Rain, rain, rain...but, again, it is the rainy season here. I know that it is an essential part of the balance of things and all, but, still, there is something about a sunny day.
It was beautiful here after the better part of a week of overcast skies and rain. Too good a day to spend inside. Because we had a work day, we were simply required to come in at whatever time we wished and put in the allotted amount of hours. I took the "early" shift, so I got out at 3:30. That gave our baby sitter the chance to make it to the post office before 4:00, which is closing time.
What to do with a beautiful day and a baby on my hands? Get out the stroller! Alice got her first of two walks around the village. Fresh air and sunshine produces a prodigious appetite, and little Tac'aq did not disappoint. Oatmeal with applesauce added, as well as some mommy milk makes for a full and happy baby.
Now, we have all had our dinner (except for the little dog, who dines continentally late), and it should be bed time for some little people around here. Problem is, it's still pretty light at 9 pm. It was a lot easier getting her to go down in Alabama, where this time of night means darkness. Oh, well, it's not as if she has to get up and go to work in the morning.
Tomorrow is another work day for us, which gives me the chance to finish lesson plans, which are proving a little more resistant than I would have hoped, and to figure out what shape I want my classroom to be in when the little tykes arrive on Wednesday morning. I am seriously thinking about leaving the desks in their summertime stacks, and assign the students the design problem of arranging 24 desks in clusters of four in a space that is probably too small for them. The next task will be coming to consensus on classroom rules and expectations. Then we will actually do some rehearsal, so that we know what all of these things look like when applied in a real setting. We have a morning assembly, so this process could take up a decent amount of the balance of the day.
But first, I have to get things ready...
So glad you are blogging again! Dumb question...why get a car if no roads lead to Napaskiak? Is it to drive the ice roads in winter?
ReplyDeleteIt is, indeed. The title is sort of metaphoric, but only partially. No roads lead to this area at all from the outside world. Bethel, the town up the river, is apparently the largest community in the United States not served by highway, railway, or ferry service.
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