I give up....

I am never going to catch up on all the photos and things from this spring! I give up trying. Sporadically I will just post some pictures from things that happened back in Alaska, but from here on out I am just starting afresh and going to try and stay at least somewhat updated. Riiight...it is summer, after all.

village prices

So while I did make more money while up in the bush...things also cost a lot more! Typically I did all my shopping for the year in Anchorage and then shipped it to my village, but sometimes you just want or need something at the store. I usually only went to the store bout every other week...sometimes only once a month, but each trip inevitably cost me about $30. A big splurge for me, if I was feeling I deserved it was to go down to the store and get a can of pop for just over a buck. Buying in bulk didn't save anything there- a 12 pack was still $12.
Just to give a quick idea....a newspaper, loaf of bread (cheap kind), 2 cans of spagetti sauce, some yeast and some on sale about to expire canadian bacon pieces cost me over $30.

This can opener, far from a top quality one was only $14.99Hmm...ptarmigan....free. No wonder why people in the bush shoot everything. I saw this guy while out on a walk with Mark and Sadie near tank farm.

Pictures by Kids!

I often let my kids use my digital camera during lab times, so they can get used to knowing how to click and shoot pictures. Many of these pictures are deleted right away, however, some are nice or just downright comical.
My kids thought this was hilarious to write......I thought it was educational =) Yep, it says I love you Huny....my kids spell phonetically, which is appropriate for Kindergarten.
What a lovely hat one of my kids made me.....
After a picture of two each, the camera goes away.....I guess it came to that time.
I really do love "my" kids =) This was a great year of teaching. I had an absolutely wonderful class.

Past Due #2- Skiing to Nex Crick

While this is working.....more pictures! This is from the following Saturday from the previous post....we had so much fun we had to get out again.... This first picture is of some ptarmigan tracks...think there were a few running around there? Looks like a ptarmigan party to me! Interesting how all the tracks are parallel....



Melody and Mary....
me and Sadie....

One of my favorite views, no matter how many times I see it!

Spring Ski....past-due post #1

Here are some pictures from when I went skiing after a big snowstorm with my two neighbors, Mary and Melody....obviously from up in Alaska yet. Pictures are loading tonight! At least I will get a little caught up! Need to head to head to bed soon though. This was a Beautiful day out!.....took Sadie with of course- she had a great time too =)

I know, I suck.....

I can't help it, things are crazy busy, and this just is not a priority for me right now. When I do try to make time to post, the pictures take forever to load, then quit loading so I just give up....will try again tonight- I really do want to get a little bit caught up and get it off my mind. Also- once the pictures are on here, I can get them onto my external harddrive....granted further free-time I don't have, and off my computer! Almost reaching 9,000 at the moment. I know- it is ridiculous....but I like my camera.....today not so much- it wasn't working for awhile and was really frustrating me! But, it did pull through and I got some awesome shots, which I will post eventually if able....

I am into my last week of my Masters program, so I have a couple very busy days ahead of me...but then one major thing will be off my plate. I am not even attempting working on it right now as my brain is sun fried I think....I spent 6 1/2 hours out in the sun paddling today...will post more on that later, but for now, I will just say I had a great weekend and got outside a lot, which of course makes me happy....as everyone knows.

Tomorrow....last Masters project, re-doing my last project as I realized I was missing a small part, going and getting my accounting stuff figured out for my new job, and helping my brother and Dad plant our garden (?!) Obviously this one will take a back burner, but I hate to not help out, as it will be my garden too, so we will see if I can squeeze in some time and just hit it hard...
Anyways, will try posting a few pictures tonight- but if you don't see them, the computer was going slow again and I lost patience! =) Need to get some sleep so I can get stuff done tomorrow....have been running on very little sleep this week. Nothing abnormal of course!

OK, OK....

So, I really just haven't been on here and have been way too busy lately! I am finally moved back to Minnesota, and am actually in Missouri right now....headed back to MN tomorrow, then in two days I am headed back up to Duluth for more dental stuff. I have gotten some stuff figured out--I will be having a surgery on June 25th for my bone regrafting....they were pretty optomistic that they could take some bone out from my jaw under where my wisdom teeth were to use...but after further information I am missing too much bone and they will need to take bone out of my hip for my jaw. I'm not thinking it will be too bad....they said maybe I will be on crutches for a couple days, but afer that I am hoping to be right back into doing stuff. I told the doctors I was planning to camp in Duluth after my surgery (because they asked)....but they didn't seem to think that was a great idea. So, I told them I have a friend I could stay with....was still planning to camp, but turns out I may have family coming with me. I doubt they will let me =(....maybe.....

I am moved in with my brother for the time being- going to be working in West Salem next year as a 4 year old Kindergarten teacher. I am hoping to start building my cabin in August, thinking I may get an apartment in West Salem for a little bit, until that is far enough along to live in =)
I am going to start doing a bunch of posts tonight.....really quick with my pictures just to try and get caught up a bit! Will try to stay updated with what I am doing this summer as well.....but I don't get online quite as much when it is so nice out!