It is a Thursday and I am still home in my pajamas and drinking coffee at 9am.... because Christmas break is finally here! Yippee - whoopee - yeehaw and zippity-do-dah!!! I go back to school on January 10th, 2017 for 2 days of in-service; the students come back on the 12th. I am going to spend much of my break catching up on ME... reading, knitting/crocheting - walking and taking pictures and hanging out with my dear friend Shuk drinking too much coffee.
Also, yesterday marked the half-way point of my adventure. I have been in Alaska for 5 months and in 5 months I will return to Wichita to enjoy civilization with the simple pleasures I miss - Subway being one of them.
The weather has been pretty nice really; I can't complain too much about 20s and even 30s. The downside to nice temperatures like this is the snow melts during the day and then refreezes; this causes ice! Walking to school on the ice is a bit treacherous to say the least; I've included a picture somewhere below of my "heavy-duty, I could climb Mt. Everest without even slipping" ice cleats.
Nothing much has really happened over the last week to write about... so, in my usual lazy style - I will let the pictures speak for me - in a very random order too...
Togiak School, 2016-2017 Staff
5th grade buddies and my 1st graders enjoying Christmas pattern blocks
Special gifts from special folks...
My LL Bean boots with the amazing ice cleats attached.
Life of a puppy owner... I'll find the matches later.
The view from the little apartment window that is in the hallway
Random beauty taken at various times - usually when I am walking home for lunch/back to school
Yupp....
Merry Christmas everyone!
Happy Birthday Mom!!
Wow! Five months have gone by so quickly! I guess time flies when you're having fun! Your photos are just beautiful and I love seeing your kids!
ReplyDeleteI can't even begin to imagine going off and doing what you're doing! No wonder you miss things like Subway! But at least you have good friends like your friend Shuk and of course your dogs!
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & enjoy your break!��
Merry Christmas a day late. These last 5 months will fly by and then you will be headed home! Enjoy each day as a new adventure.
ReplyDeleteI'm holding you to your words that they'll fly by :) I'm missing home a lot!
DeleteYou walk home for lunch? How far/how long is that?
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