off for my tykes. We teachers, on the other hand, are imprisoned in grading something called the district writing assessment. Fun. I am going to try and spend a little time in the morning getting with the district travel coordinator and setting up reservations for the senior trip. That assumes that I can get a straight handle on who exactly is going, which may prove to be a challenge.

The rest of the school year promises to be fast and furious. In the next five weeks, we will have prom, graduation, grades for everyone else, and we will need to get our stuff out of this house so that we can move it again in August. Much to be done, and AKT2 and my Alaska Studies course as well as senior trip. Fasten your safety belts, it's going to be a wild ride!