Here we are in the middle of September in front of the beautiful fall leaves. (All the leaves are gone now.) Our first big snow from a couple of weeks ago has has already melted off...but I'm sure there's more to come soon!
Latest news for us is that tomorrow I will begin teaching 
kindergarten full time at the Glennallen Elementary school! I am filling a position that came open recently. Most of you know that I've been a kindergarten teacher before (5 years) and that I love the little guys and gals. I am looking forward to spending this school year with these 15 children, and already feel a warmth and love for them after spending a few days with them as a substitute. Above is a picture of Glennallen Elementary, built new just last year. My room is the "dream" room I always wanted as a teacher, with a bathroom inside the classroom, a small kitchen, sand and water table, lots of great "kid" furniture, and a Promethian board, which is like a SMART board or other brands of interactive computer projector screens. The room is already set up and routines are in place, so the transition should be fairly smooth. Plus, there's this really nice 4th grade teacher upstairs and down the hall... :)
kindergarten full time at the Glennallen Elementary school! I am filling a position that came open recently. Most of you know that I've been a kindergarten teacher before (5 years) and that I love the little guys and gals. I am looking forward to spending this school year with these 15 children, and already feel a warmth and love for them after spending a few days with them as a substitute. Above is a picture of Glennallen Elementary, built new just last year. My room is the "dream" room I always wanted as a teacher, with a bathroom inside the classroom, a small kitchen, sand and water table, lots of great "kid" furniture, and a Promethian board, which is like a SMART board or other brands of interactive computer projector screens. The room is already set up and routines are in place, so the transition should be fairly smooth. Plus, there's this really nice 4th grade teacher upstairs and down the hall... :)
Here's a picture of Russ with his moose, which has a "forked" set of antlers. After freezing most of the meat, I had my first canning experience with corned moose, which is just like corned beef, but with moose meat instead. I won't say it was successful as we ended up with only two properly sealed quarts of meat. I am determined to try again someday, but doubtfully very soon.
We went to "town" again recently to do another shopping trip, but didn't go as far as Anchorage this time. You may have heard of a little town called Wasilla, which is on the way, about an hour's drive from Anchorage. The picture of the mountains shows Matanuska Glacier in the foreground. The cool dog we saw in the parking lot while we were filling up on very expensive gas.
