A Moose!!

I was chatting with Mom on my way  to visit someone when I came around the corner to this sight. I yelled "A moose! A moose! I gotta go. I gotta take a picture!" I finally saw a moose I could take a picture of. I had to stop and turn around but it just stood there munching on the twigs. This is a bull that has shed it's antlers.

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Memory of a Fun Night!

I was just browsing my old scrapboos and fell upon this page. It made me laugh just remembering that night and the good times with friends. It's easier for me to upload pics to my blog than facebook through my phone and I want to share this with Ruth and Keila. Sorry for everyone that wasn't there for our adventure in and on our way from Adrian, Oregon!

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Northern Lights

One thing I've really wanted to do since moving up here to AK is to see the northern lights. CHECK! Completed. I know that there has been a couple of other nights that the lights have been visible down in South Central Alaska but I forget and fall asleep. We were even going to go to Fairbanks sometime with the goal of seeing the lights but lucky us, we didn't have to! Last night, March, 10, the lights were visible at 9:30pm. As soon as I got a phone call from a friend (Thanks Mary!) I made Scott rush outside and hop in the jeep. (He wanted to see them too but I was much more enthusiastic about it all :)

I didn't take the the first two pictures of the lights, a co-worker's husband did.

I did take the next picture. My camera wouldn't pick up the actual lights so this is us with the lights in the background even though you can't actually see them.

New Guns

After a couple of years of wanting a new gun, Scott finally got not one but two. Sportsman's Warehouse was having a sale so we figured we'd go.

He wanted a .22 just for fun. That was our plan. We went in and looked and found one Scott liked. A Browning .22 lever action.  While there, we talked to the saleman about a handgun to have while fishing for protection from bears. He told us that he just carries a 12 gauge with an 18" barrel and uses slugs. So we looked at barrels for Scott's shotgun. The barrels were just as expensive as a new shotgun so we opted for a whole gun instead of just a part of a gun. Hence, a Remington 870 with an 18" barrel.


Scott is really excited about his new toys and I'm excited for him. He never really asks for anything and I'm just excited to have a chance to spoil him because he always spoils me! Now all we need is a day with less wind. Then we could go shoot our new guns :) 

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Crazy Week + some

So the last week or so have been pretty hectic for me. I had a lot of fun but I am definitely glad that it is over!

First I'll start with an update on Scott. His fingers are healing quite nicely. He went back to work about 1 1/2 weeks after it happened. We think that all the skin will actually grow back. Again, I'm just thankful that he didn't get any bone this time!

So we had parent teacher conference on Valentine's Day. Then I had two days I needed subs for different trainings or meetings. Then I was back for 1 day, in which I had to make sure all the purchase orders had gone through for some school events and plan for a sub for 4 more days for more training. I had basketball practice with my 7/8th grade girls and who knows who the coach was. (Two guys had been switching it up on me and I was tired of it and unfortunately, I was excited for the season to end this week)

Then on last Wednesday, I had New Beginnings for my Young Womens that I was in charge of. We had the theme of PJS (Prayer, Journal, Scriptures). It was a blast! Everyone wore their pajamas, we had short talks given by the laurels, a skit by the beehives and a group song. At the end all the girls got a pillowcase screen printed with PJS on it with a Book of Mormon and a little journal in it. It was a sweet night and I really enjoy my young women group!

After New Beginnings, I had a family night at school called Salmon on Parade. Since November, our school has been talking about this event. The kids talked to their families and learned about their heritage, how they came to Alaska, why they stay in Alaska, or what they love about Alaska. Then they wrote stories about it in class. On conference day, each family was given a wooden salmon to decorate to tell their story. On Feb. 25, all the families came to Shaw and we had a potluck and storytelling night. It was fabulous! We had over 450 people come!! (I had a stressful time when I went to pick up the chicken the school was providing and my jeep had died, but Sara Michaud saved my life!! :)

Here are some of the salmon decorate: Guess which one is mine...

Ha ha, I know so hard...but all of these were decorated by either families or staff members 

Both of those events and plannings happened while I was at a great training! I for any teachers out there, look up Project GLAD. Guided Language Acquisition by Design. It is a great for English Language Learners and its just a lot of fun!

Just to add to my crazy week plus some days...March 2 was Muffins for Moms (and my own mom's birthday :) It was before school so everything had to be ready the night before. It was pretty smooth and over 250 people came that event!

Scott has just been working and being a great husband while I've been a little stressed. He even went with me to pick up 350 muffins and decorate the gym! I love you hubby!

Over all, I love my school and my busy life. However, it was a lot easier to be busy when I wasn't in charge of everything :D