Halloween

We made so many cupcakes last night.  We were up til almost 11 baking and decorating them.  But they turned out super cute.  Thanks mom for sending the decorations!!  But we got to watch the last 2 episodes of season 5 of covert affairs!!!  Now we have to wait for them to make the next season.  Bummer :(

Nali was so tired of watching Whitney and I make cupcakes last night. She decided to take a nap with a pillow an blanket.  lol.  She is not spoiled at all!!

 

 Here are some pics of our Halloween costumes.  Nali was still very upset and embarrassed to wear her costume.  I went as Jane Goodall and I taught my 7th and 8th graders about her today.  They were fascinated by the chimps.  We had a great turnout of costumes today at school.  It was really exciting!! I have not seen the kids get this into Halloween since I've been here.  Even the high-school students had some great costumes :)

This year I got a pumpkin this year.  YAY!! Every year the school purchases some, and this year I got one!! The eight graders wanted to name it.  They decided on Boots from Dora the Explorer.  A couple of students came to help me Wednesday, but last night I was stuck finishing it myself. It turned out pretty good, but it took a long time.

Updates

Holy cow!!! Life has been so busy (that's why I haven't posted in a while).  After our home cross country meet I went to Bethel, then Chevak, and finally Anchorage.  Even the kids were exhausted. They fell asleep waiting for the plane. lo.  This last weekend was my first chance to relax.  It was absolutely glorious!!! But overall the season was great!! The kids had a blast, and I had more students than I ever had participate.

Also, we finally got the new desks.  I'm not sure if the students are thrilled because they can't lay on them, and they are so light that when they lean back chairs the desks move.  I love them!!! Two of my pet peeves are leaning back and laying on the desks.  Thanks so much to everyone for your help in getting the new desks :)






Here is a sneak peak at Nali's costume.  You can tell she is super excited about her costume.  It goes with mine.  Check back for an update near Halloween.

Annual blackberry race

Kids walking the course. This is the ravine.

Just had our first xc race of the season. It went really well and the weather was beautiful. No rain!!! I had 3 runners finish first for their race. And I had 9 high school runners. Crazy!!! To think my first year I had only 1 high schooler.

This is a picture from my walk to school Friday morning (the day before the race). It was absolutely gorgeous. I knew it was a good omen, or at least that is what I was hoping.

Sorry it has been so long since my last post.  I got mono at home right before I came back, and then I have been more sick since I got back to Toksook.  It has been a crazy 3 weeks!!

Home

Nali and I made it home safely Monday morning. Nali is adjusting very well. Traveling wore her out. She has slept a lot since getting home.

At some point Nali thought it would be a good idea to stand on te table. Apparently there is nothing wrong with that. At home there will be no standing on the table. I'm not a Sure where she learned it, but I'm positive it has never been okay.

Prom & graduation

Prom was a couple weekends ago. The decorating was much better this year. Although the chocolate fountain exploded on some kids. But all in all it was a good time.

Graduation was the weekend after prom. I think we had like 10 graduates. One of the things that I find most bizarre is the way the walk in. You would think they should be getting married.

NYO

Sorry this is so late. A while ago I chaperoned our NYO kids. I had not seen an NYO meet since moving to Alaska. NYO stands for native youth Olympics. It's kind of like the track and field of rural Alaska. And it is really long. Our first night they did events from about 7-11. Then the next day we started at about 9 am and went til almost 11 pm. My favorite event to watch is the seal hop.

Also I ate a whole bag of chips while watching. The party size!

I'm so mean

Nali was sitting next to the table when we finished the jar of peanut butter. I stuck it on her nose. The funny thing is she didn't try to get it off right away, she just licked it. Silly girl. Needless to say she ran off with the jar and cleaned it out.