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Heavens, i have not been able to take a breath since I left austin. well, here's the saga up-todate!!!
I left Austin EARLY last Monday. Leia wanted to come in and wait with me but i was too much a coward and encouraged her to just drop me at curbside and leave. She did but i was bawling for the next hour. Harder to leave thistime knowing I'll not planning to come for Xmas. flight to Seattle was great. VERY FULL! Got to Seattle with 'supposedly' an hour to get to the next gate. HA! I had 4 minutes and no trolley's. I ran and dragged the girls in the carrier and finally had to sit because my knees were giving out and I was afraid I'd fall. along came a trolley but alas it was full. I ran some more. Along came another trolley and he was full but i grabbed hold of the back bar and the trolley pulled me and behind me the girls carrier. a man in the trolley stopped the driver and I got a seat. No place to put the girls so they were dragged along. THEY WERE NOT HAPPY!! I got to the gate and had to pay for the girls flight but they held the plane for me. when I got on i was red in the face and I think some of the other passengers were concerned. One woman tried to be sweet and take the carrier but Pollie let out this blood-curdling scream and the woman put the carrier down. Dear Pollie, she is very particular about who carries her. Well i got seated and got to Anchorage OK. Mel and paul picked me up and we went to the hotel to drop the girls.
Stayed in Anchorage and shopped, completed some errands and had a great time with Me., Paul and Allie. Jack was returned by Brad who had kept him all summer and Brad was teary eyed about leaving Jack. Seems they had had a terrific summer and Brad had fallen in love with jack. Jack has mellowed a lot over the summer. His favorite thing to do now is to hop up on the couch and curl up. Even the girls bugging him doesn't seem to get him riled. Anyway I left Wed morning at 5AM to get to the flight. Nice flight, got to EMO and right away their was a hopper waiting. So I got to the village about 10 AM. NICE!!!!! I decided to get a nap. Phone rang, door knock, dog bark. NO Nap!!!
Mel and Paul were in the village one day earlier so they were settled for the day. I ate dinner with them and late afternoon Allie and Jack arrived. It was hot 81 degrees. The others walked the dog and then Paul came and hooked up the Dish so I could watch TV. Got to bed about 2 AM.
Got up Friday for school. Talk about not breathing!!!! I had so much to do. Peter had asked me to do some things also and i was running pell mell all day long. No lunch(really a good thing) and no break. I finally got home about 5:30. The girls are pleased that they can go outside and that jack doesn't bother them. They are not happy that I leave every morning to go to school. The newbies seem to be very nice. We'll report from time to time and I'll let you know how they are working out.
Sat i got up early 9:45 because I had to clean up the stuffed animal guts that jack and the girls had spread on the floor. We had brunch for several teachers. I stayed up and messed around until about 1PM then I tried going to nap. Yep, phone rang and rang and rang and dogs barked etc and door knocked etc. Well, no nap. some of the teachers got together and went down to the Yukon and had a bonfire. Boring really but something to do. jack and Neeley had a blast and they were both wet and filthy. Got home at 11:45PM and stayed up until around 3AM then went to sleep.
woke up late on Sunday and finally got so bored I went to school to do some work in the office. Glad I did since it was easier than having so many people always inand out of the office. Went to bed about 9:45.
got up early this morning and went to school. Worked like a dog, I tell you. a dog!!!! And then tomorrow is tomorrow and there will be more dog work. And to think, the kids aren't here yet!!!!! See ya.
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it's the last days of alakanuk 2007-08. gosh, I look back over the year and it seems to have gone so fast. I have learned a lot this year and it has all been fun. I have enjoyed the snow, the mud, the people, the housing, the dogs, the staff, the river, the ice, the school, the kids, the parents. Just such a full, fun year. I have so many plans for next year and now that I've gotten to know people I really want to continue in this job for many more years. I do need to get home to my family and spend the summer there so they will be OK with my coming back. I have tackled the certification problem and it seems I am in again next year as long as I take some courses. I'm OK with that. My principal is terrific and the staff, by and large are good teachers. we have our test results back already but we won't know whether we accomplished our goal until august. I fly back the middle of august. the housing is being boarded up and the work orders for the summer have been turned in. I've checked out and have nothing else to do except mail a tub and pack my backpack. that is all I'm taking home. the pack and the girls. they are packed and ready to go home. gosh, I'm bored already and feeling like I want school to start next year. Darn, but, it's been fun.
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what's happening world? Not much is going on here. Just working. Actually working. had a party last night for sue Johnson. Birthday. during the party we got a telephone call from anchorage. someone there had had a phone call that said a house in the village was on fire. Everyone took off to see if they could help. (Village has a fire truck , . . .IF it starts . . . IF it has water in it . . . . IF anyone is there to drive it.) the houses in the village are made of plywood and are all fire hazards. No one has smoke or fire alarms and few have fire extinguishers. anyway, once the fire started there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. Inside was a man in a wheelchair who had diabetes and could not move on his own. to say the least. He burned to death. People tried to get inside to get the man out but couldn't. the man's name was Clyde Smith!!!!!!! so they put the coffin (if people buy one) inside the box and cover the box with a tarp. then they place the remains on the top of the ground usually on a platform (about 2 feet high). that's all folks. Just sitting there. animals, weather etc. Hey, you are dead after all! Well we have about 3 weeks before school is out. I think the snow will be on the ground until we leave. the slough is melting around the edges and only snowgo's are on the ice now. No cars anymore. Spring is trying hard but making little headway. Carole called yesterday and said the bankruptcy was denied. she is appealing. Warren called and said they were in the RV park and out of the boat (which is in the boatyard being repaired). He and Kathy both seem under lots of stress. When the boat is gone, they will be OK. when I get home this summer I need to get the fence built around the cemetary. When I am planted, I really don't relish the thought of cows' pooping on me. Maybe on Warren, but not on me. then I need to move the pets to the new plaace. We all need to be together. Might even move mom. I am not looking forward to flying home. It is such a stress with the two girls. they have been going inside the soft-side crate to eat so they are getting used to it. then there is the problem with them being cold. I don't know what I'll do to keep them warm. the little planes are not heated and they will be very cold. maybe wrapping the crate with a heavy coat will help. I don't know yet. I had hoped it would be warmer when we left. it's warm in Texas. I'll die of heatstroke when I get off the plane in Austin. But, the girls will be happy. I haven't gotten my rebate check yet. I haven't gotten my gas check yet either. I'm patient. Still have one cow to adopt out. Beth is thinking about starting her own herd. good investment. Beth says we've had no rain. Pond is dry. I'm gonna buy a wading pool for the dogs so they can stay cool. Lots of new movies I want to see. I keep looking at fast-food commercials and I keep thinking how much food an calories are in the cities that are not here in the village. Lots of potential weight gain out there. But, not me!!!!!! I'm gonna stay slim and svelte!!!!!! (Hush up, bro). well, it's back towork. I actually do that from time to time. We'll see what the day brings.
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